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How to stop free-tier abuse on an AI app (without killing signups)

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On most SaaS products a fake free account costs you a row in a database. On an AI app it costs you tokens. Every new account that burns its free credits is a bill, and the people who farm free tiers know it: new email, new browser profile, sometimes a VPN, same workload as yesterday. The usual fixe…

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  1. 2026-10-22 14:22 · DEV Community — AI
    How to stop free-tier abuse on an AI app (without killing signups)

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