Stack recommendation
Cheapest stack for a AI chatbot / RAG app
App + vector DB + storage + inference (hosted LLM API or self-hosted GPU).
Cheapest
Recommended$290/mo
incl. $9/mo egress
- VPS / compute×2$35/mo
- Managed database$175/mo
- GPU$21/mo
- CDN / egress$50/mo
Assumptions (Scaling)
- vps: hours=730
- managed_db: hours=730, engine=vector
- gpu: hours=730
- cdn_egress: egressGb=5000
Editable usage sliders are coming to /build; today these are sane defaults. Costs are effective monthly estimates, not quotes.