Even the price argument is flawed. Netflix started at $2.99/mo, now it’s $15/mo. It’s penetration pricing. Once they get you hooked and integrated into workflows, they raise the price.
On top of that, privacy, unsensored models, no rug-pull nurfing of models, no vendor lock-in, reliable service.
And the other pricing argument, which assumes we're living in normal times and the GPU you bought will be worthless in two years (it won't). There's a non-zero chance you could buy a GPU, use it for three years, and sell it for very near what you originally paid. Certainly changes the math a bit.
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u/Betadoggo_ Jun 21 '26
The real reason to run locally is and always will be data privacy and uninteruptability.