Local vs Cloud API Cost Calculator

Enter hardware investment, power usage, and call volume to quickly determine if building a self-hosted GPU service is worth it. Great for team budget reviews and pre-deployment cost comparisons.

💻 Hardware Investment

Server One-Time Investment (CNY) Includes GPU, motherboard, PSU, chassis, etc. Depreciation (months) Recommended 24–36 months

⚡ Operating Costs

Total Power Consumption (W) Single GPU ~300–450W; measure actual system draw Daily Runtime (hours) Electricity Price (CNY/kWh) Residential ~0.5–0.8; commercial ~0.8–1.2 Ops & Bandwidth (CNY/month) Public IP, domain, monitoring, etc.

📊 Call Volume

Monthly Requests Average Tokens per Request Includes prompt + completion API Price (CNY/million tokens) Reference: GPT-4o ~30–60; domestic models ~2–15

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Monthly Cost Comparison

Local Cost Breakdown

Cost Trend at Different Volumes

X-axis: monthly requests; Y-axis: monthly cost

Local Monthly Cost Cloud API Monthly Cost