Data study
What AI Side Hustles Really Earn
Medians, ranges and case counts from 285 real AI side hustle cases with sourced dollar figures, grouped by category. Every number links to its cases.
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285real AI side hustles with a sourced dollar figure
$9,445median biggest figure, all cases
$9,813median monthly income (n = 174)
$6,521median MRR for apps and tools (n = 178)
Median Biggest Reported Figure, by Category
AI Workflows$51Kn = 22Affiliate Marketing$38Kn = 3Brand Deals$21.5Kn = 4Build an AI App$7,918n = 194Faceless YouTube & Shorts$6,831n = 30AI UGC Ads$6,000n = 6Creator Shops$4,204.93n = 3Digital Products$4,000n = 15AI Books on KDP$1,229.25n = 4
Each case's largest stated dollar result, over any time period. Log scale. Categories with fewer than 3 data points show no median: Newsletters & Memberships (2), Print on Demand (2).
Median Monthly Income, by Category
AI Workflows$56.1Kn = 14Build an AI App$8,859n = 139Faceless YouTube & Shorts$4,940.50n = 12AI UGC Ads$3,315.50n = 4
Only figures stated for one month (a month, per month, in month 6, in June). Subscription revenue (MRR) is counted separately below.
Median MRR for Apps and AI Tools
Every Category and Its Cases
Faceless YouTube & Shorts
All Faceless YouTube & Shorts casesMedian biggest figure$6,831n = 30, $3 to $71.9K
Median monthly income$4,940.50n = 12, $871 to $71.9K
Median MRR (apps, tools)$16.5Kn = 6, $815 to $65.1K
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- Make one-click AI documentaries for YouTube: Gomotion AI, $57.9K MRR: $71.9K revenue, last 30 days
- Sell done-for-you faceless YouTube channels: White Glove Content, $65.1K MRR: $69.6K revenue, last 30 days
- Build a faceless channel from long podcast commentary videos: $45,467
- Run a faceless gardening nostalgia channel with AI scripts and voice: $40,000 in 6 months: $40,000 in 6 months
- Build an AI character account on TikTok: $33K in 7 days
- Build a faceless shorts tool and grow it with its own videos: AutoShorts, $30K MRR: $30K MRR in 4 months
- Run faceless YouTube Shorts channels with Claude like Kellan Henneberry: $24,937/mo, 1.43M views: $24,937
- Run a faceless YouTube channel with Claude, CapCut and AI images: $24K in 28 days: $24K est. revenue (last 28 days)
- Run an AI avatar YouTube channel with a cloned voice: $20,000 in 63 days
- Run a police bodycam channel with public-records footage and AI voiceover: $17,700 in a month: $17,700 in one month (June)
- Build an AI content engine that researches and makes viral videos, $17K/mo: $17K revenue, last 30 days
- Run a faceless software-tutorial channel with an AI host: $4,200 in month 11: $10,900 in total
- Make ultra-long YouTube videos for a high RPM: $10,617 in about 3 months: $10,617 est. revenue (Jul 22, Oct 19)
- Start a faceless story channel in a niche doing millions of views: $10,000 first month
- Run AI avatar YouTube channels with Claude doing most of the work: $7,981 in 30 days
- Viducer.ai: a YouTube automation studio for documentary videos, $1,624 MRR: $5,681 revenue, last 30 days
- Virvid.ai: an AI faceless shorts generator, $3,030 MRR: $3,531 revenue, last 30 days
- Track every dollar from 2 faceless YouTube channels: $3,209 in 6 months: $3,209.80 in 6 months
- Get $2,400 a month on TikTok with an AI avatar host: $2,400 in a month
- Post AI videos of one dog character on Facebook: $1,009.72 in a day, about $2.2K in a month: ~$2.2K in June
- Make $2,000 in the first 14 days after monetization: $2,000 in 14 days
- Earn $886 from one AI TikTok video with Creator Rewards: $886 from one video
- AutoReels.AI: automated faceless video creation, $871/mo: $871 revenue, last 30 days
- Run a few AI TikTok pages in one repeatable style: one video earned about $800: ~$800 from one video
