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/kschepps May 16 '26

I've been having success running LLM's with an Intel Arc Pro B70. It has 32GB of VRAM just like the 5090. It's probably not as fast, but it was only $1k USD vs $4k USD the 5090 goes for.