Summary
According to a post on X by @m0xt_, Revolut switched its 2,000 engineers' default from Claude Code and Codex to the open-source GLM model, running on GPUs rented from Together AI. The post says this cut the bill to about a tenth and reduced coding time by 60%, though these figures are relayed by the poster rather than independently confirmed. The post also cites a separate report that Goldman Sachs barred bankers and traders from tools like Claude Code, and says Replit's Amjad Masad believes such bans are spreading.
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What happened
A widely reshared post says Revolut switched its engineers' default from Claude Code and Codex to the open-source GLM model on GPUs rented from Together AI, cutting the bill to about a tenth with coding time down 60%; those figures are relayed by the poster. A separate report says Goldman Sachs barred bankers and...
Why it matters
If the claimed savings and productivity gains hold up, companies that rely on paid coding assistants may weigh open-source models against proprietary ones on cost. The reported Goldman restriction suggests financial firms may also limit which AI tools staff can use. Readers should watch for direct statements from Revolut or Goldman Sachs before drawing conclusions.
Signal Intelligence
Signal Strength 95%
Technical label WATCH
Public Interest 45
Category OPEN SOURCE
Reader Depth TECHNICAL
Signal Strength reflects source quality, relevance, freshness and evidence. Public Interest helps organize discovery; it is not proof of truth.
Public Interest components
Recognizable Entity Score 68
Practical Impact Score 28
Novelty Interest Score 70
Consequence Score 30
Curiosity Score 0
Shareability Score 41
Why this is here
VQV surfaced this signal because it is recent, relevant to AI Coding Tools, connected to Scobleizer News Pulse (X).