- Learn from a faceless travel channel that earned $524 and lost monetization over AI videos: $524 lifetime ad revenue
- What a first AI short film really cost: ~$150 in credits
- See what YouTube paid for an AI African storytelling video: $47.20 for 15K views: $47.20 from one video
- Try faceless YouTube for 30 days and track it honestly: $18 and 103 subscribers: $18 first affiliate commission
- Check the real RPM of an AI faceless video: about $9 per 1,000 views in the AI tutorial niche: $17 average CPM
- Quit your job for an AI history vlog channel: Chloe VS History: ~$3 per 15-second clip
Build an AI App
All Build an AI App casesMedian biggest figure$7,918n = 194, $100 to $50M
Median monthly income$8,859n = 139, $219 to $865.9K
Median MRR (apps, tools)$5,427.50n = 156, $77 to $863.6K
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- Grow an AI calorie-tracking app to $50M ARR and sell it: Cal AI: $50M+ ARR
- Grow an AI app builder solo: Base44 hit $1M ARR in 3 weeks: $1M ARR in 3 weeks
- Vibe-code a browser flight sim with Cursor: $1M ARR in 17 days: $1M ARR in 17 days
- Sell AI support agents to businesses: Chatbase, $863.6K MRR: $865.9K revenue, last 30 days
- Grow an AI app past $700K with Meta ads after influencer reach dropped: 28.7K views: $700K+ revenue in under 8 months
- Find high intent B2B prospects with AI: GojiberryAI, $424.4K MRR: $424.4K MRR
- Build the AI tool you wished you had as a creator: Poppy AI, $400K a month: $400K revenue a month
- Vibe code an MVP in 2 days and grow it with your own audience: Stella, $340K MRR: $340K MRR (per Starter Story)
- Launch an AI app builder with no free plan: Shipper, $25.6K MRR: $307K ARR
- Build an open source gateway for 250+ AI models: LLM Gateway, $78.8K MRR: $259.5K revenue, last 30 days
- Launch an AI website chatbot on Product Hunt: SiteGPT, $10K MRR in the first month: ~$250K a year
- Grow an AI resume builder: Rezi, $243.9K MRR: $243.9K MRR
- Build a paid AI chat app as a solo developer: $170,005 in a month: $210K+ in December 2025
- Sell an AI dictation app through lifetime deals: Blip AI passes $200K: $200K total revenue
- Quit your job to run an AI product development agency: $150K in year one: $150K first-year revenue
- Turn agency know-how into an AI marketing agent: Plurio, $150K a month: $150K revenue a month
- Launch an AI video tool on AppSumo: Motionvid, $120K and $7K MRR: $120K AppSumo campaign
- Give Claude a creative studio: CreativeClaw, $11.3K MRR: $103.2K revenue, last 30 days
- Bundle many AI models into one subscription: Magai, almost $100K a month: ~$100K a month (2.5 years in)
- Build AI cold-email automation for sales teams: LeadFlow, about $100K a month: ~$100K revenue a month
- Run an AI creative studio for image, video and audio: PromptWise, $63K MRR: $92.7K revenue, last 30 days
- Vibe code a money-finding app with Claude Code and Cursor: Payout, $80K MRR in 4 months: $80K MRR in 4 months
- Bundle 100+ AI models in one creative app: Kolbo.AI, $37.6K MRR: $79.2K revenue, last 30 days
- Build an AI calorie tracker app: Nutria, $46.3K MRR: $75.4K revenue, last 30 days
- Book patients for medical practices with AI: MedPilot, $71K/mo: $71K revenue, last 30 days
- Build an all-in-one AI creative workspace solo: Kolbo.AI, about $60K a month: ~$60K a month
- Re-render selfies in retro camera looks: Boothie, $52.5K MRR: $52.5K MRR
- Audn.AI: automated penetration testing for AI companies, $28.4K MRR: $52.3K revenue, last 30 days
- Vibe-code apps with Claude and Codex: $51,767 in revenue by day 96: $51,767 in revenue
- Vibe-code an AI content tool for creators: Stanley, $50K MRR in 6 weeks: $50K MRR within 6 weeks
- Build an AI boxing coach app: Brawler, $22.8K MRR: $49.7K revenue, last 30 days
