Startup considers reselling unused OpenAI and Anthropic API capacity at 10%–15% discount
Diligent_Bridge_1674 · reddit · 2026-07-24
A startup says it overcommitted to OpenAI and Anthropic usage to secure better pricing, and is now considering turning the excess capacity into a simple API proxy for other developers.
The proposed offer would undercut direct pricing by roughly 10%–15%. The post asks which models people use, how much they spend monthly, and whether anyone has experience with a similar setup before they build it.
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