Review of 175 AI tool terms finds 60% changed, free-tier commercial-use calls corrected
What happened
ClipJury ran a second review of the terms of 175 AI tools, Hacker News reported on its front page on October 19. Over the 15 weeks from June to October 2026, 105 tools (60%) changed terms affecting commercial use of free-tier output. Fifteen tools tightened free-tier commercial rights, and 41 earlier calls that free-tier output was safe to monetize no longer hold under current wording. ClipJury also found 18 of its own errors, where paid-plan terms backed free-tier calls. Those factors are now marked "unclear" and an automated check blocks such citations.
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- Hacker News front pageShow HN: I re-read the terms of 175 AI tools twice; 60% changed in 15 weeks
ClipJury 对 175 款 AI 工具进行两轮条款复查，发现 105 款（60%）在 2026 年 6 月至 10 月的 15 周内发生了影响免费输出商业变现的变更。15 款工具收紧了免费档商用权限，41 项免费档可安全变现的判断不再得到工具当前措辞支持。复查还发现其自身有 18 处用付费套餐条款支撑免费档判断的错误，已将相关因素降为不明确，并增加自动检查以阻止此类引用发布。
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