GPUs tool

Local GPU break-even calculator

Estimate whether weekly utilization, privacy, and iteration speed justify buying hardware.

Fast answerA buy/rent recommendation with weekly utilization, power, cooling, driver maintenance, and resale risk.

Inputs

What to collect

Weekly GPU hours	Real expected usage, excluding optimism and one-time experiments.
Cloud alternative	Comparable rental price for the same memory and speed tier.
Ownership cost	Hardware, power, cooling, warranty, resale, and maintenance time.

Method

How to use it

1	Rent first if the workload is bursty or uncertain.
2	Buy only when weekly use is stable or privacy control has clear value.
3	Include the operator cost of drivers, thermals, and downtime.

Output

How to read the result

Rent	Bursty work	Cloud keeps options open while models and requirements change.
Buy	Repeated weekly use	Local iteration can save time when the workload is durable.
Hybrid	Private tests plus cloud burst	Keep local dev fast and use cloud for larger jobs.

Thresholds

Useful vs risky

Healthy	Break-even includes utilization, power, maintenance, and resale risk.
Risky	The purchase case compares only list price against hourly rental.

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