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Open X post$10K rev/month ProjectX expense breakdown
@ericsmith1302（Eric Smith） / 2026-03-30
Short excerpt
> Gross Revenue: $10,362
Revenue clues
- Project X made $10,362 monthly revenue, with $7,907.5 expenses and about $1,480 profit.
- Expense details included Replicate, Facebook Ads, Stripe/refunds, server/CDN, Gemini, OpenAI, Fal, email, and ElevenLabs. The author said 90% of the product was built with Codex and Claude.
Summary
This is a practical vibe-coding business case: AI tools can help ship revenue-generating products, but cost control and codebase ownership remain key risks.
Research value
This is a practical vibe-coding business case: AI tools can help ship revenue-generating products, but cost control and codebase ownership remain key risks.
Evidence note: Historical entry: high-priority case. First-party detailed cost breakdown.
Metadata
- Product or business
- Project X.
- Engagement metrics
- 94 likes / 3 retweets / 34 replies / 57 bookmarks / 7738 views
- Credibility
- Historical entry: high-priority case. First-party detailed cost breakdown.
- Snapshot source
- Curated X revenue research snapshot