A developer spent $300 to self-host Kimi K3, an inference model, and documented the experience, detailing the costs, performance, and practical challenges of running the model locally. The study provides insights into the tokenomics of self-hosting large language models versus using cloud-based inference services.
Article URL:
https://ramshankar07.substack.com/p/kimi-k3-tokenomics-i-spent-300-so Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175912
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