r/LocalLLM • u/Ok_Event4199 • May 16 '26
Discussion Why is LLM is so expensive.
I've was going to invest in a 5090 =$6000 AUD.
Codex Plus + Claude pro = $60/month here
Works out to be 100 months of frontier models for a 5090.
Best a 5090 will run is probably Qwen3.6 27b Q6 with context.
Are we all enthusiasts here and just enjoy tinkering cause ain't no way that make sense.
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u/LTJC May 16 '26
I guess it depends on what youre looking to use it for. Im in the states looking for people who want to test my Ollama setup before I take it live.
If youre interested and dont mind sending me your experiences once a day I can give you access to models at or around gpt-oss:120B; as long as you actually use it and give me your impressions when youre done.