And how much does the hardware cost to run said models?

dboreham 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You can run them slowly on any machine that has enough memory.

fragmede 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How good do you want it to be? For a close to ChatGPT today (April, 2026), you're still looking at a system with 7xH200+chassis, which will run you $300, or a GB200 NV72, which is $2-3 million. OTOH, a Qwen3.6 quantized model can be run on $10,000 (high end Mac) or $1,000 (Mac mini) worth of hardware. Even a Pixel 10 Pro cellphone ($1,000) can run useful models locally.

	▲	dzink 33 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Go to Open Router, ask your own in investigative prompt that meets your needs to all the top open models. See how they do. Then notice if you can run any of those locally. Repeat at least once a month.