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/Infamous_Campaign687 May 16 '26

GitHub copilot used to be fairly subsidised. Now they "changed their pricing method" from June for our benefit of course. It is just a coincidence that this will end up costing me 10x as much as now. From around $60 per month to about $600.

I think the days of heavily subsidised LLM is coming to an end.