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Jiuhong: a vibe-coded Durable Objects bug, a $600+ overnight bill and a reported 80% account credit.
Replying on X in the shmily7 thread, Jiuhong (@indiehacker9527) says a bug from vibe coding in Durable Objects produced a bill of more than $600 overnight a few months earlier. After several rounds of negotiation stressing system defects, he says 80% was returned as account credit for future charges rather than to his card, that Cloudflare promised product improvements, and that he also received a startup credit package.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Unknown
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2026-10-09 10:31 UTC
- Billing outcome
- Credit issuedAuthor-reported
- Case progress
- Not established
- Public Cloudflare reply
- Not linked
Latest reported outcome
The author says 80% was returned as account credit for future charges rather than to his bank card.
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Read on 𝕏The author says a vibe-coded Durable Objects bug cost more than $600 overnight and that 80% was later returned as account credit.
Jiuhong
@indiehacker9527 · Original 𝕏 post
@shmily7 @ashleypeacock 几个月前也试过在 Durable Objects 里面 vibe coding 出来的 bug，一夜喜提 600 多刀惊喜账单，最后多轮交涉（重点要突出他们系统缺陷导致），退了80%，但不是退回银行卡，退回到账号后续抵扣，他们承诺改进产品（看来没实现），还送了个价值几 K 的startup 礼包，反正用不完，哈哈。
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