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Self-Hosting an AI Model vs Paying for the Cloud: Which One Should You Actually Pick?

There is a question that keeps coming up in developer group chats, tech forums and social media posts lately. Should you run your own AI model on your own hardware, or just pay for access through a cloud provider?

March 16, 2026Medium

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