That’s great. The overhead is that you have to host it and maintain the environment and app. If there is downtime that’s now your responsibility.

If that’s better than $x/month to be someone else’s problem then it’s a win.

Is there a middle ground that hasn't emerged yet?

Someone to host and manage your SLop-As-A-Serivce (SLAAS) for a price point in the middle.

That feels like a business.

Hey, that sounds like OpenAI!