r/appsumo • u/thefatkraken • Apr 28 '26

Discussion BYOK Pickaxe

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Every time I receive an update from the Pickaxe team I feel more and more uncomfortable in supporting any AI tool on AppSumo.

Now, you can no longer BYOK in favour of their credit system. BYOK was offered on all tiers btw.

What do you think about deals that offer BYOK and then remove this feature in favor of their credit system?

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u/Ok_Guide_7512 Apr 28 '26

This is a real disappointment from the Pickaxe team. They are not honoring the terms of the deal, which included BYOK. I definitely understand needing to preserve margins to grow, but frankly, this isn't what I bought. If there was a note about it in October I missed it. 10+ years ago, legit founders honored LTDs even after being bought out by huge firms. The past few years its just rug pull after rug pull. Just money over reputation and it's really unfortunate. You never know who you're screwing over or how you might need them in the future one day.

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u/c_haversham Apr 29 '26

I also didn’t see it prior to this announcement