Cloud GPU vs Your Own AI Server: The 3-Year Cost for a Small Company (Calculator)

Should a 10–50 person company buy a GPU server, rent one by the hour, or just pay per token? The three-year bill for each, from live rental prices,… Aliteq 0xLax · Founder · Cloud & Infrastructure

For most 10–50 person companies, paying per token is far cheaper than owning an AI server. An internal document chat for 25 staff costs about $356 over three years on a hosted open model, or $5,148…

Per token: $356–$5,148 over 3 years for a 25-person document chat

Rent the GPU: about $10,391 for business hours on Runpod

Own the GPU: about $32,029 for one RTX PRO 6000 box, incl. admin and resale

Break-even: 18+ hours a day for one card, about 11 for four

The real reason to own: data control, not price

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