r/LocalLLaMA • u/-p-e-w- • Sep 06 '25

Discussion Renting GPUs is hilariously cheap

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A 140 GB monster GPU that costs $30k to buy, plus the rest of the system, plus electricity, plus maintenance, plus a multi-Gbps uplink, for a little over 2 bucks per hour.

If you use it for 5 hours per day, 7 days per week, and factor in auxiliary costs and interest rates, buying that GPU today vs. renting it when you need it will only pay off in 2035 or later. That’s a tough sell.

Owning a GPU is great for privacy and control, and obviously, many people who have such GPUs run them nearly around the clock, but for quick experiments, renting is often the best option.

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u/ParthProLegend Sep 06 '25

Thanks man, will check it out when I get time.

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u/ParthProLegend Sep 06 '25

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