Erhan Gundogan

Ex-Tech Lead, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Globetrotter, Anime/Donghua Lover, Chef@Home

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@nixcraft Because code itself was never about making money. It’s about resolving problems. We all know that monetization is another story.

[Ronin @DeRonin_]

My entire AI stack is now Chinese 🇨🇳

87% cheaper. same revenue

swaps by task:

1. reasoning / backend brain
Opus 4.8 → Kimi K2.7
benchmark gap: ~8% · price: ~11x cheaper

2. code generation
GPT-5.5 → Qwen 3.7 Max
benchmark gap: ~18% · price: ~7x cheaper

3. agent loops + tool calling
Sonnet 4.7 → GLM 5.2
benchmark gap: ~3% · price: ~5x cheaper on input

4. cheap volume / bulk processing
GPT-5.5 mini → MiMo V2.5
benchmark gap: ~6% · price: ~12x cheaper

5. image generation
GPT-Image-2 → Wan 2.5
benchmark gap: ~5% · price: ~8x cheaper

6. video generation
Sora 2 → Kling 3.0
benchmark gap: roughly equal · price: ~6x cheaper

[ result after 30 days: ]

operating costs dropped 87%, output quality dropped 4% on average, revenue unchanged

the most important that these models will be not banned in a month and i can run them locally

nobody will steal my data and i can learn them as i need

full article drops tomorrow with:
> exact routing logic per task type
> the 2 cases where I still pay for American
> the migration playbook anyone can copy in a weekend

VERY IMPORTANT to get migrated now, while it's not too late

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@robinebers @weswinder They keep accusing Open Source AI providers without solid evidence. Don’t you think Open Source AI needs more attention?

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@nixcraft This reminds me former Microsoft CEO’s “Cancer” remark about Open Source. These corporations has no shame and do anything for propaganda

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@Ric_RTP That’s a good news. U.S. government and AI Providers are mistaken if they think that Europe is in need of U.S. regarding to their tech. Europe can able to build sovereign AI and Cloud products. I believe mobile phones and other technologies should follow similar approach.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@jasonzhou1993 I’m sorry but it’s not about AI it’s about your pipeline broken…

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@LuizaJarovsky I stopped listening to CEOs and billionaires a long time ago.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@ReciprocitEye @realBigBrainAI The truth is that Linus could have had far more influence, fame, and money if he wanted to. Instead, he helped humanity and technology advance through his open‑source contributions. I don’t think Musk has done anything as noble as Linus.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@clashreport I think German politics need someone new fresh and having strong leadership. Germany needs someone doer rather than complaining chancellor all the time.

Also let's not forget that he was a former chairman of the supervisory board for BlackRock’s German branch from 2016 to 2020.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@Maarten_BNL @E_GuriGashi If we consider current situation, I guess discovering America and sending inmates there to settle wasn’t a good idea after all 🤷‍♂️

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@authorpattaylor @E_GuriGashi Your rage bait post shows how weak you are...

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@Kain_Deacon @subotai_10 @War_Radar2 Haters gonna hate... 😅

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@WestAsianPrince @HodlBits Haters gonna hate

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@mjackson Not only that but also AI providers train their models with open source projects and then give no credit back. TBH I would not accept their robots to scan my code for free from now on

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@agazdecki Stop the nonsensical AI marketing… A startup isn’t just about coding it’s all about execution.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@TutaPrivacy DeApple

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@naval The human body is composed of functional parts, and the brain orchestrates all of them. We can think of Agentic AI in a similar fashion: all those SaaS services should move closer to the inference layer. So whole structure shift toward Edge or wherever your inference takes place.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@shiri_shh That’s actually very logical. Services (agents, tools or functions) should be close to the AI environment. These explicit online services are far from the AI environment. They need to develop new products and subscription models in the future. Otherwise they will disappear.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@oncekiyazilimci Bu işten çıkarılan insanlar tekrar iş bulabilirler ama bu böyle artarak devam edecek gibi görünüyor. Dolayısıyla birçok insan işsiz kalacak. Bu nitelikli insanlar için alternatifler üstünde kafa yormak lazım diye düşünüyorum.

[Erhan Gundogan @erhangundogan]

@TheHackersNews Why don't you release fix for older operating systems? Maybe we don't want to upgrade AI focused OS and demand privacy.