AI Side Hustles
AI Video AvatarsNamed in 2 case studies

HeyGen

An AI video generator built around talking avatars, including a custom avatar of yourself. In our documented cases it is used to make an entrepreneur's face clone and as part of a one-person agency's tool stack.

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Pricing

Free plan at $0 with 3 watermarked videos a month. Creator is $29/month (or $24/month paid annually), Pro is $49/month, and Business is $149/month plus $20 per seat.

Free plan: Yes. 3 videos a month, up to 1 minute each, with a watermark.

Checked on the official pricing page on October 27, 2026. Prices change and can vary by region, tax, and billing period.

How It Is Used in Our Cases
  • Making avatar videos without a camera or crew
  • Creating a video clone of yourself
  • Translating videos into other languages
Limitations
  • Free videos carry a watermark and are capped at 1 minute
  • Paid plans run on monthly credits
  • Avatar videos of real people need their consent
In the Case Studies

Case Studies Using HeyGen

2 case studies
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October 15, 2026
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A former content agency owner says her AI clone business brings in about $250K a month, run on Claude

Julia McCoy (First Movers AI)

Julia McCoy spent ten years building Express Writers, a content agency with 100 staff, and sold it in 2021. In November 2024 she started First Movers AI, which builds AI clones of entrepreneurs. She says it reached about $250K a month roughly 21 months after founding, with about 15 people on the team.

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Reported figure
About $250K a month(revenue)
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August 17, 2026
2 sources

A laid-off eBay analyst runs a one-person marketing agency on AI agents, with retainers of $20,000 to $30,000

Linara Bozieva (Ravenopus)

Linara Bozieva spent 11 years at eBay before being laid off, then founded Ravenopus in San Jose in May 2024. She is the only human, running about 30 to 35 specialized AI agents for strategy, research, creative, media and conversion work. Forbes reports retainers in the $20,000 to $30,000 range and that the bootstrapped company has been profitable since its first day, she says.

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Retainers of $20,000 to $30,000 a month(revenue)
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Alternatives

Related Tools in AI Video Avatars

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ElevenLabs

AI Voice & Audio

An AI voice generator for narration, voice cloning, and dubbing. Used for narration in the documented faceless YouTube pipeline reported by Fortune.

Free plan: Yes. 10k credits per month.

Pricing: Free plan with 10k credits per month. Starter $6/month, Creator $22/month, Pro $99/month, Scale $299/month, Business $990/month. First-month discounts were shown at the time of checking.

Checked October 17, 2026

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