Ask HN: Do LLMs even have moat?

[wonderingyogi]

I have been using LLM lately and I started to realize, I didn't care which LLM I was using. Sometimes, I used ChatGPT, and sometimes, Poe. As long as it gave a decent answer and I verified it was corrent, I didn't care. I feel like LLMs are a commodity and there isn't much of a moat. In a few years, many of them will simply be a commodity. OpenAI's lead will be vanish when open source versions catch up. Thoughts?

[crop_rotation]

The core technology doesn't have to be the moat, the same way word processing algorithms didn't become a moat. Someone will build product(s) on top of LLMs which tons of non technical users will use, and those products will not be easily dispoable for non technical users. Most non technical users find it hard to change messaging apps just for the UI sake, even if all contacts are there. They will definitely stick to their equilibrium LLM products.