Local language models

AI workflows without surrendering the data layer.

Local and private model deployments can make sense when control, repeatability, and operating cost matter more than novelty.

Cost model

Estimate hosted AI spend against a local setup.

Adjust the assumptions to match your team. The estimate compares current seats/API usage with a local open-source model deployment, infrastructure, and management range.

Current hosted estimate $0

Current entered spend plus estimated hosted usage overage where heavy use exceeds it.

Local setup estimate $0 - $0

Infrastructure, open-source model serving, maintenance, and management.

Estimated monthly savings $0 - $0

Negative savings means the local path is likely strategic, not cost-led.

* Assumptions: heavy use defaults to 300 prompts per user per month with high input/output token volume. Local model class and currency are planning assumptions, not vendor quotes. Local Llama/open-source deployments usually become strongest when usage is frequent, data is sensitive, workflows are repeatable, or per-user tooling spreads across a larger team.

Private AI infrastructure

Useful language models can live closer to the data.

Local LLM work is about practical control: where information goes, what the workflow costs, and how model output is grounded in approved internal sources.

Abstract technical infrastructure Statue representing judgement and balance