The Frontier Tax - What Open Models Do at 1/10th the Price

​What if you could build with frontier-level AI capabilities - without paying frontier-level prices?

​Ship Room - Edition 3 is a hands-on community session exploring the changing economics of AI.

​This edition, “The Frontier Tax — What Open Models Do at 1/10th the Price,” explores how open models are changing what builders can do when cost, performance, and scalability matter.

​Led by Navneet Sharma, Co-founder at Airtribe, the session will cover the trade-offs between open and frontier models, followed by 1.5 hours of hands-on building where you can experiment with open models and your own ideas.

​We’ll also make time for community networking with engineers, founders, product builders, and AI enthusiasts from the Airtribe community.

​What to Expect:
» Understand the cost and performance gap between open and frontier models.
» Learn how to split workloads between open and frontier models.
» Build and experiment with open models hands-on.
» Connect with other AI builders from the community.

​This Is For:
» Engineers and AI builders
» Founders and indie hackers
» Product managers building AI products
» Developers exploring open models

​What to Bring:
» Your laptop
» An idea you want to experiment with
» Curiosity to build and explore

​Note: If you don’t have local models set up, you may need to purchase $5 worth of OpenRouter credits for the hands-on session.

​Seats are limited. RSVP to join Ship Room – Edition 3.