Infrastructure Break-Even
Synced: 2026-10-24
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Self-Hosted GPU (vLLM / H100 / A100) vs Serverless LLM API Break-Even Calculator
At what daily token volume does renting dedicated H100/A100 GPUs on RunPod or Lambda beat serverless per-token APIs like DeepInfra, Fireworks AI, and Together AI?
Live 2026 FinOps Benchmark Matrix: Infrastructure Break-Even
| Architecture / Model Tier | 2026 Unit Economics & Pricing | Production FinOps Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.3 70B Serverless API (DeepInfra) | $0.12 / $0.30 per 1M tokens | Best under 45M tokens/day |
| Dedicated 2x H100 GPU Node (vLLM FP8) | ~$3,400/mo fixed cluster cost | Break-even at >55% utilization |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill 32B Serverless (Fireworks) | $0.20 / 1M tokens (190 tok/s) | Zero idle GPU burn |
| Homelab / Edge Local Inference + UPS Backup | $0.00 marginal token cost | Ideal for dev/eval pipelines |
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