I assume you’ve calculated expected cost vs subscription.
How do the numbers pan out? Ack that it isn’t always juts about cost, so even if it is pricier to self/host it might still be better for you for other reasons.
How do the numbers pan out? Ack that it isn’t always juts about cost, so even if it is pricier to self/host it might still be better for you for other reasons.
I'm getting really sick of the constant rot and "magic breakthrough" cycle, so im going full local, at expense on paper but being able to trust something which I need to understand the reliability of is priceless.
I like predictable. I'll take slightly less capable over unreliably capable, since with reliable i can calibrate my expectations and learn what aspects of my workflows to entrust and trust it will work. You simply cannot do that with models you don't control and in my experience they will all errode after the initual marketing wave passes, likely you eventually get fed heavily quantized versions and are expected to accept degraded service when what convinced you to pay was a far superior product. No such issues with local.