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Find out exactly when self-hosting beats paying API bills — and how much you save.

API Costs (Current)

Current monthly API spend

Your current OpenAI / Anthropic / Gemini bill

Monthly token growth (%)

How fast your API usage grows each month

Primary model tier

Self-Hosted Setup

VPS / GPU server cost (monthly)

Hetzner GPU / RunPod / Lambda / bare metal

One-time setup time (hours)

Your time to set up vLLM, Ollama, or LocalAI

Your hourly rate (for opportunity cost)

Monthly maintenance (hours)

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Break-Even (months)

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Year-1 Savings

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3-Year Savings

Monthly Cost Breakdown

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Effective self-hosted total—

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12-Month Cost Projection

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