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Cheapest hardware that runs it — 32 options
- #1Intel Arc B580 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$28966 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #2NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$32954 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #3NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$44944 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #4NVIDIA RTX 4070 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$54972 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #5NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$54965 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #6AMD RX 9070 (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$56988 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #7NVIDIA RTX 5070 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$62991 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #8AMD RX 9070 XT (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$69988 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #9NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$949114 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #10AMD RX 7900 XTX (24GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$949120 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #11MacBook Air/Pro M5 (16GB)~$1,09921 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #12NVIDIA RTX 3090 (24GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$1,099118 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #13MacBook Air/Pro M5 (24GB)~$1,29921 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #14NVIDIA RTX 5080 (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$1,399120 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #15MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB)~$1,49921 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #16NVIDIA RTX 4080 (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$1,54996 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #17MacBook Pro M4 Pro (24GB)~$1,99935 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #18AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (64GB)~$1,99933 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #19MacBook Pro M5 Pro (24GB)~$2,19939 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #20MacBook Pro M4 Pro (48GB)~$2,39935 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #21AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB)~$2,99933 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #22NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$2,999124 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #23MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB)~$3,19961 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #24MacBook Pro M5 Pro (64GB)~$3,39939 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #25MacBook Pro M5 Max (36GB)~$3,59953 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #26NVIDIA RTX 5090 (32GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$4,399183 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #27MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB)~$4,69961 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #28NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB)~$4,69935 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #29MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB)~$5,09966 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #30Mac Studio M3 Ultra (96GB)~$5,29980 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #31NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (48GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$6,800120 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #32NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (96GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$12,999183 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
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