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Closed frontier models retain enterprise value through turnkey operation, compliance, support, and accountability. DIRECT_TEXT

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Organizations still pay for closed frontier models because they work out of the box and come bundled with “compliance packaging, support, and accountability,” whereas many organizations lack the staff to run open-weights models well.