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Top 5 AI tools to make money (honest picks)
Five AI tools people really use to sell a service or a product, with real starting prices, the skill you still need, and no income promises.
No income promises. These tools help you deliver a service faster. Money comes from finding clients and doing good work, which takes time. We have not tested every tool hands-on; prices come from each vendor's page and change often.
Affiliate disclosure. One link on this page (Make) is an affiliate link and is labelled. It never changes our picks or order. Every other link is a plain link.
1 Make
- The idea
- Sell small automations to local businesses: new lead to CRM to a thank-you email, form to invoice, review alerts.
- Skill you still need
- Map a client's process and test edge cases. Clients pay for reliability, not for the tool.
- Price
- Free plan; Core from $9/month billed yearly ($10.59 monthly) for 10,000 credits. Source ↗
- Reality check
- Expect a few weeks of practice before charging. Start with one small paid fix for someone you know.
BotPickr listing · Confirm current prices on the vendor's page.
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Make's own walkthrough of the AI tools, so the screens match what you will see.
2 OpusClip
- The idea
- Turn a client's long videos or podcasts into short clips for Reels, Shorts and TikTok as a monthly service.
- Skill you still need
- Pick the clips worth posting and fix captions. Auto-picked clips still need a human edit.
- Price
- Free plan with 60 credits a month; Starter $15/month; Pro $29/month ($14.50/month billed yearly). Source ↗
- Reality check
- Only works if the source videos are good. Get permission for any footage you clip.
BotPickr listing · Confirm current prices on the vendor's page.
Official beginner run-through from upload to export.
3 Descript
- The idea
- Edit podcasts and talking-head videos by editing the transcript, then offer editing as a service.
- Skill you still need
- Good audio judgment and fast turnaround. Clients notice sloppy cuts.
- Price
- Free plan; Hobbyist $16/person/month billed yearly ($24 monthly); Creator $24 ($35 monthly). Source ↗
- Reality check
- Editing is a crowded market. Niche down (one industry) and show before-and-after samples.
BotPickr listing · Confirm current prices on the vendor's page.
4 Lovable
- The idea
- Build simple web apps, landing pages and internal tools for small clients from a written brief.
- Skill you still need
- Clear specs, testing and knowing when a project needs a real developer.
- Price
- Free plan; Pro from $25/month (100 credits) or $21/month billed yearly. Source ↗
- Reality check
- Credits run out fast on big projects. Quote fixed scope and keep the client's data and logins secure.
BotPickr listing · Confirm current prices on the vendor's page.
Lovable's own 24-minute overview: prompts, editing and publishing.
5 Gamma
- The idea
- Make pitch decks, proposals and one-page sites for small businesses and freelancers.
- Skill you still need
- Writing and structure. Gamma lays it out, you still decide what to say.
- Price
- Free plan; paid plans (Plus and Pro) listed on Gamma's pricing page. Source ↗
- Reality check
- Decks alone sell for little. Bundle them with copywriting or a sales offer.
BotPickr listing · Confirm current prices on the vendor's page.
Gamma's official beginner tutorial for a first deck.
Before you sell anything
- Get written permission for client footage, voices and accounts.
- Never share client passwords with an AI tool. Use the tool's own connections.
- Read Connect AI to your inbox safely and AI pricing and free tiers explained.
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