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Tools
A calculator for when a local LLM rig pays for itself
Sunk Cost takes a machine, a model and a daily token count, and works out how long the hardware takes to beat renting the same model by the token.
№ 256 · 21 September 2026
AI costs
Six large firms cut AI bills by routing work to open models
Uber, Stripe, Coinbase and three others have dropped proprietary models for parts of their workload. The reported saving is around half.
№ 196 · 7 September 2026