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What's the cheapest way to run a 70B model: used GPUs, a Mac or renting?
Renting a 48GB card costs $0 upfront and $0.33 to $0.59 an hour. Two used RTX 3090s cost about $2,000 for the cards. A 64GB Mac Studio starts at $3,499. Which one is cheapest depends on your hours, so here's the math with prices read Nov 3, 2026.
Aliteq Team · · 8 min