PlantNet (PL@ntNet) is the same way - a large amount of data is published under permissive licenses but the main models are all proprietary, with only occasiona

PlantNet (PL@ntNet) is the same way - a large amount of data is published under permissive licenses but the main models are all proprietary, with only occasional one-off research projects made public. It's operated by a consortium of French government agencies and non-profits (to the extent that these things are equivalent in France). I wouldn't mind these groups keeping their models private except that their success sucks all the air out of the room when it comes to developing fully open models. The vast majority of users are satisfied with the app or API and so if you aren't you're going to be going it alone. (Of course a for-profit company could have the same effect, but it feels extra bad when it's a non-profit/government agency doing it.)