# Fireworks asks which task users would target to beat a closed frontier model with an open model

> Original title: The build is on!

- Source: Fireworks
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:19:33.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/pa5fzr7narkfcmiuavzd1enee
- Original: https://x.com/FireworksAI_HQ/status/2117320726118301921

## Summary

Fireworks says teams are building projects during an event, with Microsoft and Nvidia partners on site to give guidance and advice. The post asks readers which task they would choose to beat a closed frontier model with an open model, and why.

## Post

The build is on!

Teams are hard at work setting up their projects and our team and partners w @Microsoft and @nvidia are on the ground to give guidance and advice. 

If you were trying to beat a closed frontier model with an open model, what task would you pick and why?

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