27 GPUs and 456GB of VRAM, but refuses to pay for a Claude subscription
FeeCharming2196 · reddit · 2026-10-06
A Reddit poster is baffled by local LLM hobbyists running 27 GPUs with 456GB of VRAM who refuse to buy a Claude subscription — the same money could cover roughly 20 Max 20x plans. The thread touches on why people self-host at all: privacy, tinkering, uncensored models, and no usage caps vs. just subscribing to top closed models.
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