# Self-Hosted LLM Real Cost: The Full Conversion Formula from GPU-Hour to $/M Token

> Source: https://sukruyusufkaya.com/en/learn/token-ekonomisi/self-hosted-llm-maliyet-gpu-saat-million-token
> Updated: 2026-05-14T14:44:11.477Z
> Category: Token Ekonomisi & LLM Cost Optimization
> Module: Module 2: The 2026 Pricing Landscape
**TLDR:** When you run Llama 3.3 70B on RunPod with H100, what's the real $/M token? Formula of GPU-hour × throughput × MFU, vLLM continuous batching effect, and at which volume self-hosting becomes cheaper than frontier APIs.