# AI Paid Me

> Real, sourced examples of people making money with AI, each written as a plain-English how-to. Every story links its source and says whether the numbers were verified by a reporter or self-reported.

AI Paid Me (https://aipaidme.com) publishes real, named examples of people making money with AI, each written as a plain-English how-to. Every story links its original source and carries one of two labels: "Verified by outlet" (the outlet says a reporter checked documents such as pay slips or payout records) or "Self-reported" (the figures come from the person and were not documented by the outlet). Dollar figures are quoted exactly as the source states them. Results vary; nothing on the site is financial advice. Run by Tina Sangermano. Newsletter: AI Paid Me Weekly.

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## Stories

- [AI paid Adavia Davis roughly $40,000 to $60,000 a month from faceless YouTube channels](https://aipaidme.com/stories/faceless-youtube-history-channels-claude-elevenlabs/): “roughly $40,000 to $60,000 a month in revenue”. Verified by outlet. Source: Fortune, https://fortune.com/2025/12/30/ai-slop-faceless-youtube-accounts-adavia-davis-user-generated-content/ (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid Amanda Overcash nearly $8,000 in under three weeks for training chatbots](https://aipaidme.com/stories/ai-training-side-hustle-rating-chatbots/): “nearly $8,000 in under three weeks”. Verified by outlet. Source: Business Insider, https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-training-side-hustle-earnings-real-estate-mom-2025-4 (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid Dmytro Negodiuk $11K a month for building AI agents for small businesses](https://aipaidme.com/stories/ai-automation-consulting-small-business/): “$11K revenue/mo”. Self-reported. Source: Starter Story, https://www.starterstory.com/stories/fractional-ai-officer-for-startups-nyc-dmytro-negodiuk (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid Pieter Levels $105,000/mo in revenue from Photo AI, a one-person AI photo app](https://aipaidme.com/stories/photo-ai-solo-saas-pieter-levels/): “$105,000/mo revenue”. Self-reported. Source: levels.io (Pieter Levels' own site, reposted from X), https://levels.io/photoai-40870-line-index-php-105k-mo-revenue (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid The Rundown AI $3 million in 2024 revenue, from a newsletter explaining AI](https://aipaidme.com/stories/ai-newsletter-the-rundown-beehiiv/): “booked $3 million in 2024 revenue”. Self-reported. Source: Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/profile/rowan-cheung/ (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid Connor Burd $20K/month from an app he says he vibe coded in 14 days](https://aipaidme.com/stories/vibe-coded-app-payout-claude/): “$20K/month” (Starter Story). Self-reported. Source: Starter Story, https://www.starterstory.com/connor (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid Rebecca Beach up to $20,000 a month for printables and workbooks she vibe codes](https://aipaidme.com/stories/ai-printables-vibe-coded-workbooks-etsy-shopify/): “double my income to up to $20,000 a month”. Self-reported. Source: Business Insider (as told to Jane Fazackarley), https://www.businessinsider.com/make-20000-month-selling-vibe-coded-products-etsy-2025-8 (checked Oct 15, 2026)
- [AI paid off for Otto's Grotto: 'one of the reasons' a sticker shop more than doubled its revenue](https://aipaidme.com/stories/sticker-shop-chatgpt-shopify-vibe-coding/): AI was “one of the reasons I was able to more than double my revenue in 2024”. Self-reported. Source: Business Insider (as told to Jamie Phillis), https://www.businessinsider.com/vibe-coding-etsy-seller-ai-boost-revenue-2025-4 (checked Oct 15, 2026)

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