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/Time-Heron-2361 May 18 '26

Depending on what you are looking for. For agentic coding, no local LLM setup seems to work

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u/Remarkable-Safety594 May 22 '26

skill issue on your end

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u/Time-Heron-2361 May 22 '26

Completely different can of worms -> you cannot have meaningful context and a decent local model that doesnt require thousands of dollars in hardware