Question 1

Is it more profitable to mine crypto or run local LLM inference?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your electricity cost, GPU model, and inference utilization. High-VRAM cards like the RTX 4090 or 5090 often earn more from AI inference hosting at 30-50% utilization than from mining after electricity costs.

Question 2

How much can I earn running a local LLM API on my GPU?

Accepted Answer

At $0.10 per 1M output tokens and 40% utilization, an RTX 4090 running Llama 3 8B at ~64 tok/s can generate roughly $15-30/month after electricity, but revenue scales with utilization and pricing.

Question 3

Should I sell my mining rig or repurpose it for AI?

Accepted Answer

If your GPUs have 16GB+ VRAM and mining profit is near or below break-even, repurposing for local LLM inference or selling to AI builders is usually the better play. Cards under 12GB VRAM are poor inference hosts and are better sold.

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