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Replicate
A hosting service for machine learning models: a business sends a request to its API, the model runs on Replicate's GPUs, and the business pays only for that run.
Price: Pay per use: for example US$0.04 for each image made with FLUX 1.1 Pro, or US$0.000225 for each second on an Nvidia T4 GPU (read 13 October 2026)
Free plan: no monthly fee
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Who uses it, and for what
One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.
| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenshot to Code | Generates images, removes backgrounds and edits images for the generated pages. z-image-turbo | B | Screenshot to Code README on GitHub, October 2026 | ||
| Photo AI | Rented GPUs, billed per job, that train each customer's face model and generate the photos. Stable Diffusion with DreamBooth fine-tuning at first | C | Lex Fridman Podcast #440, August 2024: Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad Life, transcript | ||
| Interior AI | Rented GPU inference for the founder's image apps, after an earlier platform raised its prices. | C | Lex Fridman Podcast #440 transcript, 20 August 2024: Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad Life | ||
| AutoShorts.ai | Rented image models for the pictures in each video, named by the founder in April and May 2024. image generation models | C | X profile of Eric Smith, @ericsmith1302, and its embedded timeline, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| DocsBot AI | Transcribes audio and video sources and runs some of the free AI tools on the website. AI transcription | C | A public page outside the story's source list | ||
| Vid.AI | Runs image generation and the animated avatar videos. | C | Vid.AI privacy policy and terms, last updated 27 September 2026 |
Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.
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