> I would do the same but my issue is that the models are changing so fast, so I don't want to be left out of the next model cuz it only runs on an even newer GPU or something like that.

I think the same, and it's why i stopped caring about running llama/etc at home last year. That coupled with the models being dumb by comparison to SOTA really make me fine with waiting.

But in a year or two it's going to be difficult to resist at home, assuming the pace of improvement holds.