How Solo Devs Ship AI Features in 10 Minutes

You’ve got an idea for an AI feature — maybe a chatbot for your SaaS, an image generator for a side project, or a quick transcription tool to bolt onto an app you already have.

You don’t have a team. You don’t have an infra engineer. And you definitely don’t have three weeks to shop around every AI provider. You’ve got a laptop, some coffee, and maybe an hour before the energy runs out.

Good news: you can ship an AI feature in 10 minutes. Here’s exactly how.

Minute 0-1: Sign Up and Get Your Key

Go to aipass.one. Make an account. You get a $1 credit on signup — enough for hundreds of text generations or dozens of images.

From the developer dashboard, create an OAuth2 Client. That gives you a clientId — your app’s identity on AI Pass. Copy it.

Total time: about 60 seconds.

Minute 1-3: Add the SDK

If you’re building a web app (and if you’re a solo dev moving fast, you probably are), add one script tag:

<script src="https://aipass.one/aipass-sdk.js"></script>

Initialize it:

AiPass.initialize({
  clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
  requireLogin: true
});

That’s it. The SDK handles authentication, payments, and billing. When people use your app they’ll see a clean login flow, create an AI Pass account (or sign in), and get their $1 credit on signup.

You didn’t build auth screens. You didn’t wire up Stripe. You didn’t write billing logic.

Total time: 2 minutes.

Minute 3-5: Add a Text Feature

Want a chatbot? Here’s all the code you need:

async function chat(userMessage) {
  const response = await AiPass.generateCompletion({
    model: 'openai/gpt-4.1-mini',
    messages: [
      { role: 'system', content: 'You are a helpful assistant for my app.' },
      { role: 'user', content: userMessage }
    ]
  });
  return response.choices[0].message.content;
}

That’s a working chatbot using GPT-4.1-mini (fast and cheap). Hook it up to a text input and a message area, and you’re good.

Want Claude instead? Change one line:

model: 'claude-sonnet-4-5'

Want Gemini?

model: 'google/gemini-2.5-flash'

Same function, same response format, different model. No new SDK, no extra auth, no separate billing.

Minute 5-7: Add Image Generation

Let’s make images:

async function generateImage(prompt) {
  const result = await AiPass.generateImage({
    model: 'flux-pro/v1.1',
    prompt: prompt,
    size: '1024x1024'
  });
  return result.data[0].url;
}

That returns a URL to the generated image — drop it into an tag and show it.

Want higher quality? Switch to ultra:

model: 'flux-pro/v1.1-ultra'

Prefer Google’s model?

model: 'imagen4/preview/ultra'

Still the same SDK, same billing, same API key.

Minute 7-9: Add Text-to-Speech

Why not add voice? Your app already has text and images — give it sound:

async function speak(text) {
  const audio = await AiPass.generateSpeech({
    model: 'tts-1',
    input: text,
    voice: 'alloy'
  });
  // audio contains the speech data
  return audio;
}

Nine minutes in and you’ve got text generation, image creation, and speech synthesis — three AI features, one SDK, zero infra headaches.

Minute 9-10: Deploy

If you’re using Lovable, Replit, or any of those vibe-friendly hosts, you probably already have hosting sorted. Push your changes and you’re live.

Want extra visibility? Publish to AI Pass’s catalog — there are already 100+ apps on the platform. Your app gets a page, an embed button, and exposure to other AI Pass users.

The Part That Pays You

Here’s the kicker: you earn 50% commission on every API call your users make.

You built the app in 10 minutes. Your users pay for their own AI usage through AI Pass. Every time they generate text, create an image, or synthesize speech, you get half the commission.

No subscription billing to build. No Stripe integration. No pricing page to design. AI Pass handles payments, and you get revenue share.

For solo devs, this is huge: build fast, ship fast, and earn passively.

What Solo Devs Are Actually Building

Check out aipass.one/apps to see what folks have shipped:

• QR code art generators — text + image generation combined
• Cooking assistants — chatbots with recipe smarts
• Dream interpreters — playful text generation with personality
• Passport photo tools — image analysis and editing
• Language tutors — conversation AI with speech

All by small teams or solo devs. All shipped quickly. All earning commission on usage.

The Solo Dev Advantage

Big companies spend months testing providers, negotiating contracts, and building infra. Solo devs just build the thing.

With AI Pass, the gap between “I have an idea” and “I have a working AI app” is minutes, not months. And the gap between “I have an app” and “I have a revenue stream” is zero — commission starts with the first API call.

Read our foundational guide to learn the platform, or check the SDK reference for all available methods. If you’re used to BYOK apps, see why your users shouldn't need their own API keys.

Stop Planning. Start Shipping.

You don’t need a bigger team. You don’t need enterprise AI contracts. You don’t need months of infra work.

You need 10 minutes and a $1 credit.

Go build something.

Solo dev? AI Pass gives you 35+ AI models through one SDK — text, images, video, speech. $1 credit on signup, 50% commission on user API calls. Quick start guide gets you building in minutes.