Releases weights freely and trains distributed across other people’s machines — the opposite of the closed labs on this list
Price checked 12.10.2026
About the company
Nous Research formed in 2023 around a community refining open models and grew into a research lab that publishes weights freely. Its distinguishing practice is distributed training: a model learns across participants’ machines rather than in one data centre, which is the direct opposite of the closed labs on the same list. Its place on the revenue list comes from compute and API access rather than subscriptions. We quote no price on this card: there is no single monthly plan, spending follows model and volume, and the models also run on your own server for nothing.
Sources: nousresearch.com
What it does
- Weights released freely
- Distributed training across participants’ machines
- Models run on your own server
- No subscription: some models are open and free
What it costs
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Открытые веса | $0per month | models released freely |
| Доступ к API | on request | price depends on model and volume |
- Open weights
- Host your own model
- Runs on your own server
- Has an API