A赚钱 niche on Xianyu: charging to install open-source AI tools for non-techies
sven_ai · x · 2026-10-23
A seller on Xianyu spotted a niche: installing and deploying open-source AI tools for ordinary users. The software is free, but most people can't install, configure, or debug it — what they're really paying for is "don't make me fiddle with it".
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