Llama 4 Self-Hosting Cost Estimator
Self-hosting Llama 4 can save significantly over API pricing at scale — but only if you choose the right infrastructure. This estimator calculates monthly GPU costs across AWS, GCP, and Azure for Llama 4 Scout, Maverick, and Behemoth variants.
Llama 4 Self-Hosting Cost Estimator
Min VRAM
40 GB
~1 x A100 80GB
GPUs
1
Monthly
$2,160
Annual
$25,920
How to Use This Tool
- Select the Llama 4 model size (Scout, Maverick, or Behemoth).
- Choose your cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Set the GPU instance type and quantity.
- Enter your expected requests per second.
- View the monthly hosting cost vs equivalent API pricing.
Features
- GPU requirements for each Llama 4 variant
- AWS, GCP, and Azure instance pricing
- On-demand vs reserved vs spot pricing comparison
- Break-even analysis: self-hosting vs API
- Inference throughput estimation (tokens/second)
Frequently Asked Questions
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