[rvz]

> Right now I'm running everything on AWS, but the cost feels overkill for my current needs. Since my past professional background is in AWS, it was the default choice, but given that this project is currently funded through my own savings and I'm currently unemployed, I'm looking to minimize costs. Scalability isn't a concern as the user base is small.

Given that this doesn't make any money, you might as well use local or self-hosted LLMs instead of cloud based LLMs.

AWS for this use-case (especially when you are not intending to make money) is indeed overkill.