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Private LLM Readiness & Cost Estimator

Answer a few questions. You’ll get a recommended architecture, rough build range, monthly run-rate range, timeline, and the drivers that moved the estimate.

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1) Organization & intent

These answers route you to the right compliance and workflow questions.

Document Q&ASearch and answer questions across internal docs.
DraftingContracts, memos, policies, reports.
Review / RedliningCompare clauses, flag risks, suggest edits.
Intake → structured outputForms/emails → JSON, checklists, routing.
Workflow automationCreate tickets, generate docs, notifications.
Customer-facing AIWebsite/support chatbot (higher safety needs).
2) Data sensitivity & compliance

This section drives hosting, logging, and access-control requirements.

Legal-specific

3) Deployment constraints

These answers anchor the base build and timeline.

Note

If you select On-prem or Air-gapped, assume longer timelines and higher integration/security effort.

4) Knowledge & retrieval

RAG complexity is driven by connectors, formats, and update cadence.

PDFsDigital PDFs
Word docs.docx, Google Docs export
SpreadsheetsExcel / Google Sheets
EmailThreads, attachments, archiving
Scanned / imagesOCR required
DatabasesStructured records
5) Features & integrations

Each integration and “action-taking” capability increases scope materially.

Citations / groundingShow sources for answers.
OCR pipelineScanned docs to text.
Structured outputsJSON/tables with validation.
Workflow automationCreate tickets/docs, send actions.
Multi-agent orchestrationResearch → draft → review pipelines.
Fine-tuningOnly if style/format demands it.
Google DriveDocs & files ingestion.
SharePoint / OneDriveMicrosoft repositories.
Slack / TeamsChat-based assistant.
CRMSalesforce / HubSpot.
DocuSign / CLMContract workflows.
DB / APIPostgres, REST APIs, internal systems.
VDRDeal rooms / datarooms.
EHR/EMRClinical systems integration.
6) Scale & usage

This drives monthly run-rate more than anything else.

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Results

This is a directional estimate. Real pricing depends on the exact connector count, data quality, and security controls.

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        What this tool produces

        • Recommended hosting + solution pattern
        • Build + monthly budget ranges
        • Timeline band + scope drivers
        • Risk flags (PHI, privilege, MNPI, airgap)

        Important

        Integrations and document quality (OCR, tables, versioning) usually account for most scope creep.

        Frequently Asked Questions

        Here is a list of some of our most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about private LLMs

        What is a Private LLM, and how is it different from using OpenAI or other public APIs?

        A Private LLM is a large language model that you host and control—either on your own hardware, within your own private cloud, or through an isolated deployment managed by LLM.co. Unlike public APIs (like OpenAI or Anthropic), private LLMs allow you to run inference, fine-tuning, and data ingestion without sending sensitive information over the internet to third parties. This gives your team full control over data privacy, security, cost, and model behavior. You can also tailor the model to your domain-specific language and regulatory needs, something that’s either restricted or entirely unavailable with public LLM providers.

        How secure is the LLM.co platform for sensitive data?

        Security is core to everything we build. Whether you're deploying in the cloud, on-prem, or using our hardware appliance, your data remains fully encrypted in transit and at rest. Our platform supports role-based access controls, audit logging, private model training, and zero internet dependencies when deployed offline. For regulated industries like healthcare, finance, and legal, our architecture is designed to meet and exceed compliance frameworks like HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, and ISO 27001. We also support optional air-gapped installations, ensuring absolute data isolation for clients with the most stringent requirements.

        Can I train or fine-tune my own models with LLM.co?

        Yes. One of the biggest advantages of using LLM.co is the ability to fine-tune or augment a model using your proprietary data. You can start with open-source foundation models (like LLaMA, Mistral, or Mixtral), or bring your own, and then layer on your own documents, contracts, emails, call transcripts, and knowledge bases to improve output quality. We support fine-tuning as well as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), allowing you to keep the base model intact while enhancing its contextual awareness of your specific domain.

        What kind of hardware do I need to run a private LLM?

        LLM.co offers flexible deployment options—from lightweight hardware boxes for edge or offline environments to full GPU-powered clusters for enterprise-scale use cases. If you don’t want to manage infrastructure yourself, we also offer cloud-hosted private instances with GPU acceleration. For clients that want the highest level of control and privacy, our LLM Box provides a plug-and-play, fully offline solution capable of running large models in secure, air-gapped settings. We’ll work with you to choose the right setup based on your use case, data volume, and performance requirements.

        How can I integrate LLM.co with my internal systems?

        We provide a robust API, SDKs in multiple languages, and integrations with popular tools like Slack, Notion, Salesforce, SharePoint, and n8n.io. You can also build custom workflows using our agentic AI infrastructure, which allows the model to query databases, summarize emails, draft documents, and even trigger automated actions across your internal software. Whether you’re a legal team looking to analyze contracts or an IT department building a secure internal search assistant, LLM.co makes it easy to integrate private AI directly into your existing tech stack.

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