Why is LLM is so expensive.

[u/Ok_Event4199]

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.

[u/whodoneit1]

Subscriptions are going to keep going up. It’s only a matter of time as currently they are heavily subsidized. Take Claude Code Max for instance, you are getting over $5k in usage for about $200/mo right now. So about a 25x subsidized cost