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- Aug 2021
Founded (Singapore)
- Oct 2026
$36,815 MRR, $494,417 all-time, 879 subscriptions
The story
Apiframe wraps many media-generation models (it is an official partner of BytePlus, Alibaba Cloud and MiniMax) behind one API with credit-based pricing. Paid plans start at $39/mo, with the first month at $19. The listing claims ~9,800 users.
Revenue figures are pulled from Apiframe's TrustMRR listing, which reads them directly from Stripe. Descriptive details (pricing, audience, channels, stack) are as listed by the founder on that page.
Our verdict
Partly
A picks-and-shovels play: sell to builders of AI apps. Margin depends on upstream model pricing.
How Apiframe compares: AI SaaS
Every AI SaaS business in our data with verified revenue, ranked by MRR. $/sub is our estimate (MRR ÷ active subscriptions).
| Business | MRR | Subs | $/sub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbase | $863,632 | 12424 | $70 |
| GojiberryAI | $424,368 | 3944 | $108 |
| Postiz | $270,432 | 7922 | $34 |
| Cometly | $199,989 | 283 | $707 |
| PROSP | $128,005 | 1108 | $116 |
| Supergrow | $79,479 | 2315 | $34 |
| Promptwise | $59,016 | 1798 | $33 |
| RankAI | $56,533 | 155 | $365 |
| Adspirer | $54,684 | 742 | $74 |
| traxy.ai | $53,752 | 243 | $221 |
| Vid.AI | $47,072 | 715 | $66 |
| Rank Prompt | $43,672 | 212 | $206 |
| VirtualJK | $43,582 | 97 | $449 |
| Laper | $41,634 | 1274 | $33 |
| SEObot | $37,146 | 516 | $72 |
| Apiframe (this case) | $36,815 | 879 | $42 |
| Based Labs AI | $28,537 | 873 | $33 |
| Humanize AI Text (AE-intelligence) | $27,447 | 1064 | $26 |
| WaLead AI | $22,359 | 278 | $80 |
| ChatDash | $20,098 | 116 | $173 |
| QR Code AI | $14,975 | 1473 | $10 |
| notis.ai | $13,474 | 447 | $30 |
| MagicSlides | $10,624 | 785 | $14 |
| Visualizee.ai | $8,139 | 288 | $28 |
| AutoSubtitles | $3,413 | 433 | $8 |
How they grew
- Developer-focused: a free start, then credit plans from $39/month. Verified source
- Official partnerships with model providers (BytePlus, Alibaba Cloud, MiniMax). Verified source
Tools mentioned: Astro · Node.js · Stripe
Method: Build an AI SaaS for one business job · see every method compared in the how to make money with AI guide · on our AI side hustles list.
The Pro breakdown
Pro breakdown in progress for Apiframe. Sections without sourced facts yet are marked below and are not behind the paywall. We add them after founder interviews and further research.
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FAQ
What is Apiframe's revenue?
$36.8k MRR, TrustMRR, Oct 14 2026. Evidence: Verified (Receipts).
How much money does Apiframe make?
$36.8k MRR (TrustMRR, Oct 14 2026). Evidence label: Verified (Receipts). MRR: $36,815; Last 30 days: $48,229; All-time revenue: $494,417; Active subscriptions: 879.
Is Apiframe's revenue verified?
Verified (Receipts): Payment-processor data (Stripe / RevenueCat) checked by us or a third-party verifier such as TrustMRR. Source: TrustMRR — Apiframe.
How long did Apiframe take to make its first dollar?
Unknown. We haven't found a source for Apiframe's time to first revenue yet, so we don't guess.
When did Apiframe start?
Aug 2021: Founded (Singapore).
Can I replicate Apiframe?
Our verdict: Partly. A picks-and-shovels play: sell to builders of AI apps. Margin depends on upstream model pricing.
Sources
- Verified dashboard TrustMRR — Apiframe — Revenue verified by TrustMRR via the payment processor API. TrustMRR figures update continuously; re-pull before quoting.