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Mac owners renting out idle compute for AI inference see earnings fall as token prices drop

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Darkbloom network users sharing their Macs for AI inference report earnings down to $1.23 a day, as Anthropic token prices fell 77% in under five months.

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  1. 2026-10-31 13:49 · Tom's Hardware
    Firm that lets you rent out your idle Mac for AI inference workloads warns of plummeting token costs

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