Frontier cloud vs. on-prem: your real AI cost at scale.
The interactive calculator above compares the annualised cost of frontier cloud AI against a one-time SovereigntyBox hardware purchase based on your token volume, team size, and data-sensitivity requirements.
Indicative pricing comparison
| Model / Deployment | Input (per 1M tokens) | Output (per 1M tokens) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-4o | $2.50 | $10.00 | Cloud only. Data processed by OpenAI. |
| Claude Opus 4 | $15.00 | $75.00 | Cloud only. Data processed by Anthropic. |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro | $3.50 | $10.50 | Cloud only. Data processed by Google. |
| SovereigntyBox On-Prem | $0 | $0 | One-time hardware cost. Data never leaves your building. |
Cloud prices are indicative as of June 2026. Use the calculator above for your specific volume. SovereigntyBox hardware pricing depends on configuration — configure your server →
When does on-prem become cheaper?
At 50+ engineers using frontier AI tools daily, or any organisation running automated AI pipelines, the annual cloud spend typically exceeds the capital cost of a SovereigntyBox server within 18–24 months. Regulated organisations (healthcare, legal, finance, government) have additional reasons to prefer on-prem regardless of cost: data residency, the US CLOUD Act, and Canadian privacy law.