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IT Home · Published October 21, 2026 at 09:01

State media exposes second-hand platforms offering 'cracked AI' services: users pay only a few dollars for premium access to apps like Doubao and Kimi; the companies respond.

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Recently, some sellers on second-hand trading platforms have started a 'grey market' business around paid AI model services, using slogans like 'cracked version' and 'low-cost sharing' to sell various AI model usage rights at low prices. Is the so-called 'cracked AI' reliable? What risks are hidden behind this?

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