- Build a creative OS for screenwriters: Laper, $46.9K MRR: $49.6K revenue, last 30 days
- Show brands how they rank in AI search: Rank Prompt, $43.7K MRR: $48.8K revenue, last 30 days
- Turn scripts into ready-to-post videos: Vid.AI, $46.9K MRR: $46.9K MRR
- Teach Reddit marketing for AI search: Launch Club, $32K MRR: $45.9K revenue, last 30 days
- Sell one API for many AI models: Apiframe, $35.1K MRR: $43.8K revenue, last 30 days
- Build an AI fitness app that plans workouts from a photo: AbMaxx, $20.1K MRR: $42K revenue, last 30 days
- Ship mobile app fixes in minutes with AI coding agents: Capgo, $33.1K MRR: $40.8K revenue, last 30 days
- Validate an app idea in a weekend with four AI app builders: $40K ARR in a month: $40K ARR in one month (as posted)
- Find and enrich target accounts with AI: LeadX, $31.2K MRR: $39.7K revenue, last 30 days
- Build a paid web app on your phone with Replit: $37,000 in revenue: $37,000 in revenue
- Run SEO with an AI agent: SEOBOT, $34.4K MRR: $35.6K revenue, last 30 days
- Validate with a service, then automate it: Gojiberry AI, $27K MRR: $35K sales in one month
- Sell an AI image and video platform on Whop: Knightvision, $7,934 MRR: $34.4K revenue, last 30 days
- The Helm by Analytics Mates: AI that reasons about your GA4 data, $4,648 MRR: $31.6K revenue, last 30 days
- Sell real-time AI translation for churches: Glossa.live, $14.4K MRR: $31.2K revenue, last 30 days
- Build analytics for short-form video: Virlo, $31K MRR: $31K+ MRR
- Build a SaaS in 48 hours with Cursor and no coding: Launch Fast, $30K MRR: $30K MRR
- Sell AI video tools plus a community: Based Labs AI, $28.5K MRR: $28.5K MRR
- AI Toolbox: a profitable AI tools site grown on search, $1,314 MRR: $23.1K revenue, last 30 days
- Faceless video app StoryShort hits $20.4K MRR: $22.5K revenue, last 30 days
- Create original AI songs: SongMaker.AI, $22.3K MRR: $22.3K MRR
- SEO STACK: AI on top of Search Console and Analytics data, $22.3K MRR: $22.3K MRR
- Build an AI content creation mobile app: Draft AI, $20.8K MRR: $21.9K revenue, last 30 days
- Build AI interactive story games: Talefy, $18.8K MRR: $21.7K revenue, last 30 days
- Protect public figures from deepfakes: RemoveWise, $21K a month: $21K revenue a month
- Resell white-label AI assistants to agencies: ChatDash, $19.2K MRR: $21K revenue, last 30 days
- Stat AI: an AI sports analysis app, $15.9K MRR: $21K revenue, last 30 days
- Hairly AI: try new haircuts and colors before you change, $20.7K MRR: $20.7K MRR
- Crush AI: AI that makes ad creatives and tunes ad spend, $20.4K MRR: $20.4K MRR
- Imposter AI: a party game app with AI-powered categories, $20.1K MRR: $20.1K MRR
- Start on Lovable with a prototype and grow it to $20K MRR: $20K MRR
- Turn your agency's internal tool into an AI agent: Lancer, $10K a month by month four: $20K MRR later (Indie Hackers)
- Give AI agents access to your personal context: Brevilabs, $17.9K MRR: $20K revenue, last 30 days
- Run and automate a small business in one app: Plutio, $19.9K MRR: $19.9K MRR
- Turn an idea into mobile app designs: Sleek, $19.3K MRR: $19.3K MRR
- LocalRank.so: all in one AI local SEO software, $19.3K MRR: $19.3K MRR
- Build an AI Roblox game creation platform: Superbullet, $12.2K MRR: $19K revenue, last 30 days
- Build AI agents trained on business docs: Chat Data, $17.3K MRR: $18.7K revenue, last 30 days
- Backlinker AI: automated backlink outreach for SEO teams, $17.4K MRR: $18K revenue, last 30 days
- Automate Upwork job applications with AI: Lancer.app, $17.8K MRR: $17.8K MRR
- QR Code AI: custom art QR codes made with AI, $14.7K MRR: $16.4K revenue, last 30 days
- Generate SEO WordPress sites in one click: 1clickwebsite.ai, $14.5K MRR: $15.1K revenue, last 30 days
