Sure privacy (or legality) considerations are valid, and depending on the subscription or the API you use, you may or may not get that.
But we are not talking about the same product anymore. Your $12k homelab does not provide the same product as a $20/month subscription (to say nothing of a $200/month one). And the trade-offs of the homely may be worth it (or necessary) for you, but it may not be worth it (or even be feasible) for others.
Well at the very least lets agree that if you are going to use cloud models, there are much better options than OpenAI and Anthropic prices for most people. One does not have to give Sam or Dario money.
Personally though, I would sooner trade my car for GPUs than let a third party be in control of the tools I use to do my job.
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Sure privacy (or legality) considerations are valid, and depending on the subscription or the API you use, you may or may not get that.
But we are not talking about the same product anymore. Your $12k homelab does not provide the same product as a $20/month subscription (to say nothing of a $200/month one). And the trade-offs of the homely may be worth it (or necessary) for you, but it may not be worth it (or even be feasible) for others.
Well at the very least lets agree that if you are going to use cloud models, there are much better options than OpenAI and Anthropic prices for most people. One does not have to give Sam or Dario money.
Personally though, I would sooner trade my car for GPUs than let a third party be in control of the tools I use to do my job.