Mode VC Chart: Open Weights vs. Proprietary AI: The Gap Stays at 42 Points MCP Server
Mode VC Chart: Open Weights vs. Proprietary AI: The Gap Stays at 42 Points is answering right now. Last checked 10 min ago. It exposes 3 tools.
Open weights briefly beat every proprietary model in early 2025 (deepseek-r1); today the best.
What changed 7
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 21 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
Mode VC Chart: Open Weights vs. Proprietary AI: The Gap Stays at 42 Points missed one check this week
Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.
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claude mcp add chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap --transport http https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gaphttps://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap[mcp_servers.chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap]
url = "https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap"{
"mcpServers": {
"chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap": {
"url": "https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap"
}
}
}Available tools 3
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If a tool disappears, we record the date.
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Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://modevc.com/api/mcp/chart-open-weights-vs-proprietary-arena-gap | streamable-http | answering | 272 ms | 10 min ago |
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