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OPEX
OPEX is operating expenditure — ongoing costs for running a business, like cloud subscriptions.
Definition
OPEX (Operating Expenditure) is the money spent on the day-to-day operations of a business — salaries, rent, utilities, cloud subscriptions. For AI workloads, OPEX model (cloud) vs CAPEX model (on-premises) is a key decision: (1) OPEX — pay per use, no upfront cost, scalable, tax-deductible immediately, (2) CAPEX — large upfront cost, depreciated over years, asset on balance sheet. Cloud computing like Harch Corp's GPU cloud is OPEX — customers pay hourly with no hardware purchase, ideal for startups and variable workloads.
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Related Terms
CAPEX
CAPEX is capital expenditure — money spent on long-term assets like hardware and buildings.
TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
TCO is the complete cost of owning and operating an asset over its lifetime.
GPU Cloud
GPU cloud is a cloud computing service that provides access to graphics processing units (GPUs) on-demand for AI, ML, and HPC workloads.