According to Abacus.AI (@abacusai), recent advancements in open-source AI models, including DeepSeek, GLM, and Kimi, have led to near state-of-the-art performance while reducing inference costs by up to ten times compared to proprietary solutions (source: Abacus.AI, Nov 19, 2025). This shift enables businesses to access high-performing large language models with significant operational savings. Additionally, platforms like ChatLLM Teams now make it possible to integrate and deploy both open and closed models seamlessly, offering organizations greater flexibility and cost-efficiency in AI deployment (source: Abacus.AI, Nov 19, 2025).