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Business and reselling

Team procurement and compliance, white-label and reselling — turning the API into something you can sell.

24/7 Agent: Subscription vs. API Economics

How to calculate the break-even point

Updated 2026-10-16

Stripe Acquires OpenRouter: AI Gateway Landscape

Facts, impact and practical developer options behind the $7B+ deal.

Updated 2026-10-16

What to check on the Cursor Auto pricing change

A billing-definition checklist and a predictable-cost alternative.

Updated 2026-10-16

Claude subscription refunds and account bans

As of 2026-10-13: the refund wording from Anthropic's terms and help center, the official request paths at Apple and Google Play with their timelines, and QCode's refund terms for top-ups and plans.

Updated 2026-10-16

Using Claude Code in Japan: A Practical Guide

Payment methods (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, crypto), Japanese docs and ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL setup steps.

Updated 2026-10-16

Pay for Claude API with Apple Pay / Google Pay

Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards, crypto, Alipay and WeChat Pay: currency, fee labels, amount range and the three top-up steps.

Updated 2026-10-16

How to buy Claude API credits

Console prepaid credits, auto-reload, payment methods, one-year expiry and Max/Team monthly credits, compared with QCode top-ups.

Updated 2026-10-16

OpenAI API usage tiers: Build, Launch, Grow

Five tiers became three on 2026-10-06: $5 / $100 / $500 thresholds, $500 / $5,000 / $200,000 monthly limits, with RPM and TPM.

Updated 2026-10-14

Using Codex in China: setup and payment

Checked 2026-10-13: no mainland China entry in OpenAI's supported-countries list; configure model_provider, base_url https://api.qcode.cc/openai and wire_api responses, then top up with Alipay or WeChat Pay.

Updated 2026-10-14

How to buy Claude Code: plan prices and paying from Russia

No standalone Claude Code plan: it comes with Pro ($20/month, US) and Max ($100 and $200) and shares their limits, Russia is not in the official location lists, and QCode bills per token with ruble top-ups via СБП.

Updated 2026-10-14

White-Label AI Coding API 2026: OEM Claude Code & Codex Solutions | QCode.cc

QCode.cc white-label AI coding API: resell Claude and Codex under your own domain, one key for multiple models, sub-keys with per-customer caps, usage API.

Updated 2026-10-08

Claude Pro / Max vs an API key

A plan is not an API, but Max and Team now include monthly API credits (not for Claude Code, not on Pro): monthly fees, five-hour and weekly limits, Claude Code auth precedence, and when to pick a per-token API key.

Updated 2026-10-08

Claude Code team shared keys guide

One sub-API key per person, a daily quota per key, qot_ usage queries, offboarding, and how Anthropic Team / Enterprise compare.

Updated 2026-10-07

How to Launch an AI API Subscription Business 2026: Complete Playbook | QCode.cc

Positioning, product mix, subscription pricing, compliance, customer ops — a complete playbook to launch your AI API subscription service. Based on QCode.cc partner field data, with a 5-tier pricing template and SaaS financial model.

Updated 2026-09-21

Become a Claude / Codex Channel Partner — QCode.cc Partner Program Guide 2026

QCode.cc Partner Program guide: five wholesale tiers locked by a one-time top-up (CNY 3,000–20,000 for a 0.95–0.75 multiplier), an 8% partnership fee per top-up, your own branded domain, one key across three protocols, no KYC, live in about 0.5–1 hour.

Updated 2026-09-19

Buying an AI coding API for a team

Pooled versus daily-cap quota, per-account concurrency and headcount, and sub-key attribution.

Updated 2026-09-02

Paying for an AI API with Alipay and WeChat

Per-transaction caps, who absorbs the fee and settlement time across four channels.

Updated 2026-09-02

AI Subscription Platform vs Self-Host 2026: Enterprise Decision Framework + TCO | QCode.cc

Two paths for enterprise AI: subscription platform vs self-host. 12-month TCO calculations, 5-dimension scorecard (cost, time-to-launch, compliance, control, scale), recommendations by company size.

Updated 2026-08-15