#OpenSource4o Movement Trends on Twitter/X — Petitions Hit 21K Signatures to Open-Source GPT-4o Before Retirement

r/LocalLLaMA / Change.org / Twitter·medium signal

A grassroots movement is gaining traction on Twitter/X and Reddit calling on OpenAI to open-source GPT-4o before its complete retirement, with Change.org petitions collectively reaching ~21,000 signatures. The 68-upvote post on r/LocalLLaMA generated 152 comments — a 2.24 comment-to-score ratio indicating deep engagement. Community preservation efforts are already underway via opensource4o.com with 'Light Build' (7B) and 'Nuclear Build' (67B DeepSeek-V3) distillation guides, reflecting strong user attachment to GPT-4o's personality distinct from successor models.