If the goal is less AI in militaries, how does having better open source models improve things?

Honestly, I found Kimi K2.5 to be a suitable replacement. I use it through opencode, with the "Oh My Opencode" plugin, and I'm really starting to think that the harness makes a far bigger difference than the model.

I'd put it as 90% as good as Opus 4.6, I have to direct and correct it a bit more, but it's well worth the price difference.