> if I am accessing an open model via hosted API, I might as well run a closed model via hosted API.

uh.. no?

The whole thing is that it cannot be enshittified, because there's not just a single party having control over it.

As it has happened, is happening and will happen.

With open weights, you cannot easily be rugpulled or locked out or any of that stuff. If the corp attempts that, someone else with an server farm will gladly take you as a customer with absolutely 0 changes to your workflow other than swapping out the API URL + Key.

You'll be talking to the same model with the same personality and same knowledge.