Why I Stopped Self-Hosting AI Models (And You Probably Should Too)
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I spent three months and roughly $500 on GPU hardware trying to prove a point. That point was that I could run my own AI models, free from the shackles of API pricing and vendor lock-in. I was wrong, and the journey was both humbling and expensive. This isn't just a "cloud good, self-host bad" tira…
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- 2026-10-06 00:55 · DEV Community — AI
Why I Stopped Self-Hosting AI Models (And You Probably Should Too)