Gemma 2 9B on RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Monthly Cost

Gemma 2 9B on the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at our hosting offers Google’s open model at predictable monthly cost. Here is the complete economic picture.

Contents

• Throughput
• Monthly capacity
• API comparison
• Break-even
• Self-hosted advantages

Throughput

Gemma 2 9B FP8 on 5060 Ti:

• Batch 1: ~78 t/s
• Batch 8: ~380 t/s aggregate
• Batch 16: ~480 t/s aggregate

Monthly Capacity

At 50% utilisation:

• Output tokens: ~620M/month
• Input tokens (3:1): ~1.9B/month
• Blended: ~2.5B/month

API

Google Gemini 1.5 Flash (closest API equivalent):

• Input: ~$0.075/M
• Output: ~$0.30/M
• Your traffic equivalent: 1.9B × $0.075 + 0.62B × $0.30 = ~$330/month

Break-Even

Dedicated 5060 Ti ~£300/month (~$380) is marginally above Flash cost at this volume. Break-even hits at ~70-80% utilisation.

However – Gemini Flash is a different model with Google-specific safety filtering. Gemma 2 9B self-hosted offers:

• Full prompt control (less restrictive than Flash)
• Fine-tunable
• UK data residency
• No rate limits

Self-Hosted Advantages

Even at cost-parity, self-hosting buys:

• Bundle embedder + reranker + Whisper on same card (saves separate API costs)
• Deploy custom fine-tunes without extra fees
• Compliance-friendly for regulated workloads
• Predictable monthly invoice versus variable usage-based API bill

For Gemma 2 9B specifically, the self-host vs Flash decision is more about non-price factors than pure cost.

See also: Gemma deployment guide, benchmark.