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The break-even point for self-hosted inference is typically 500 million to 1 billion tokens per month or more, beyond which the per-token cost of a self-built GPU cluster will be lower than that of commercial APIs.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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8/8/2026
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Valid until: 11/6/2026
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Databricks如何将AI编码成本砍掉70%：策略与启示
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