Re:Small Models Have Arrived
by jjav on Saturday September 05, 2026 @05:28AM
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> You could sell those and have enough money to pay for hosted inference for years.
From a quick search a 3090 looks to go for about 1500-2000 USD. So let's say $4K for two.
I'm spending far over $1K/month (employer-paid) on cloud AI, so if that could be anywhere near comparable we're only looking at less than a few months break-even.
Less really, because some months are more expensive. This month I'm up to ~$500 and it is only day 4 of this month.
From a quick search a 3090 looks to go for about 1500-2000 USD. So let's say $4K for two.
I'm spending far over $1K/month (employer-paid) on cloud AI, so if that could be anywhere near comparable we're only looking at less than a few months break-even.
Less really, because some months are more expensive. This month I'm up to ~$500 and it is only day 4 of this month.