1、April 2025Open source technology in the age of AIWith more organizations deploying generative AI across business functions,a new survey finds that leaders are increasingly turning to open source solutions to build out their tech stacks.This report is part of a research collaboration among McKinsey,t

2、he Mozilla Foundation,and the Patrick J.McGovern Foundation.At a glanceOpen source AI usage and trends The use of open source AI technologies is widespread.More than 50 percent of respondents reported leveraging open source in each of the data,models,and tools areas of the tech stack.Technical matur

3、ity and developer experience influence open source use.Open source AI use is highest in the technology,media,and telecommunications sectors(70 percent),and experienced AI developers are 40 percent more likely to use open source.Organizations are using open source tools from familiar players.The most

4、 commonly used open source tools among enterprises,as of January 2025,are those developed by large technology players,such as Metas Llama and Googles Gemma.Value to organizations and developers Most respondents are satisfied with their open source AI models.About ten times more respondents reported

5、being satisfied than being dissatisfied with their use of open source technology.The top reasons for satisfaction are performance and ease of use.Open source leads on cost benefits,while proprietary tools have faster time to value.Respondents say that open source AI has lower implementation costs(60

6、 percent of respondents)and lower maintenance costs(46 percent).But respondents see faster time to value from proprietary tools(48 percent).Developers value open source tools.Most developers(81 percent)report that experience with open source tools is highly valued in their field and that working wit