Latest open artifacts (#22): Zyphra, Cohere, and Poolside are expanding the breadth of the ecosystem

A trend we continue to see in open model releases is that the ecosystem is becoming more diverse, with an increasing number of organizations releasing a wide range of models. A year ago, open artifacts and the open model landscape more broadly were dominated by a handful of (Chinese) players. This has shifted, with us increasingly featuring more niche companies all over the world. “Pure” model makers: These are companies whose stated goal is to train models that are at the frontier, or at least close to it. This includes many Chinese companies, such as DeepSeek, Zhipu, and Minimax, but also Western ones like Poolside, Arcee, and Zyphra. It also increasingly includes sovereign AI players, such as Cohere, Sovereign, Mistral, and Trillion Labs. The recent Mythos episode has woken up some policymakers, which may lead to increased interest in sovereign model training. “Pure”…