Better models are better.

But smaller and cheaper models which produce more junk are cheaper.

The cost is with the project maintainer, not with the bounty hunter.

Don't worry, the fact that you may be able to get something worth a dime out of these models if you really try does not yet mean you won't get flooded by slop from people who did not bother at all. The background noise is elevating rapidly and discerning signal from it takes more and more effort.

> If it's AI slop, you keep the evaluation fee.

The number of problems this creates absolutely isn't worth it.

You've traded higher barrier of entry for a PR nightmare when someone publicly complains that you ate their legit submission fee as a money grabber.

This might work but only if the evaluations are done through a trusted third party entity where none of the money ever reaches the company you're submitting to.