Free Steam demo runs up $1,000 daily AI bill and forces devs to take out bank loan

Easy Fox were surprised by the number of users and didn't expect that the demo's popularity would cause its AI expenses to go that high.

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2026-10-10 12:52 · Tom's Hardware
Free Steam demo runs up $1,000 daily AI bill and forces devs to take out bank loan

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