Local LLM Deployment Driven by Privacy, Not Cost Savings

An analysis of deploying large models like Kimi K3 locally reveals that it takes up to two years to break even, making it not cost-effective. Therefore, the only rational reason for enterprises to choose local deployment is for privacy and compliance.

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