Explainers: Open source
Open-Weight Model Licenses: What Free to Use Allows
Downloadable weights can carry conditions for commercial use, redistribution and hosted products.
Reproducible Builds: Does This Download Match the Source?
Matching build artifacts answers a narrower question than whether software is safe. Here is how to read the evidence.
Open-Weight vs. Open-Source AI: Why the Difference Matters
Downloading model weights does not tell you what you may do with them or how the model was built.
Can Open Source Replace Your Paid Productivity Apps?
Compare the files and workflows you need to preserve, including collaboration and support.