#cost-optimization
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Serverless vs Dedicated GPU for LLM Hosting
Serverless GPU containers scale to zero but pay for it in cold starts and lost batching. Here is the duty-cycle math that decides which one is cheaper.
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Self Hosting LLM vs API Cost: A TCO Breakdown for 2026
Self hosting LLM vs API cost, broken down: hardware, cloud GPU rental, engineering overhead, and the utilization trap that breaks most breakeven math.
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Semantic Caching for LLM Serving: Hit Rates and Failure Modes
Exact-match caching misses most LLM cache hits — paraphrases tank hit rate. Semantic caching, threshold tuning, and the production failure modes that bite.