Can you give me a realistic cost breakdown of self-hosting an open source LLM versus paying per-token API fees for our customer support routing tool?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can you give me a realistic cost breakdown of self-hosting an open source LLM versus paying per-token API fees for our customer support routing tool?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 current LLM API pricing input output tokens GPT mini Claude Haiku Gemini Flash official pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
2026 GPU cloud rental pricing NVIDIA L4 A10 A100 H100 hourly official pricing RunPod LambdaGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
vLLM production serving GPU memory throughput batching documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 current LLM API pricing input output tokens GPT mini Claude Haiku Gemini Flash official pricing Google ↗
2026 GPU cloud rental pricing NVIDIA L4 A10 A100 H100 hourly official pricing RunPod Lambda Google ↗
vLLM production serving GPU memory throughput batching documentation Google ↗
- Gemini Developer API pricing | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers · ai.google.dev
- GPU Models · runpod.io
- Rent NVIDIA GPUs on demand: H100, H200, and B200 · lambda.ai
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 current LLM API pricing input output tokens GPT mini Claude Haiku Gemini Flash official pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 GPU cloud rental pricing NVIDIA L4 A10 A100 H100 hourly official pricing RunPod Lambda OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
vLLM production serving GPU memory throughput batching documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |