# Create a new GPU Droplet via CLI
doctl compute droplet create llama-vision \ --region sfo3 \ --image ubuntu-24-04-x64 \ --size gpu-h100 \ --wait \ --format ID,Name,PublicIPv4 # SSH in
ssh root@YOUR_DROPLET_IP # Verify GPU
nvidia-smi
# Output: NVIDIA H100 80GB, CUDA 12.2
# Create a new GPU Droplet via CLI
doctl compute droplet create llama-vision \ --region sfo3 \ --image ubuntu-24-04-x64 \ --size gpu-h100 \ --wait \ --format ID,Name,PublicIPv4 # SSH in
ssh root@YOUR_DROPLET_IP # Verify GPU
nvidia-smi
# Output: NVIDIA H100 80GB, CUDA 12.2
# Create a new GPU Droplet via CLI
doctl compute droplet create llama-vision \ --region sfo3 \ --image ubuntu-24-04-x64 \ --size gpu-h100 \ --wait \ --format ID,Name,PublicIPv4 # SSH in
ssh root@YOUR_DROPLET_IP # Verify GPU
nvidia-smi
# Output: NVIDIA H100 80GB, CUDA 12.2
# Update system
-weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">update && -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">upgrade -y # Install build essentials
-weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install -y build-essential python3.11-dev -weight: 500;">git -weight: 500;">wget # Create virtual environment
python3.11 -m venv /opt/llm-env
source /opt/llm-env/bin/activate # Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.2 support
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu122 # Clone TensorRT-LLM
-weight: 500;">git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM.-weight: 500;">git
cd TensorRT-LLM # Install TensorRT-LLM (this takes ~5 minutes)
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install -e . # Install vLLM for serving
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install vllm[tensorrt] # Install FastAPI for API wrapper
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install fastapi uvicorn python-multipart pillow requests
# Update system
-weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">update && -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">upgrade -y # Install build essentials
-weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install -y build-essential python3.11-dev -weight: 500;">git -weight: 500;">wget # Create virtual environment
python3.11 -m venv /opt/llm-env
source /opt/llm-env/bin/activate # Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.2 support
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu122 # Clone TensorRT-LLM
-weight: 500;">git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM.-weight: 500;">git
cd TensorRT-LLM # Install TensorRT-LLM (this takes ~5 minutes)
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install -e . # Install vLLM for serving
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install vllm[tensorrt] # Install FastAPI for API wrapper
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install fastapi uvicorn python-multipart pillow requests
# Update system
-weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">update && -weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">upgrade -y # Install build essentials
-weight: 500;">apt -weight: 500;">install -y build-essential python3.11-dev -weight: 500;">git -weight: 500;">wget # Create virtual environment
python3.11 -m venv /opt/llm-env
source /opt/llm-env/bin/activate # Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.2 support
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu122 # Clone TensorRT-LLM
-weight: 500;">git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT-LLM.-weight: 500;">git
cd TensorRT-LLM # Install TensorRT-LLM (this takes ~5 minutes)
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install -e . # Install vLLM for serving
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install vllm[tensorrt] # Install FastAPI for API wrapper
-weight: 500;">pip -weight: 500;">install fastapi uvicorn python-multipart pillow requests
# Create model directory
mkdir -p /models/llama-vision # Download Llama 3.2 Vision from Hugging Face
# (Requires authentication token from huggingface.co)
huggingface-cli login # Download the 90B model
huggingface-cli download meta-llama/Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct \ --local-dir /models/llama-vision \ --cache-dir /models # Compile with TensorRT-LLM
cd /opt/TensorRT-LLM/examples/llama python build.py \ --model_dir /models/llama-vision \ --output_dir /models/llama-vision-trt \ --dtype float16 \ --use_gpt_attention_plugin float16 \ --use_gemm_plugin float16 \ --max_batch_size 1 \ --max_input_len 4096 \ --max_output_len 1024 # Compilation output: ~15GB optimized model
ls -lh /models/llama-vision-trt/
# Create model directory
mkdir -p /models/llama-vision # Download Llama 3.2 Vision from Hugging Face
# (Requires authentication token from huggingface.co)
huggingface-cli login # Download the 90B model
