ai hardware costs — news and analysis

Night line-art illustration next to the headline: What local AI adds to your bill Card by card, at the US average rate. A card reads 2 hours a day, gaming GPU: $5–8/mo (EIA rate, Aug 2026).

How much electricity does a local LLM use? The real monthly cost

A gaming GPU running AI two hours a day adds about $5 to $8 a month at the US average rate. Running it flat out 24/7 is $65 to $95. The maths, card by card.

Aliteq Team · Updated Nov 1, 2026 · 7 min