The Rig Finder index
The wizard makes you pick a rig blind; this inverts it. For each model size and workload, the build with the fastest honest break-even against Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3/M in, $15/M out), at a representative U.S. rate (Michigan, $0.19/kWh, closest to the $0.1883/kWh national average). Click any cell for the full ranking and the state-by-state breakdown.
| Workload ↓ / Model → | 8B | 14B | 32B | 70B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual chat | Mini-PC · RENT | Mini-PC · RENT | RTX 3090 (used) · RENT | RTX 3090 (used) · RENT |
| Coding assistant | Mini-PC · OWN | Mini-PC · OWN | RTX 3090 (used) · OWN | RTX 3090 (used) · OWN |
| Local RAG / knowledge base | Mini-PC · OWN | Mini-PC · OWN | RTX 3090 (used) · OWN | RTX 3090 (used) · OWN |
| Always-on agent server | Mini-PC · OWN | Mini-PC · OWN | RTX 3090 (used) · OWN | RTX 3090 (used) · OWN |
By state
A 32B coding rig, state by state:
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · District of Columbia · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming