The Golden Age of Open Source AI
By 2025, the quality of open-source AI models has reached a level that is practically equivalent to closed models.
Notable Open Source Models
Qwen 2.5 (Alibaba): The 72B model performs closely to GPT-4o. It also excels in Korean language performance.
Mistral Large 2 (Mistral AI): A pride of Europe. Outstanding performance in multilingual and code.
DeepSeek V3/R1 (DeepSeek): Best cost-performance with efficient learning. Inference-specialized R1 competes with o1.
Llama 3.3 (Meta): Achieves performance close to Llama 3.1 405B with 70B.
Advantages of Choosing Open Source
- Data Sovereignty: Sensitive data is not sent externally
- Cost Savings: Operate on your own servers without API costs
- Customization: Freedom of domain-specific fine-tuning
- Avoid Vendor Lock-in: Not dependent on a specific company
Implications for Korean Companies
By utilizing Qwen and DeepSeek models with good Korean performance, high-quality Korean AI services can be built cost-effectively.