Security · 1h ago
Grey market resells Claude access in China at 70-90% discount
Proxies in China resell Anthropic's Claude API at 70-93% below official prices, using mass-produced accounts and model swapping. The practice risks data exposure and quality degradation, as operators can log prompts and responses. In June 2026, Anthropic accused Alibaba-linked entities of creating 25,000 fake accounts to siphon 28.8 million requests for model distillation.
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The story highlights a systemic blind spot: even legitimate users often lack visibility into which model serves their requests, making grey-market discounts a dangerous bargain.
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