Blogger says self-hosting AI saves no money but sticks with it

A r/LocalLLaMA user shared a blog post arguing that self-hosting AI is not cheaper than using APIs, but still prefers it for reasons such as data privacy. The post sparked debate over the value of local deployment.

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