Research2d ago
Open Model Surge: Gemma 4 And DeepSeek V4
A wave of flagship releases including Gemma 4 and DeepSeek V4 hit the open-weights scene this month. These models join Kimi K2.6 and GLM-5.1 in a dense cluster of updates. The rapid cadence pressures proprietary labs to justify closed ecosystems. Practitioners now have more high-performance alternatives for local deployment and fine-tuning.