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summary: "A look at the brokers buying unused AI credits from startups and reselling them — the marketplaces, the bulk-discount routers, and the message boards where off-market inference changes hands"
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# The AI Credit Resale Economy

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**Published:** 2026-08-16T14:44:55.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** inference, infra, industry, chips

## Summary

A look at the brokers buying unused AI credits from startups and reselling them — the marketplaces, the bulk\-discount routers, and the message boards where off\-market inference changes hands

## Sources

- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49320611>)