huggingface-cli download meta-llama/Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct \ --local-dir /models/llama-vision \ --cache-dir /models # Compile with TensorRT-LLM
cd /opt/TensorRT-LLM/examples/llama python build.py \ --model_dir /models/llama-vision \ --output_dir /models/llama-vision-trt \ --dtype float16 \ --use_gpt_attention_plugin float16 \ --use_gemm_plugin float16 \ --max_batch_size 1 \ --max_input_len 4096 \ --max_output_len 1024 # Compilation output: ~15GB optimized model
ls -lh /models/llama-vision-trt/
# Create model directory
mkdir -p /models/llama-vision # Download Llama 3.2 Vision from Hugging Face
# (Requires authentication token from huggingface.co)
huggingface-cli login # Download the 90B model
huggingface-cli download meta-llama/Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct \ --local-dir /models/llama-vision \ --cache-dir /models # Compile with TensorRT-LLM
cd /opt/TensorRT-LLM/examples/llama python build.py \ --model_dir /models/llama-vision \ --output_dir /models/llama-vision-trt \ --dtype float16 \ --use_gpt_attention_plugin float16 \ --use_gemm_plugin float16 \ --max_batch_size 1 \ --max_input_len 4096 \ --max_output_len 1024 # Compilation output: ~15GB optimized model
ls -lh /models/llama-vision-trt/
python
# /opt/inference_server.py
from fastapi import FastAPI, File, UploadFile
from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
import torch
from PIL import Image
import io
import base64
from tensorrt_llm.runtime import ModelRunner
import uvicorn
import logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) app = FastAPI(title="Llama 3.2 Vision API") # Initialize model runner (loads compiled TensorRT engine)
model_runner = ModelRunner( engine_dir="/models/llama-vision-trt", lora_dir=None, rank=0, debug_mode=False
) @app.post("/analyze")
async def analyze_image( image: UploadFile = File(...), prompt: str = "Describe this image in detail."
): """ Analyze an image with Llama 3.2 Vision Example ---
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python
# /opt/inference_server.py
from fastapi import FastAPI, File, UploadFile
from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
import torch
from PIL import Image
import io
import base64
from tensorrt_llm.runtime import ModelRunner
import uvicorn
import logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) app = FastAPI(title="Llama 3.2 Vision API") # Initialize model runner (loads compiled TensorRT engine)
model_runner = ModelRunner( engine_dir="/models/llama-vision-trt", lora_dir=None, rank=0, debug_mode=False
) @app.post("/analyze")
async def analyze_image( image: UploadFile = File(...), prompt: str = "Describe this image in detail."
): """ Analyze an image with Llama 3.2 Vision Example ---
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python
# /opt/inference_server.py
from fastapi import FastAPI, File, UploadFile
from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
import torch
from PIL import Image
import io
import base64
from tensorrt_llm.runtime import ModelRunner
import uvicorn
import logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) app = FastAPI(title="Llama 3.2 Vision API") # Initialize model runner (loads compiled TensorRT engine)
model_runner = ModelRunner( engine_dir="/models/llama-vision-trt", lora_dir=None, rank=0, debug_mode=False
) @app.post("/analyze")
async def analyze_image( image: UploadFile = File(...), prompt: str = "Describe this image in detail."
): """ Analyze an image with Llama 3.2 Vision Example ---
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- **Run AI models cheaper** → [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai) — pay per token, no subscriptions ---
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- Processing documents with embedded charts and tables
- Building AI agents that see and reason about real-world data
- Running vision workflows that used to require manual human review - 4-8x faster inference compared to unoptimized PyTorch
- 50% memory reduction (runs on consumer-grade GPUs)
- Deterministic latency (no more API rate limits or timeouts)
- Full model control (no vendor lock-in, no usage caps) - Llama 3.2 Vision (90B parameters) — Meta's open-source multimodal model
- TensorRT-LLM — NVIDIA's optimizing compiler
- DigitalOcean GPU Droplet — $20/month with H100 GPU access
- vLLM — Inference server with batching and KV-cache optimization
- FastAPI — Lightweight Python API wrapper - Pre-configured CUDA/cuDNN
- Persistent storage
- Direct SSH access
- Billing by the hour (so you only pay for what you use) - H100 GPU: $2.50/hour = ~$60/month (always on)
- But here's the secret: reserve it only during inference jobs and spin it down between batches
- Running 8 hours/day? That's $20/month
- Running 24 hours/day? $60/month
