Not a fair comparison really. If you can run a model locally then you can somewhat train out the guardrails, censorship, and brand-safety. That has value a subscription does not.
Idk about the quality of this setup but just pasting it here as an example. https://explainx.ai/blog/heretic-llm-abliteration-guide-2026
> If you can run a model locally then you can somewhat train out the guardrails, censorship, and brand-safety.
When does the average person actually need to do that?
That can also be done with neoclouds.