Horizontal LLMs

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Moore: Context Lock-In Will Favor Horizontal AI Platforms Like ChatGPT
“I think there's going to be increasing lock-in, and I do think that probably actually benefits the broader, more horizontal tools like ChatGPT”
Olivia Moore Mar 10, 2026 ▶ 6:23 Inside a16z’s Top 100 AI Apps Report with Olivia Moore
20VC Prediction Not checkable as stated
Levie: Only 1 to 3 independent horizontal LLM startups will reach scale
“But I think for like the pure play horizontal LLMs we, I think those will largely be subsumed by the big players with maybe room for one, two, three independent companies at scale that are not in the hyperscalers, but there will not be room for 50 companies. T…”
Aaron Levie May 22, 2024 ▶ 4:31 Aaron Levie: How the Business Model of SaaS Changes Forever & Startups vs Incumbents:Who Wins?|E1155 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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