Bombas on The Vergecast

The VergecastAugust 4, 2026

What's really open about open-weight AI?

0:30
mid-roll
Nilay Patel, David Pierce
Speaker
The Verge
August 4, 2026
Host-read (by Speaker)Direct responseDynamic insertionConsumer Goods
0:00 / 0:30
@ 2:18 in ep

Estimated current placement value

Low confidence
~$330range $54$2,300

What a comparable one-episode placement on this show might cost today—not reported advertiser spend or a historical invoice.

How this estimate works

A broad audience range for the top 2,000 popularity tier is multiplied by public CPM benchmarks and a placement factor. Inputs for this read: 0:30 · Host-read (by Speaker) · mid-roll.

Model placement-value-v1-2026-08 · benchmark inputs as of 2026-08
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Transcript

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Episode

The Vergecast
What's really open about open-weight AI?
Hosts: Nilay Patel, David Pierce
Publisher: The Verge