- Build a voice-note AI app in 12 hours: AudioPen, about $15K a month: ~$15K a month
- Build an immersive website from one prompt: Draftly, $12.5K MRR: $14.8K revenue, last 30 days
- Create low content books for Amazon with AI: Low Content AI, $14.6K MRR: $14.8K revenue, last 30 days
- Repurpose long videos for every platform: Taja AI, $13.7K MRR: $13.7K MRR
- Dalea AI: a social media agent for small businesses, $6,965 MRR: $12.8K revenue, last 30 days
- Analyze property deals with AI valuations: Leverage, $12.5K MRR: $12.5K MRR
- Build an AI food label scanner: Goodie AI, $12.2K MRR: $12.2K MRR
- Local SEO Bot: automated Google Maps rankings for local businesses, $11.6K MRR: $11.6K MRR
- Build your first mobile app with Claude and Cursor: MyFutureSelf, $11K a month: $11K revenue a month
- Build an AI chat mobile app: ChatONE, $10.7K MRR: $10.7K MRR
- Make slides with AI in Google Slides: MagicSlides, $10.3K MRR: $10.3K MRR
- AI Designer: beautiful UI for any project from a few words, $8,313 MRR: $10.2K revenue, last 30 days
- Build business apps for clients with Base44: $10,000 for 10 apps: $10,000+ from 10 apps
- Build a simple AI wrapper app to learn an API: ArtScan, about $10K in revenue: ~$10K revenue
- Run an AI SEO tool free for 3 months, then convert: almost $10K MRR: ~$10K MRR (as posted)
- Pivot an AI rendering tool for architects: Visualizee, from $150 to $10K a month: $10K a month after pivot
- Build an AI tool that designs mobile apps: Sleek, $10K MRR within a month: $10K MRR within a month
- Help brands show up in ChatGPT answers: BrandAxis, $10K a month: $10K revenue a month
- Turn an old domain into an AI lead-gen tool: EfficientPIM, $10K+ a month: $10K+ a month
- Launch an AI tool that remixes viral short-form formats: Fastlane: $10K revenue a month (listed)
- AlgoFuse.ai: AI Amazon listing images built from top competitors, $9,822/mo: $9,822 revenue, last 30 days
- Build websites in 60 seconds: SiteJourney, $9,380 MRR: $9,445 revenue, last 30 days
- Visualizee.ai: turn architect sketches into realistic renders, $8,474 MRR: $8,859 revenue, last 30 days
- Launch an AI automation agent to a waitlist: Twin, $8K MRR in 48 hours: $8K MRR in 48 hours
- Vibe-Code a Cheaper Newsletter Tool and Hit $7,836 ARR in a Week Like @marclou: $7,836 ARR after 6 days
- Build an AI presentation maker: GenPPT, $7,806 MRR: $7,806 MRR
- Run Whisper on the iPhone to sell private transcription: LoroNote, $7,591 in 28 days: $7,591 revenue in 28 days
- MausBot: an open-source team of AI bots that use a computer for you, $7,458 MRR: $7,458 MRR
- Turn prompts and screenshots into Figma designs: UXMagic, $6,564 MRR: $7,326 revenue, last 30 days
- Plan distribution before you vibe code: the sixth app made $7K+ MRR: $7K+ MRR
- Sprinta.ai: tools to build AI agents for WhatsApp, $5,204 MRR: $6,705 revenue, last 30 days
- Aymo AI: 65+ AI models in one private team workspace, $6,478 MRR: $6,478 MRR
- Make AI social videos for businesses: Vidgenie.ai, $5,616 MRR: $6,186 revenue, last 30 days
- Teach people to build AI businesses in days: 5 Day Sprint, $6,106 MRR: $6,106 MRR
- Sell an AI helper for Blender: 3D-AGENT, $5,883 MRR: $6,054 revenue, last 30 days
- Build an AI photo editor app with no prompts and no login, $3,696 MRR: $5,945 revenue, last 30 days
- FootballGPT: an AI football coaching platform, $5,239 MRR: $5,239 MRR
- Build viral AI party games: Wasabi, $5,144 MRR: $5,144 MRR
- Automate social media with AI: Followr, $5,138 MRR: $5,138 MRR
- Run a solo vibe-coding app agency as a student: up to $20K a month: $5,000 per MVP
- Book meetings with autonomous AI sales agents: PipeLime, $4,727 MRR: $4,727 MRR
- Xagio: an AI SEO site builder for WordPress, $4,623 MRR: $4,623 MRR
- Build a production B2B SaaS with Lovable: $4,600 MRR in 2 months: $4,600 MRR
