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Open or closed AI? How founders are choosing what to build on at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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For AI startups, choosing a model isn’t necessarily a one-time architecture decision anymore.
Key facts
- These conversations are part of 200+ sessions across six industry stages, roundtables, and breakouts at Disrupt, taking place October 13-15 at Moscone West in San Francisco
- Save up to $100 on your pass now and get a second pass at 50% off
- The session “ The Real Tokenmaing: How the Best AI Companies Navigate a Multi-Model World ” will bring together Mo Jomaa, partner at CapitalG; Vipul Ved Prakash, co-founder and CEO of Together AI
- Secure your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and hear how AI leaders are approaching the choices shaping what, and how, they build
Summary
Open models are improving. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, four conversations approach those decisions from different points in the AI stack, from multi-model applications and customized models to infrastructure and the chips underneath them. Secure your Disrupt pass to hear how AI leaders are navigating those choices. Choosing between open and proprietary models assumes a company needs to choose one in the first place.