Managed Postgres vs self-hosting on a VPS
Managed Postgres or your own VPS: the four jobs that transfer, backups, upgrades, failover and monitoring, and how to work out where the cost crosses over.
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Is Nextcloud free? Hub vs Enterprise
The Nextcloud server is free software with no licence fee. Here is what an Enterprise subscription really buys, and the costs you pay either way.
Multi-model routing for coding agents
Routing coding agents across models throws away the prompt cache that keeps them cheap. When routing pays, when pinning wins, and the arithmetic behind it.
GPU VPS vs API tokens: the break-even point
Renting a GPU by the hour beats per-token API billing only above a certain volume. Here is the formula and the monthly token count where it flips.
How much does a VPS cost in 2026?
VPS prices run from about $3 to over $100 a month for specs that read the same. Here is what drives the gap, and what to compare before you buy.
AI agent cost control on an always-on VPS
An unattended agent bills every loop with nobody watching. Hard caps, task budgets, prompt caching, batching, and the usage fields that show the spend.