Local LLM hardware

Price, memory, bandwidth and the cost of keeping it on.

Research snapshot · 8 September 2026 · USD prices before tax / shipping. Prices are observations or labelled planning estimates, not live quotes.
Cost & model assumptions Host PC, electricity, hours, memory reserve

All power inputs are planning assumptions, not comparable wall-meter benchmarks. Active + idle time is capped at 24 h/day. The remaining time is off. Host power is included even if you already own it. Add-on costs cover GPU-specific PSU, cooling and mounting; edit each device below. No tax, finance, resale or maintenance is modelled.

Hardware trade-offs

Tap a point for its device sheet. Colours identify hardware types. Multi-GPU bandwidth is per card, not summed.

Where the money goes

Ten lowest ownership costs in the current filter. Tap a bar to inspect.

HardwareHost + add-onsElectricity

Hardware

SelectDevice / configurationMemoryGB/sNew $Used $Upfront $$ / GB/sActive W*Total cost $SetupModel fit

*Estimated complete-system active draw. Click a device name to inspect sources, price ranges, support and costs, or enter your own quote. Selected devices remain selected when filters change.

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