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When OpenAI first introduced GPT creation, there was a two month period before the App Store launched. During that time, millions of people built their own GPTs. By the time the Store officially opened, OpenAI announced that more than 3 million GPTs existed. Most were experimental or one off ideas.
ai-gen.co saw something very different. They realized early that the ecosystem would eventually become crowded, and that the real opportunity was in being present everywhere before most people understood how the platform would evolve. So they took a high volume approach and created thousands of GPTs. They experimented with automated idea generation, created tools for many different topics, and succeeded in publishing one of the largest GPT collections in the entire ecosystem.
As a result, when the App Store opened, ai-gen.co was already deeply embedded across the platform. Their GPTs began showing up in a wide range of searches. Traffic grew quickly. Tens of thousands of chats per day became normal, and their GPTs accumulated millions of conversations.
To illustrate how wide their coverage became, here are examples of their GPTs showing up for completely different search keywords inside the OpenAI ecosystem.
This approach allowed them to appear in almost any search query that a user might type. They captured attention by being early and by covering a wide range of problems instead of focusing on a single niche.
However, despite the massive traffic, monetization was still a challenge. There was no built-in payout system at the time, and ai-gen.co needed a way to turn usage into reliable income.
This is where our partnership began.
Once ai-gen.co integrated with TopRoad.ai, everything changed. We worked closely together and built a number of strategies that significantly improved retention, conversion, and recurring revenue.
Together we experimented with:
• email reminders before and after subscription events
• writing new email templates for onboarding and retention
• abandoned cart flows
• abandoned cart discount tests
• geographic awareness inside the monetization algorithms
• geographic pricing that creates fair discounts in lower income locations
• targeted follow up emails that increase the chance of subscription recovery
• ongoing A B tests to improve conversion rates over time
Each experiment taught us something new, and we used the results to refine and improve the next iteration. The abandoned cart discount test was one of the most interesting examples. We ran a controlled experiment, measured user reaction and conversion uplift, and eventually decided to keep the discount permanently because it produced better outcomes for both the creator and the users.
Through these optimizations, ai-gen.co built a stable and growing revenue stream from their GPT collection. Within six months of monetizing on TopRoad.ai, they crossed more than 10,000 USD per month. Their income is now supported by strong recurring revenue and a wide base of GPTs rather than one or two large performers.
ai-gen.co’s story shows a different path than most creators take. They moved early. They published widely. They experimented constantly. And once they partnered with us, they used data driven refinement to turn scale into sustainable income.
Currently they are making more than 10,000 per month through more than 100 different GPTs, such as Legal Studies, Organic Chemistry and many more.
This is what can happen when a creator understands timing, distribution, and iteration, and when those strengths are paired with the right monetization infrastructure.
