The only AI video tool that actually has revenue — and two ideas that don't
Jul 19, 2026
The only AI video tool that actually has revenue — and two ideas that don't
10 new cards today, 99 fresh signals scraped from web_search (9,870 signals there, which is insane). Let me cut through the noise.
The AI-Powered Short Video Auto-Editing Tool (AI-Powered Short Video Auto-Editing Tool) is the only one here I'd take seriously. $108,475 in the last 30 days at $19-99/mo pricing. That's not "we think we can make money" — that's real revenue from real customers. Content creators are bleeding money on editors who charge $500/video, and this solves the exact pain point: turn a 1-hour podcast into 10 short clips for TikTok/Reels/Shorts. The AI caption generation alone saves hours. If I were building this, I'd use Whisper for transcription, FFmpeg for video processing, and charge $29/mo for 10 hours of video. Don't overcomplicate it.
Then there's the On-demand Branded Merchandise Production Platform (on-demand branded merchandise production and sales platform). 90 score, sounds sexy — but this is a capital-intensive nightmare. You're competing with Printful, Printify, and a dozen other print-on-demand giants who've raised millions. The "brands and creators" angle is overplayed. Unless you have a specific niche (e.g., high-quality merch for indie musicians with faster turnaround), you'll get crushed. Hard pass from me.
And the Build AI Chatbot Based on Documents (build AI chatbot based on documents) at 88? Look, I know this is trendy, but there are already 50+ YC-backed companies doing this exact thing. Chatbase, SiteGPT, DocsBot — the market is saturated. The only way to win is a very specific vertical (e.g., legal document Q&A for small law firms) or a dead-simple UX that a 60-year-old real estate agent can set up in 2 minutes. If you go generic, you're fighting a losing battle.
What I'm actually thinking: the AI video tool is the real opportunity here. $100k MRR proves the market exists, and most competitors are still building for YouTubers, not podcasters. If you focus on "podcast-to-clips" with better speaker detection and auto-chaptering, you could eat a nice slice. I'd use Next.js + Supabase + a queue system for video processing. Ship in 2 weeks, charge $29/mo, and validate with 10 podcasters on Twitter.
That's it. Go build something that actually makes money.