How much does it cost to run Llama 2 70B?

Llama 2 70B requires 2x A100 80GB GPUs at minimum for FP16 inference. At $3.00/hr per A100 on AWS, inference costs ~$6/hr or about $0.002 per 1K tokens at 100 tokens/s throughput.

Is self-hosting Llama 2 cheaper than GPT-4 API?

At scale (>10M tokens/day), self-hosting can be 5-10x cheaper than GPT-4 API. Below that threshold, API services are usually more cost-effective when including engineering overhead.

What is the minimum GPU for Llama 2?

Llama 2 7B runs on a single 16GB GPU (A10G). 13B needs 24GB+ VRAM. 70B requires multi-GPU or quantization to 4-bit for single-GPU deployment.

Llama 2 Self-Hosted Inference Cost Calculator

Calculate the cost of running Llama 2 inference on self-hosted GPU infrastructure. Compare GPU rental, power, and staffing costs vs API alternatives.

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$3500

LTV:CAC

11.67

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2.9 mo

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Benchmark: LTV:CAC ≥ 3 is healthy. Payback under 12 months is excellent. Under 1 means you lose money on each customer.

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How much does it cost to run Llama 2 70B?

Is self-hosting Llama 2 cheaper than GPT-4 API?

What is the minimum GPU for Llama 2?