The real cost to run Agents A1

InternScience · 35.1B parameters · 8.2K context · commercial OK

What it costs to run Agents A1 — $0 markup

• On your own machine — $0. Runs free locally if you have about 41 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M (point Spanvero at LM Studio, Ollama, or llama.cpp).
• On your own rented GPU — from $0.24/hr. 4× NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB at the direct Vast.ai price (≈ $0.43 a session), $0 markup.
• Via your own API key — $0.38/1M tokens (blended input + output). No GPU to manage (rough estimate for this size).

Agents A1 — 35.1B params (InternScience).

When does owning hardware beat the API?

At $0.38/1M tokens, the cheapest API for Agents A1 stays cheaper than Apple MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max 64GB (used) at any daily volume — electricity alone costs more per token than the API does.

Local is never $0 — every figure here includes electricity and hardware amortization. Speeds come from published 7-8B Q4 benchmarks (your model, quant, and context will differ); break-even volumes are rounded to 2 significant figures.

Agents A1 VRAM & system requirements

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Quick answers about Agents A1

How much does it cost to run Agents A1?

Three ways: $0 on your own machine if you have about 41 GB of VRAM (at Q4_K_M); a rented GPU from $0.24/hr (4× NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB at the direct Vast.ai price); or about $0.38 per 1M blended tokens via your own API key (a rough estimate for this size). Spanvero adds $0 markup on every path.

Can I run Agents A1 locally?

Yes — Agents A1 runs locally for $0 in compute if your GPU or Apple Silicon Mac has about 41 GB of VRAM/unified memory (at Q4_K_M with 8.2K context). Point LM Studio, Ollama, or llama.cpp at it; after the download it runs offline and free.

What GPU do I need to run Agents A1?

Any GPU or Apple Silicon Mac with about 41 GB of VRAM/unified memory handles Agents A1 at Q4_K_M. Of the consumer hardware Spanvero tracks, the smallest that fits is Apple MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max 64GB (used).

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