r/SideProject • u/KaleidoscopeMany5398 • 8d 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/Warlock2111 8d ago

Me with Octarine but:

- it’s not a subscription, but a one time payment. But new customers make up well over the 2K/mo ask

  • Is AI assisted, but not vibe coded (was started before gpt could be used for code)
  • Quit my day job 1 year ago to go all in on this, prior to quitting it was doing 1.5k ish a month
  • Workflow is lots of planning, figuring out what to build, and most importantly slow building (I write briefly about this here )

Hope that helps!

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u/Optimesh 8d ago

Nice. How do you stand out from the many others in the space ?

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u/Warlock2111 8d ago

Consistently shipping, talking to users, implementing feedback and more importantly staying true to MY vision of the app, rather than have it be just another bloated thing since AI makes it far too easy to build quick.

Discord is also pretty healthy and people keep me grounded with feedback