OpenAI has released two new open-weight language models under the permissive Apache 2.0 license. These models are designed to deliver strong real-world performance while running on consumer hardware, including a model that can run on a high-end laptop with only 16 GB of GPU. Real-World Performance at Lower Hardware Cost The two models are: gpt-oss-120b…
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