Debate: buying hardware to run local LLMs makes no economic sense vs APIs
brandon_galang · x · 2026-09-02
A developer argues local models aren't worthless, but purely on cost they don't add up: most local-model posters are "LARPing" or selling something; outside hobbyist use cases there's no practical reason to invest in hardware, and the money buys far better performance, latency, and cost via subscriptions or direct APIs. Sparks debate over where local deployment actually fits.
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