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Cloud vs your own AI over 3 years
Compare three years of AI cloud subscriptions against buying and running your own hardware. Honest assumptions, results straight on the page.
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Cumulative cost over 3 years
Cloud: 25,200 EUR. Own AI: 21,660 EUR.
Cloud: 25,200 EUR Own AI: 21,660 EUR
It is roughly a draw at your usage. Data sovereignty, not cost, should decide, and that usually favors your own hardware.
Assumptions: 36 months, power and maintenance included for owned hardware (10% of hardware cost per year plus electricity by intensity). Mirrors the assumptions in our local AI server guide.
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