Rent or Own AI? How to Choose the Right AI Setup for Your Business
What exactly are you renting? This is a short tour of the four ways a business can access artificial intelligence and how to decide which one you actually need. Let me give you the answer first. Most companies do not need their own AI server. The biggest savings come from choosing the right model for each task, not from owning hardware. And if you already pay 20 a month for ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, keep it. It is one of the best buys in business today. People like to contrast renting with owning. But look at what you already pay
October 8, 2026