Published April 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
TechCrunch
Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 AM
I can’t help rooting for tiny open source AI model maker Arcee

Arcee is a tiny 26-person U.S. startup that built a high-performing, massive, open source LLM. And it's gaining popularity with OpenClaw users.
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