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Show HN: Inference business simulator – don't go broke, rent GPUs, serve tokens

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Submitted by
dval
Posted
Nov 5, 2026
Site
makermaker.ai

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on makermaker.ai.

Trending history

Show HN: Inference business simulator – don't go broke, rent GPUs, serve tokens was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 48 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 23:20 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 21:50 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Show HN at every check (lower is better).

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Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

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From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

Hi HN, I'm Dhaval, one of the founders of MakerMaker.ai We made a game out of the fast-growing inference business. See if you can run the most profitable inference business in this market, or at least not go bankrupt. You start with $10k and no GPUs. You rent GPUs, pick which open-weights models to serve on which of…

Questions

Is Show HN: Inference business simulator – don't go broke, rent GPUs, serve tokens trending on Show HN right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 6, 21:50 UTC, after 2 days of trending.

What is the highest rank Show HN: Inference business simulator – don't go broke, rent GPUs, serve tokens reached?

#3 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 5, 23:20 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.

How long has Show HN: Inference business simulator – don't go broke, rent GPUs, serve tokens been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (48 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

8 points and 1 comment; submitted by dval on Nov 5, 2026.