# Phylo cuts AI costs and speeds up research with Fireworks open models

> The biotech startup sees 2× user growth and 60% cheaper compute by switching to Fireworks’ open‑weight models.

Oossa · 2026-10-23 · https://oossa.com/en/phylo-cuts-ai-costs-and-speeds-up-research-with-fireworks-open-models

Phylo’s Biomni Lab now runs its biology agents on open‑weight models offered by Fireworks. The switch let the company halve the time to first token and lower the cost per task by about 60%. Those savings helped the service double its month‑on‑month user growth while keeping more of each user’s quota for scientific work.

## The facts

- 2× month‑on‑month user growth
- ≈60% lower cost per task

## Why it matters

Scientists can run more complex analyses before hitting usage limits, speeding discovery for labs that can’t afford expensive proprietary models.

## Sources & references

1. [Phylo brings frontier AI to more scientists with open models on Fireworks](https://fireworks.ai/customers/phylo-biomni-lab-open-models-case-study/) – Fireworks AI
2. [Phylo brings frontier AI to more scientists with open models on Fireworks](https://fireworks.ai/customers/phylo-brings-frontier-ai-to-more-scientists-with-open-models-on-fireworks/) – Fireworks AI

Last updated: 2026-10-23