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1) 4x DGX Spark (or equivalent other GB10 boxes) with a switch (MikroTik CRS504 or CRS804) and TP=4.
2) 4x RTX PRO 6000 box. Probably the most practical for cost/perf if you want on-prem as an individual.
Both would be best to run a 2-bit quant so everything can stay resident (article claims you could run a 4-bit quant with 4x RTX 6000 Ada, and while technically true it would mean a lot of the weights are streaming from DRAM, so it would be slow and impractical. You would need 8x RTX PRO 6000 to run 4 bit at a good speed).
Kimi also offers generous subscriptions. Subs aren’t going anywhere. Think of subs like running an insurance business. There might be some users you lose money on (ones who max out their weekly quota without fail), but they’re managed such that the average subscription turns a healthy profit. There’s never been subsidies in model serving, inference is just cheaper in terms of ops TCO than people assume, and API margins are very high.