- Ship an offline AI text-to-speech app: Local TTS, $4,572 in 28 days: $4,572 revenue in 28 days
- Archifruits.ai: turn room and building photos into architectural renders, $4,547 MRR: $4,547 MRR
- Convert AI-built sites to WordPress: WPConvert.ai, $3,408 MRR: $4,504 revenue, last 30 days
- Sell AI photoshoots on credits: Photo AI Studio, $4,083 MRR: $4,083 MRR
- Build a post scheduler for AI agents: $4K MRR: $4K MRR
- Colorize and restore old photos with AI: colorize.cc, $3,961/mo: $3,961 revenue, last 30 days
- Help streamers grow with AI: Yakkr Growth, $3,822 MRR: $3,822 MRR
- Bluff AI: a Gen Z photo app grown on organic TikTok, $2,411 MRR: $3,586 revenue, last 30 days
- Add a custom ChatGPT chatbot trained on your site: Chatwith, $3,565 MRR: $3,565 MRR
- Build SEO-ready websites with AI: GitPage, $594 MRR: $3,435 revenue, last 30 days
- Turn NotebookLM into a connected knowledge base: Kortex, $3,344 MRR: $3,344 MRR
- Sell social-video data to AI agents and builders: SocialKit, $3,300 a month: ~$3,300 a month
- Turn a dull compliance job into an autonomous AI agent: $3,200 MRR: $3,200+ MRR
- HotelHero.ai: AI social media that turns hotel followers into bookings, $2,932 MRR: $3,052 revenue, last 30 days
- RedactAI: AI posts and hooks for growing on LinkedIn, $3,046 MRR: $3,046 MRR
- Sell a security scanner to vibe coders: CheckVibe, $3K in 6 weeks: ~$3K revenue in 6 weeks
- Turn growth-agency work into an AI platform: Meerkats.ai, $3K+ MRR in four weeks: $3K+ MRR
- Launch an app with AI UGC and paid creators: $3K in the first week (11th app): $3K first week
- Visualize AI: redesign your space with AI, $2,815 MRR: $2,815 MRR
- Let's Bot: AI chatbots that unify a business's customer channels, $2,677/mo: $2,677 revenue, last 30 days
- DecorAI: redesign any room, exterior or garden from one photo, $2,416 MRR: $2,533 revenue, last 30 days
- Promptmonitor: track how your brand shows up in AI answers, $2,473 MRR: $2,473 MRR
- Lenz AI: a digital camera photo effect app built on Nano Banana, $2,458 MRR: $2,458 MRR
- Clarity Search AI: an agent that gets your brand recommended in AI search, $2,446 MRR: $2,446 MRR
- ChefGPT: an AI app for calories, recipes and meal plans, $2,018 MRR: $2,255 revenue, last 30 days
- Ticketdesk AI: a helpdesk that answers tickets from your knowledge base, $2,219 MRR: $2,219 MRR
- Build a mood board and AI room designer: MoodBoardly, $2,180 MRR: $2,180 MRR
- Launch an API for AI agents with no funding: BeatAPI, $2,100 and 100+ paying users: $2,100 revenue in ~5 weeks
- Akal AI: help car dealers sell more from the leads they already pay for, $1,809 MRR: $2,030 revenue, last 30 days
- Build a private, on-device AI meeting-notes app: $2K in 6 months: $2K+ revenue in 6 months
- Vibe-code a focus app from scratch: $2,000+ MRR in 3 months: $2,000+ MRR
- blogr.ai: AI action plans from your Search Console data, $1,013 MRR: $1,990 revenue, last 30 days
- Redesign any room from a photo with AI: KitchenDesign, $1,984 MRR: $1,984 MRR
- Build a SaaS with Claude Code as a non-technical marketer: $1,814 MRR: $1,814 MRR
- Botric: get your brand cited in ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity answers, $1,430 MRR: $1,797 revenue, last 30 days
- Let AI find jobs and email founders for you: Aarivi, $1,335 MRR: $1,787 revenue, last 30 days
- Sell AI headshots from selfies: AI SuitUp: $1,769 revenue, last 30 days
- Build RAG support agents with the OpenAI API: OpenAssistantGPT, $1,747 MRR: $1,747 revenue, last 30 days
- EasyClass AI: an all-in-one AI teaching tool for teachers, $1,708/mo: $1,708 revenue, last 30 days
- Make posters and posts by chatting with AI: Kodo, $1,573 MRR: $1,631 revenue, last 30 days
- Build an AI launch-video generator as a student: $1,600+ revenue: $1,600+ revenue
