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Using one GPU running a 32B model at approximately 50% average utilization, compared against API pricing of $0.50/million tokens with approximately 500 tokens per request as the baseline, the break-even point is approximately 10 million requests/month, equivalent to approximately 5 billion tokens.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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9/3/2026
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Valid until: 12/2/2026
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