In 2026, building an app on top of OpenAI or Anthropic is easier than ever. But wrappers are dying.
A polished UI and a few RAG pipelines can get you to launch. They will not get you lasting advantage.
OpenAI API is not a competitive moat.
Wrappers Are Dying
The first wave of AI startups was inevitable. Foundation models became powerful enough that developers could ship useful products without training models from scratch. The barrier to entry dropped dramatically.