- ApparelAI: on-model fashion photos from a flat lay in seconds, $1,466/mo: $1,466 revenue, last 30 days
- Bobby: three AI views before you make a trade, $1,436/mo: $1,436 revenue, last 30 days
- Mad Dog Alpha AI: AI analytics for complex data streams, $1,096 MRR: $1,425 revenue, last 30 days
- Prilo AI: AI prep for student competitions and AP exams, $1,376 MRR: $1,379 revenue, last 30 days
- ChartsGPT: an AI assistant for fast technical chart analysis, $1,366/mo: $1,366 revenue, last 30 days
- Make AI photo styles from selfies: Pro Photo, $667 MRR: $1,311 revenue, last 30 days
- AtomicBot.ai: the fast way to run OpenClaw in the cloud or on your device, $1,304 MRR: $1,304 MRR
- ChatGPT Pro Tools: a browser extension that organizes your ChatGPT chats, $1,284/mo: $1,284 revenue, last 30 days
- Build an AI writer that learns from your X stats: ClimbX, $1,247 MRR: $1,247 MRR
- Blainy: AI help for writing and researching academic papers, $1,232 MRR: $1,232 MRR
- Math AI: a Chrome extension that solves math from a screenshot, $1,143 MRR: $1,231 revenue, last 30 days
- Rezly AI: a free AI resume builder, $1,182/mo: $1,182 revenue, last 30 days
- Vibe-code a Steam game and sell it: $1,165 in 10 weeks: $1,165 Steam revenue
- Validate a SaaS idea with a Lovable waitlist: $1,137 MRR in 45 days: $1,137 MRR in 45 days
- Supplements AI: a smart AI supplement tracker, $1,108 MRR: $1,108 MRR
- Build a mobile game with AI and no coding background: $1,042 in 6 months: $1,042 net in 6 months
- Vibe-code a niche AI SaaS as a researcher: $1K MRR in 25 days: $1K MRR in 25 days
- Ship a Lovable app and learn what comes after launch: LandingBoost, $1K and 582 users: $1K total revenue
- Build an AI texting coach: Social Genius, $410 MRR: $976 revenue, last 30 days
- Vibe code a 3D game world with Claude and sell ads inside it: 66K users, $953: $953 revenue in 29 days
- Run a one-person app company with Claude Code skills: GainFrame, $944 MRR: $944 MRR
- Dream Interpreter AI: AI dream interpretations, $917/mo: $917 revenue, last 30 days
- Depost AI: turn LinkedIn into a lead engine in 30 minutes a day, $836/mo: $836 revenue, last 30 days
- Dreamini AI: every AI model worth using, in one place, $832/mo: $832 revenue, last 30 days
- Zyra: an AI budget coach that reads your bank statements: $785 MRR
- Make flashcards and quizzes with AI: Flashcards AI, $229 MRR: $590 revenue, last 30 days
- Identify and value stamps with AI: StampSnap, $444 MRR: $579 revenue, last 30 days
- Sell AI image and video generation by API: Prototipal, $448 MRR: $448 MRR
- Build an AI college admissions app: AdmitOdds, $402 MRR: $402 MRR
- Generate Google Sheets formulas from text: SheetAI, $367 MRR: $367 MRR
- Launch an AI social listening tool: Sensorhub, 6 customers at launch: $313 MRR at launch
- Build a small tool from your own AI bill: Terse, $300+ MRR in two weeks: $300+ MRR in two weeks
- Build the posting tool you use yourself: PostClaw, $300 MRR in 2 days: $300 MRR in 48 hours
- Sell one-button Mac apps built with AI coding: $280 at $4.99 each: $280 total sales
- Build an AI virtual try-on app: FitIn, $238 MRR: $238 MRR
- Build a founder marketing tool with Lovable: Launchli, $146 MRR: $146 MRR
- Validate on Lovable, ship on the App Store with Cursor: $100 MRR in two weeks: $100 MRR
AI Workflows
All AI Workflows casesMedian biggest figure$51Kn = 22, $186.18 to $345.9K
Median monthly income$56.1Kn = 14, $3,327 to $345.9K
Median MRR (apps, tools)$54.7Kn = 13, $3,484 to $308.5K
See the sources behind these numbers (22)
- Build an agentic social media scheduler: Postiz, $308.5K MRR: $345.9K revenue, last 30 days
- Get brands cited in AI answers: AEO Engine, $170.8K MRR: $204.6K revenue, last 30 days
