Time to market also matters a ton. If they can start shipping chips <1 month after the weights drop that's much more compelling than if it's a 6+ month development pipeline.
In the case of Taalas, the pipeline was said to be 2 months:
> From the moment a previously unseen model is received, it can be realized in hardware in only two months ( https://taalas.com/the-path-to-ubiquitous-ai/ )
In the case of Taalas, the pipeline was said to be 2 months:
> From the moment a previously unseen model is received, it can be realized in hardware in only two months ( https://taalas.com/the-path-to-ubiquitous-ai/ )