Stack Comparison

AI / ML Product Stacks

Build AI-powered applications and services

Add AI to Your App

Drop AI into your existing app — no Python required

$65–$305/month
Time to Launch1–4 weeks
ScalabilityMedium-High
Free Tools2 of 5
Next.jsFullstack Framework
Free
Vercel AI SDKAI Streaming + Tools
Free
OpenAI APILLM Provider
$20–$200/mo
Supabase + pgvectorDB + Vector Search
$25–$50/mo
VercelHosting & Edge
$20–$55/mo
Why this stack?

You already have a web app. You just want to add AI features — a chatbot, smart search, content generation — without rewriting your backend in Python. Vercel AI SDK streams responses right into your React components.

Zero Vendor Lock-In

Your models, your servers, your data — no API bills

$100–$600/month
Time to Launch4–8 weeks
ScalabilityHigh
Free Tools4 of 5
OllamaLocal Model Runtime
Free
LlamaIndexData Ingestion + RAG
Free
ChromaDBLocal Vector Store
Free
Hetzner GPU ServerGPU Hosting
$100–$600/mo
Docker + K8sContainer Orchestration
Free
Why this stack?

Every API call to OpenAI is a variable cost you can't predict. Self-hosting gives you fixed costs, complete data privacy, and zero vendor lock-in. When your model costs hit $5K/month, this stack pays for itself.

AI MVP in 2 Weeks

From "I have an AI idea" to a working demo in 2 weeks

$100–$365/month
Time to Launch2–6 weeks
ScalabilityHigh
Free Tools2 of 6
FastAPIAPI Framework
Free
OpenAI APILLM Provider
$20–$200/mo
LangChainAI Orchestration
Free
PineconeVector Database
$0–$70/mo
LangSmithLLM Observability
$0–$40/mo
Railway or Fly.ioDeployment
$5–$55/mo
Why this stack?

The AI landscape is moving too fast to spend months building infrastructure. This stack gives you an API, a vector database, and observability — the fastest path from idea to a demo you can show investors.