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Ask HN: Why Do AI Credits Expire

A Hacker News user questions why AI service credits expire, comparing them to gift cards which often do not expire, and seeks explanations beyond the common argument of incentivizing heavier usage.

read1 min views1 publishedJun 21, 2026

| |||||||||||| 3 points by | I was writing a blog when this hit me and couldn't find too many convincing arguments other than incentivizing heavier use, would love to hear takes on this. Closest parallel I could think of is gift cards, which too do not expire in many places. | ||||||||||| |

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