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How to Run DeepSeek R1 671B Locally on a $2000 EPY...
It's cheaper because you are unlikely to run your local AI at top capacity 24/7 so you have unused capacity which you are paying for.
davrosthedalek
on Feb 1, 2025
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The calculation shows it's cheaper even if you run local AI 24/7
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They are specifically referring to usage of APIs where you just pay by the token, not by compute. In this case, you aren’t paying for capacity at all, just usage.
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