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What's the best GPU for local AI right now? The card with enough VRAM for your model, at the lowest price
For most people in November 2026 that's a used 24GB RTX 3090: it runs 27–32B models and costs far less per GB than an RTX 4090 or 5090. Which card fits each model size and budget, what we could source on the vendors' own pages, and when renting by the hour beats buying.
Aliteq Team · · 11 min