Shows how to route VS Code Copilot chat to open weightsA model whose trained parameters are published for anyone to download and run — unlike API-only models you can access but never possess.Full definition → models via one API across providers, with no markup, giving flexibility on cost, speed and vendor.
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inference — Running a trained model to get answers — the phase where AI is actually used, as opposed to trained.
open weights — A model whose trained parameters are published for anyone to download and run — unlike API-only models you can access but never possess.