Google "We Have No Moat, and Neither Does OpenAI"

Browsing through the models that people are creating in the image generation space, there is a vast outpouring of creativity, from anime generators to HDR landscapes. These models are used and created by people who are deeply immersed in their particular subgenre, lending a depth of knowledge and empathy we cannot hope to match.

Open-source models are faster, more customizable, more private, and pound-for-pound more capable.