- Pick an AI music niche with keyword research before you make songs: $167,000 in a year
- Automate personal LinkedIn outreach with AI: Prosp, $128K MRR: $128K MRR
- Help people post on LinkedIn with AI: Supergrow, $79.5K MRR: $79.5K MRR
- Hire an AI paid media manager: Adspirer, $54.7K MRR: $70.2K revenue, last 30 days
- Grow and own your LinkedIn audience: Podawaa, $64.4K MRR: $64.4K MRR
- Build lead lists from social listening: traxy.ai, $53.2K MRR: $58.7K revenue, last 30 days
- Sell an AI replica of yourself as a consultant: VirtualJK, $48.5K MRR: $57.3K revenue, last 30 days
- Grow site traffic on autopilot: RankAI, $56.5K MRR: $56.5K MRR
- Build an AI content system with Claude Code: Sandy Lee, 67K subscribers in about 7 months: $52K July 2026 income incl. salary
- Write your own ending with Grok Imagine: $50K second place in the Odyssey contest: $50K second place
- Post to every social platform at once: Post Bridge, $49.7K MRR: $49.7K MRR
- Run a video studio alone with AI: ACE Studio, 60-80% more income than with seven staff: ~$30K from brand deals in a year
- Turn a classic into AI horror with Grok Imagine: $25K third place: $25K third place
- Go from an iPhone and Suno to $10,800 in one month of royalties: $10,800 royalties in June
- Build an AI platform where users approve every step: Chat Agency AI, $10K a month: $10K revenue a month
- Run a startup with zero employees and a team of AI agents: AgentaOS, $9.5K MRR: $9.5K MRR
- Release AI violin-metal instrumentals made with Suno: 2.6M Spotify streams: ~$7,000 earned
- Zevari AI: an AI SDR team for LinkedIn and email, $4,900 MRR: $4,900 MRR
- Dena AI: an AI business phone system, $3,484 MRR: $3,484 MRR
- Grok Bot built an evidence pack and won a full Squarespace refund: $186.18 refunded
AI UGC Ads
All AI UGC Ads casesMedian biggest figure$6,000n = 6, $2,576 to $400K
Median monthly income$3,315.50n = 4, $2,576 to $400K
Median MRR (apps, tools)Too fewn = 2, $1,812 to $3,226
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- Grow AI consumer apps with UGC creator campaigns: Glam Up and Sprout, $400K a month: $400K revenue a month (2 apps)
- Pitch 500+ brands for UGC: $11,125 from 28 paid collabs in 55 days: $11,125 in 55 days
- Make AI UGC ads for small brands: $7,000 in 4 months: $7,000 in 4 months
- Sell with AI ads like Janson Smith: "$5,000 in 3 Days", 83.5K views: $5,000
- Harmar AI: captions in 55+ languages in about a minute, $3,226 MRR: $3,631 revenue, last 30 days
- Turn a product into a video ad with AI UGC: Agent Media, $1,812 MRR: $2,576 revenue, last 30 days
Brand Deals
All Brand Deals casesMedian biggest figure$21.5Kn = 4, $2,100 to $100K
Median monthly incomeToo fewn = 1, $2,100 to $2,100
Median MRR (apps, tools)Nonen = 0
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- Edit videos in 15 minutes and turn content into income: ~$100K from content
- Earn from brand deals with an AI-avatar Instagram page: $32,953: $32,953 earned
- Make your first $10,000 from AI by selling one skill to brands: $10,000 first from AI
- Run a virtual menswear influencer with brand deals: $2,100 a month: $2,100 a month (NY Post)
Digital Products
All Digital Products casesMedian biggest figure$4,000n = 15, $157.48 to $7M
Median monthly incomeToo fewn = 2, $1,160 to $6,289
Median MRR (apps, tools)Too fewn = 1, $57.6K to $57.6K
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- Relaunch after a first course that sold nothing: $7M+ revenue
- Turn a YouTube skill into a paid community: $57,573 new MRR
- Launch a first course to an existing audience: $40K first launch
- Sell $20 paid requests from your link in bio: $10.5K+ earned
- License AI clones of your voice on ElevenLabs: about $1,160 a month from 8 voices: $8,985 earned in 13 months
- Launch a first course on Stan Store: ~$8K from launch
