Cost Optimization
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Cost to Host Private LLM: Monthly GPU Math by Model Size
What it costs to host a private LLM on rented GPUs: VRAM sizing for 8B, 70B and 405B models, monthly bills at list prices, and the metric to watch.
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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: Private Hosting TCO
Estimate the cost to host a private LLM versus an API, including GPU utilization, retrieval, operating time, and clearly labeled break-even examples.
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Semantic Caching for LLMs: Hit Rates and Failure Modes
Semantic caching uses embedding similarity to improve LLM cache hit rates while requiring careful threshold, tenant scope, TTL, and invalidation controls.