> This is a problem if you're trying to sell your code.
I think relatively few tech companies are trying to sell their code directly these days. Most are hoping to build a product and/or service and then charge customers for access to it.
An API or a web service counts as distribution under the AGPL. If you run such a service, and you use spaCy --- either by linking the binary, or using it as a network service --- you'll have to AGPL your code. Which introduces equivalent restrictions on anyone who uses your service.
I think relatively few tech companies are trying to sell their code directly these days. Most are hoping to build a product and/or service and then charge customers for access to it.