The top 50 list is an almost even 3-way split between companies that (1) trained their own
proprietary model, (2) fine-tuned an existing model, and (3) built a consumer UI on top of an
existing model (e.g., “GPT wrappers”). However, it’s worth noting that of the top 10 products, half
are built on their own model, while 4 are fine tunes—only one falls in the “wrapper” category. 

Excluding ChatGPT (which skews the data given OpenAI’s $11.3 billion raised), companies with
a proprietary model have raised an average of $98 million. This compares to $20 million for
companies that have fine-tuned an open-source model, and $9 million for “wrapper” companies.

 

 

2. ChatGPT has a massive lead, for now…

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How Are Consumers Using Generative AI? | Andreessen Horowitz
How Are Consumers Using Generative AI_ _ Andreessen Horowitz