AI Credits vs API Credits: What You're Actually Paying For (and Where Free Credits Really Come From)
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"Credits" is one of the most overloaded words in AI pricing. The same word gets used for a ChatGPT-style app allowance, a prepaid developer balance, a cloud promotion, and a startup grant. Mixing them up is how people end up buying the wrong plan or chasing "free credit" offers that don't exist. He…
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- 2026-10-27 17:15 · DEV Community — AI
AI Credits vs API Credits: What You're Actually Paying For (and Where Free Credits Really Come From)