Anthropic's AI assistant. Documented cases use it to write long video scripts, draft newsletter summaries, and run client offers on a single monthly subscription.
Free plan. Pro is $20/month billed monthly or $17/month billed annually. Max starts at $100/month. Team seats start at $20/seat/month billed annually.
Free plan: Yes. Free plan for chat on web, desktop, and mobile.
Checked on the official pricing page on October 17, 2026. Prices change and can vary by region, tax, and billing period.
Adavia Davis runs a group of faceless YouTube channels that publish long, calm history videos. According to Fortune, the channels together brought in between $40,000 and $60,000 a month in revenue. Production runs through TubeGen, a pipeline created by collaborator Eddie Eizner.
Jonathan Laramy left his customer service job in June 2025 to work full time on "Chloe VS History", a YouTube channel built around an AI-generated character who explores historical events. He told Business Insider the channel earns him more than his old wage, without sharing figures.
Daniel Nguyen built BoltAI, a native macOS client for AI models. He told Indie Hackers it makes about $10,000 a month in one-time sales plus $5,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Licences were priced at $37, $57, and $79.
Corey Ganim offers a free 15-minute mini assessment, a $999 AI tool assessment, and a concierge retainer at $1,200 to $2,000 a month capped at six seats. According to the teardown, five of six prospects converted and the concierge offer reached $8,000 MRR in ten days.
A side hustler launched a weekly book-summary newsletter on Substack at $7 a month or $50 a year. The first month brought 42 subscribers. By month three there were 150 subscribers and $1,000 in total revenue, and by month six about $1,400 a month.
Official imageOpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant. In our documented cases it is used to draft reports, brainstorm product slogans, write first drafts of client posts, and generate code for digital products.
Free plan: Yes. Free plan with limits on uploads, image creation, and deep research.
Pricing: Free plan, plus paid Go, Plus, and Pro plans for individuals and Business and Enterprise plans for teams. Exact prices were not shown in the version of the page we could read; check the official page for your region.
Checked October 17, 2026
Official imageGoogle's AI assistant. One documented print-on-demand seller uses it to check trending phrases because it can search Google in real time.
Free plan: Yes. Free with a Google Account.
Pricing: Free with a Google Account. Paid individual plans listed at $4.99/month, $19.99/month, and from $99.99/month. Business plans from $21 per seat per month.
Checked October 17, 2026
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