Ask HN: Why Do AI Credits Expire

Gift cards do not expire because laws were passed to prevent it. No such laws exist for AI credits, so companies will do what is most profitable.

The gift card analogy breaks down a bit: a gift card doesn’t get more expensive for the store to redeem later. Compute can.

AI credits expire because they make the least money off you if you actually use your full quota, now or later.

Accounting purposes, I guess.