Comment by dodata

One of the things that has deterred me from SageMaker is how expensive it can be for a side project. Real-time endpoints start at $40-$50 per month, which would be a bit too much for a low-budget project on the side. I love the idea of using an open-source alternative, but I noticed that all of the systems combined for Cortex would be a bit more expensive. Do you have any tips on how to keep a model deployed cheaply for a side project using Cortex? Id be fine with a little bit of latency on the first request, similar to how Heroku's free dynos work.