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Local LLM under $1,500

Under $1,500 (€1,340 incl. VAT) localLLMrig picks Qwen2.5 32B at Q4 as the largest model that fully fits somewhere. Global prices (USD), EUR available. Prices and tokens/s are estimates without a source.

This page is $1,500. The catalog compares against about €1,340 incl. VAT, an FX estimate.

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Three setups

Qwen2.5 32B · Q4 · 8,192 ctx

Estimated memory

21.3 GBestimate

18.4 GB weights · 2.1 GB KV cache · 0.8 GB overhead

You didn't pick a model. Inside this budget, this is the largest model that fully fits somewhere.

  1. 01 · Fastest

    Used PC with RTX 3090 24GB

    Best single card here for 32B Q4. 70B Q4 does not fully fit.

    $1,433€1,280

    inside budget · used

    estimate

    tok/s

    24

    estimate

    needed

    21.3 GB

    full fit

    usable

    22.8 GB

    VRAM

    Why this one

    • The model fits entirely in VRAM or unified memory. No CPU offload.
    • It fits, with little room left. A longer context can push it over.
    • The indicative price is inside your budget.
    • High memory bandwidth, so a higher tokens-per-second estimate.
    • Second-hand or a previous generation. The price moves around.
    • Highest estimated speed in this shortlist.

    Parts

    • GeForce RTX 3090 24GB, used
    • Ryzen 7 5700X or similar
    • 64 GB DDR4
    • 850W PSU, decent airflow

  2. 02 · Other platform

    Mac mini M6 32GB

    32B Q4 fits, 70B does not. Apple lists 170 GB/s for the higher memory configuration.

    $1,398€1,249

    inside budget

    estimate

    tok/s

    3.9

    estimate

    needed

    21.3 GB

    full fit

    usable

    24.0 GB

    unified

    Why this one

    • The model fits entirely in VRAM or unified memory. No CPU offload.
    • It fits, with little room left. A longer context can push it over.
    • The indicative price is inside your budget.
    • Unified memory: weights and KV cache share one pool.
    • One box, little noise, no discrete GPU.
    • A different brand, so you don't see the same PC three times.

    Parts

    • Mac mini M6 with 32 GB (170 GB/s according to Apple)

  3. 03 · A step up

    PC with RTX 5090 32GB

    Highest bandwidth in a single card. 32 GB is plenty for 32B, still too tight for 70B Q4.

    $5,027€4,490

    over budget

    estimate

    tok/s

    43

    estimate

    needed

    21.3 GB

    full fit

    usable

    30.8 GB

    VRAM

    Why this one

    • The model fits entirely in VRAM or unified memory. No CPU offload.
    • Above your budget. Nothing fully fit inside the amount, or this is a faster step above it.
    • High memory bandwidth, so a higher tokens-per-second estimate.

    Parts

    • GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
    • Ryzen 7 9700X or similar
    • 96 GB DDR5
    • 1200W PSU, roomy case

With CPU offload, and therefore slower, this could also work: Budget PC with RTX 3060 12GB, ~2.1 tok/s, $996€890.

Tokens per second are estimated from memory bandwidth, not from a measured benchmark. Global prices (USD), EUR available. EUR includes VAT. USD is an FX estimate. No shop source. Run llama-bench yourself before you buy.

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Common questions

What is the largest model that fully fits under $1,500?
In this dataset that is Qwen2.5 32B at Q4, with an estimated memory need of 21.3 GB at 8,192 tokens. That is an estimate. sourceUrl stays null.
Is a 70B model always included?
No. Llama 70B Q4 needs about 40 GB. At the lower amounts it does not fully fit. The page then shows a smaller model that does, or a fit above the budget when nothing inside it does.
Are the prices shop prices?
No. Every amount is indicative as of 14 October 2026 and has no shop source.
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