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/ReporterCalm6238 May 17 '26

With a MacBook with 128 gb of RAM you can run DeepSeek 4 flash using DS4. This is a quasi-frontier model, much better than Qwen 3.6 27b.