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Open Source Strategy Shift - OpenAI is releasing open-weight reasoning models, similar to its o-series, on Hugging Face [1] - This marks a shift as OpenAI hasn't launched an open model since GPT-2 five years ago, previously prioritizing closed-source models [2] - CEO Sam Altman stated the company was "on the wrong side of history" regarding its open source approach [3] Market Pressure & Competition - Meta's focus on open Llama models is creating competitive pressure [2] - Open models from Chinese companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are also contributing to the pressure [2] - Pressure from the Trump administration to focus on open sourcing is another factor [2] Model Usage & Integration - Users can connect the new open models to OpenAI's more powerful closed models for completing tasks if the open models are underpowered [3]