You can absolutely do that but then you pay by the token instead of a big upfron...

		worldsayshi 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Self-Hosted Llama 3.2 with Coolify on My Home Se... You can absolutely do that but then you pay by the token instead of a big upfront hardware cost. It feels different I suppose. Sunk cost and all that.