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  "path": "/t/is-whisper-api-really-10x-more-expensive-than-self-hosted/576427#post_6",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T09:06:46.000Z",
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  "textContent": "It’s only going to take the same amount of time on similarly speced hardware.\n\nAre you taking into account the purchase cost of the hardware and depreciation?\n\nI understand it’s tempting to say, I already own the GPU for another purpose so it’s effectively “free” and that’s totally fine if you are running your own home assistant setup, but it’s not an apples to apples comparison when it’s for commercial purposes where you have to rent/buy the land to host the hardware on and buy the hardware and pay for the air conditioning and electricity and water and gas and the staff to maintain it and the insurance costs and the costs of upgrades, account for depreciation etc, etc.",
  "title": "Is Whisper API really 10x more expensive than self hosted?"
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