Importantly, the self-hostability factor ensures an alternative is available to those who dare. This protects end-users against price gouging and lock-in, and

Importantly, the self-hostability factor ensures an alternative is available to those who dare. This protects end-users against price gouging and lock-in, and contributes to healthy competition -- this serves as a positive motivational force for service providers like ClosedAI et. al. to keep improving and adding novel functionality.