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How much does one LLM request cost on your own GPU? (51s of compute, $0.002 per request, self-hosted vs cloud API)

I priced a single LLM request. Not the monthly bill, one request: 60k input tokens, 50k of that cached, 2k output, 90% uptime. On the RTX 4070 Ti Super preset (500 W, 1000 prompt / 50 decode tok/s, $0.30/kWh): 51 seconds per request $0.0021 of electricity per request 1.54k requests per day $3.24 pe…

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  1. 2026-10-29 09:37 · r/LocalLLM
    How much does one LLM request cost on your own GPU? (51s of compute, $0.002 per request, self-hosted vs cloud API)

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