Inside China's Gray Market for Resold Claude and ChatGPT Accounts
thisguy123123 · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Vectoral blog post investigated the wholesale market for Claude and ChatGPT accounts in China, uncovering a full-fledged account resale ecosystem.
- The article maps out the chain from account acquisition to wholesale and retail, and how they're distributed to Chinese users
- It reflects the scale of gray-market demand when official channels are unavailable, and the ongoing cat-and-mouse between resellers and OpenAI/Anthropic bans and risk controls
- It offers useful insights for both platform security and the subscription economy
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