Imo its not cheaper (or has better quality) and is only worth it i) if you want to toy around with it ii) don't want to depend on the api to be available (or

Imo its not cheaper (or has better quality) and is only worth it i) if you want to toy around with it ii) don't want to depend on the api to be available (or don't want to be censored or share sensitive information with a third party) iii) finetune your own model that you need to deploy by yourself