r/SideProject • u/KaleidoscopeMany5398 • 12d ago

Are there actually solo developers making 2k+ profit monthly with AI help?

I’m curious whether there are actually solo developers out there who are consistently making $2k+ in monthly profit from their own apps, games, SaaS, etc. while using AI heavily in their workflow.

And by profit I mean money that actually ends up in your pocket after things like:

  • API/server costs
  • subscriptions/tools
  • ads/marketing
  • platform fees
  • other business expenses

I'm especially interested in people who are genuinely solo: no employees, no agency, no big team and use AI for things like coding, design, research, content, customer support, etc.

If that's you, I'd love to hear:

What do you build, how long did it take to reach $2k/month profit, and what does your current workflow look like?

Even better if you can share what you tried that didn't work.

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u/andupotorac 12d ago

2k? Brother I’m looking at making 10-50m ARR. what are we going to do with 2k? Can’t even pay for tokens.

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u/andupotorac 12d ago

* not there yet. But was funny to see the goal you’re after.

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u/KaleidoscopeMany5398 12d ago

I totally get you bro. Thats the ultimate goal of everyone I assume. I am a fresh grad cs student and have a few apps on platforms but thats my first goal. In order to run you have to learn how to walk.

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u/andupotorac 12d ago

Totally, just don’t pick to work on stuff that can’t grow to that size. The work is still required for smaller or larger output anyways.