Scenario: spare capacity
Daytime training already paid for the box. Night asks sell idle hours. Hardware amortization stays on the daytime books. See spare capacity.
Inputs
| line | value |
|---|---|
| Power (mid) | $0.115 / h |
| Hardware | $0 |
| Overhead | $0.226 / h |
| Incremental floor | $0.341 / h |
| Ask (25%) | $0.426 / h |
Ask field
price = 0.426 ÷ 576 = $0.00074 per 1,000 tokens → "0.00074"This is the only scenario that should print well below public A100 on-demand lists. It is still above incremental cost. Pricing at "0.00030" would lose $0.17 / hour on every fill.
Rest only in the leftover window (here 18:00–23:00 PT). Do not rest during the paying workload — that would steal tokens the daytime job already bought.