@Vincent_AINotes: Even if you max out your GPU performance and maintain a steady 100 Tokens per second, running at full load 24 hours a day without interruption, you can only achieve 8.64M Tokens per day. Using this throughput for Agent automation clusters, massive synthetic data generation, or large-scale business analysis is like a drop in the ocean. Local deployment is all about the numbers...
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Local deployment of large models is limited by hardware throughput. Even with GPUs at full capacity, only about 8.64M Tokens can be processed per day, which is insufficient to support Agent automation clusters or large-scale data analysis. Therefore, scaled applications still rely on cloud APIs.
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Locally deploying large language models—even with maxed-out GPU performance, maintaining a steady 100 tokens per second, and running at full load 24 hours a day—would yield only about 8.64 million tokens per day.
That level of throughput is a drop in the bucket if you’re trying to power an agent automation cluster, generate massive volumes of synthetic data, or handle large-scale business analytics. While local deployment offers appealing advantages like data privacy and hands-on tinkering, when it comes to high-volume, high-concurrency, and scalable workloads, you’re better off relying on cloud APIs.
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