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Local AI versus cloud TCO worksheet

Enter your own costs, source and assumptions. The worksheet stays in the browser and shows low/base/high sensitivity without hardcoded vendor prices.

There is no login, upload or autosave. Do not enter customer names, personal data or secrets; export or share only the summary you choose.

Planning period (months)Current comparable monthly costSource for these inputsSource date (YYYY-MM-DD)Low sensitivity (%)High sensitivity (%)

Assumptions and scope

Local / on-premise

Upfront costPlanned replacementMigration / exit costElectricity / monthOperations / monthMaintenance agreement / monthLicences / monthBackup and network / month

Cloud

Upfront costMigration / exit costStorage / monthTransfer / monthOperations / monthMaintenance agreement / monthLicences / monthOther cloud billed services / monthInput tokens / monthInput price per million tokensOutput tokens / monthOutput price per million tokens

Use one currency throughout. Prices and measurements are user-provided; no vendor price is assumed.

No total is shown until the required inputs and assumptions are complete.

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