Open models can do 90 percent of agentic work at a twentieth of the cost of a frontier LLM: Gartner

Gartner analysts suggest that open-source models are now capable of performing 90 percent of agentic tasks at approximately five percent of the cost of top-tier proprietary systems. This shift implies that businesses may prioritize building custom infrastructure around accessible, lower-cost models rather than relying exclusively on expensive frontier technologies. As the underlying models become increasingly commoditized, the primary competitive advantage for enterprises will likely shift toward the unique workflows and operational frameworks they develop to deploy these tools.