alt Hacker NewsHad the same reaction so had Grok create a script to:
- find a free GPU droplet on digital ocean
- fire it up
- pull in a snapshot of the model + extra files/packages etc
- set up a ssh tunnel so that the localhost:8000 routes to the above
Then I just configured OpenCode to use the above and was off to the races.
Works out to be about ~$2/hr all said and done which isn't bad as I only pay when I'm using it (but could get expensive with 24/7 running)
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Awesome, I used Claude to write a small python script to do the same with Linode's API. The only difference is I setup a persistent drive, and with Linode you can boot off of it. So my biggest start up lag is ~ 2 minutes to deploy + boot, then maybe 2 more to warm the model.
I actually dislike LLMs. But I'm a realist, and on-demand compute like this is massive cost saving measure.
(persistent drives are relatively cheap, compared to a box with several GPUs.. or even one. I find it worth the expense)
> Works out to be about ~$2/hr all said
What GPU you end up with for that price? Vast.ai (https://cloud.vast.ai/?priceInstanceHourlyMax=2) has a bunch of setups available to reach 192GB VRAM under $2 :) Quick skim showed 4x48, 2x96 and 8x24, all for under 2 buckaroos or around there.