Wide Area AI
Wide Area AI is a local-first AI gateway plus a suite of free calculators for running LLMs on your own hardware — VRAM sizing, GPU selection, quantization, context windows, and API cost vs. self-hosting.
AI & LLM Tools(9)
AI API Cost Calculator
Estimate and compare LLM API costs across providers by tokens, model, and request volume — and see the break-even poi...
Agent Setup Generator
Generate ready-to-paste config for pointing Claude Code, Cursor, Aider, Cline, and other coding agents at your own lo...
Can I Run This AI Model?
Check whether your GPU can run a given local LLM before downloading gigabytes. Compares your available VRAM against t...
Context Window Calculator
Work out how much VRAM a model's context window consumes and the maximum context length your GPU can handle for a giv...
GGUF Quantization Picker
Pick the right GGUF quantization for your hardware. Compare Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8 and more on quality vs. VRAM so you fit th...
GPU Power Cost Calculator
Calculate the electricity cost of running a GPU for local AI inference. Enter wattage, hours, and your power rate to ...
GPU for Model Recommender
Find the cheapest GPU that can run the local LLM you want. Recommends hardware by required VRAM, quantization, and ta...
OpenAI Compatibility Matrix
See which local LLM servers and gateways expose an OpenAI-compatible API, and which endpoints (chat, embeddings, tool...
VRAM Calculator
Calculate exactly how much GPU VRAM a local LLM needs at any quantization and context length. Enter a model and see i...