- Sell AI-made digital prints (JPGs) on Etsy: $6,289 in one month from one shop: $6,289 sales in a month
- Reach a first $4k on Stan Store: $4K on Stan Store
- Earn $2,064 in six weeks from one ElevenLabs voice clone: $2,064 in about 6 weeks
- Make a Notion template with AI and sell it on Gumroad: $2,000+: $2,000+ earned
- Sell an AI chatbot boilerplate to developers: ChatRAG, $1,883 in 6 days: $1,883 revenue in 6 days
- Launch an AI agent template others can run: an "autonomous CEO" Grok Bot, $1,800 in a week: $1,800 made so far
- Make a first $1,000 with Claude, Canva, Etsy and Pinterest: $1,000 first online
- Earn from free Grok Bot templates: $723 in two weeks: 86.9K views: $723 in two weeks
- Test AI influencers for 7 days with Claude and Higgsfield: $157 profit, shown honestly: $157.48 profit in 7 days
Affiliate Marketing
All Affiliate Marketing casesMedian biggest figure$38Kn = 3, $23K to $67K
Median monthly incomeNonen = 0
Median MRR (apps, tools)Nonen = 0
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- Upload Amazon review videos to your storefront: $67,000 in a year: $67K in 2023
- Build 300+ programmatic SEO pages with AI on a niche site: $38K in year one: $38K revenue in year one
- Earn from a faceless channel before monetization with CPA offers: $23,000 before AdSense
Newsletters & Memberships
All Newsletters & Memberships casesMedian biggest figureToo fewn = 2, $15K to $250K
Median monthly incomeToo fewn = 1, $15K to $15K
Median MRR (apps, tools)Nonen = 0
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- Grow a Substack from $0 to $250K a year, promoted with Reels: $250K a year (ARR)
- Fund a YouTube education channel with Patreon: $15K+ a month
Creator Shops
All Creator Shops casesMedian biggest figure$4,204.93n = 3, $5 to $7,000
Median monthly incomeNonen = 0
Median MRR (apps, tools)Nonen = 0
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- Earn $7,000 making AI ad creatives for brands: $7,000 earned
- Automate faceless AI product videos for TikTok Shop: $4,204 in sales: $4,204.93 TikTok Shop sales
- Connect Grok Bot to X Money for temporary virtual card numbers: $5 bonus
Print on Demand
All Print on Demand casesMedian biggest figureToo fewn = 2, $10K to $160M
Median monthly incomeToo fewn = 1, $10K to $10K
Median MRR (apps, tools)Nonen = 0
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- Turn one cozy product into a creator-driven brand: $160M+ Comfrt revenue (Forbes)
- Sell your own designs on Etsy with Printify: $10K+ in one month
AI Books on KDP
All AI Books on KDP casesMedian biggest figure$1,229.25n = 4, $104.60 to $7,431
Median monthly incomeNonen = 0
Median MRR (apps, tools)Nonen = 0
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- Grow an AI-assisted KDP catalog to $2,929 in monthly royalties: $7,431 revenue
- Publish AI coloring and word-search books on KDP: $820 net profit: $1,258.50 revenue
- Publish AI-made technical computing ebooks on KDP: $1,200 in 23 days: $1,200 in 23 days
- Publish 30 ChatGPT nonfiction books in 60 days: $104.60 in royalties: $104.60 royalties
Methodology
Every figure is what the creator, or the publication linked on each case, reported. Starbelo does not verify earnings. We used every real Starbelo case that links its source and states a US dollar figure (n = 285, built Oct 27, 2026). Ranges like "$40,000 to $60,000", other currencies, costs, budgets, savings, fundraising and deal values are left out. For each case we took the largest dollar figure, any stated monthly figure, and any MRR figure. Medians need at least 3 data points. Biggest figures mix time periods, so compare them within a category, not across. Reported wins are not typical results.
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