Programming
Is Claude API Worth $3/1M Tokens Over Self-Hosted Llama?
Originally published on NextFuture
In May 2026, Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3.00 per million input tokens with no seat fees — and a self-hosted Llama 3.2 90B instance via vLLM on a DigitalOcean GPU Droplet can run for roughly $20/month flat. If you build on the Claude API today, the question isn't...
May 26, 2026 · 7 min read