HSE University · Faculty of Computer Science
AI Leaders
Business Lab for Executives
Slide contents
1. AI Leaders
Business Lab for Executives
2. Evolution of AI Project Approaches
3. On-Premise Hardware
4. Cloud Compute
5. ML Tooling Evolves
6. Foundation Models
7. GenAI Applications
8. Roles Shrink to Tiny Teams
9. Cost Estimation and Hidden Line Items
10. Technical Side
11. Support Bot TCO
12. From Parameters to Load
13. OpenAI gpt-5.2: Cost
14. OpenAI API: CAPEX, OPEX, team, speed
15. Qwen Self-Host: 5 sec SLA
16. Self-Host: CAPEX, OPEX, team
17. Qwen on Rented GPUs
18. GPU Rental OPEX
19. Three Deployment Strategies
20. Case recommendation
21. Materials
API, GPU, self-host
OpenAI API docs/pricing
cloud.ru GPU price list, February 2026
Hugging Face, Qwen: models and speed
FinOps unit economics
22. Key Conclusions