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$9.3K MRR: Koe creates, edits and upscales cinematic AI video
Koe sells tools for generating, editing, upscaling, captioning and storyboarding cinematic AI video. Its $9.3K MRR is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.
What it actually sells
Koe sells AI video generation, editing, upscaling, captioning and storyboarding tools. Its listed tools include one-click 4K upscaling, sentence-based clip editing without re-rendering and one-click cinematic subtitles.
Koe generates cinematic AI films from text prompts and imports scripts or briefs into prompts. It also provides character consistency and storyboard mode. “Cinematic AI films from one prompt.”
How it charges
Koe offers Free, Hobby, Starter, Pro, Team, Ultra and Enterprise plans, with yearly billing saving 20%. Credit packs are also available, and the Free plan is listed at $0 with no card required.
Month by month
Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.
| Month | Revenue (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $70 |
| 2026-05 | $645 |
| 2026-06 | $7,177 |
| 2026-07 | $32,697 |
| 2026-08 | $20,414 |
| 2026-09 | $8,482 |
Where customers come from
The site offers browsable templates and free credits for new users. It presents Koe as: “Built for musicians, brands, and indie filmmakers who care about quality.” It also lists creators, studios, teams and organizations.
What stands out
Koe combines text-to-film generation, script and brief imports, 4K upscaling, sentence-based editing, captions, character consistency and storyboard mode. Its site also describes a pipeline combining novel-to-season production, storefront sales and producer participation.
From the official site
Built for musicians, brands, and indie filmmakers who care about quality.
Cinematic AI films from one prompt.
Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.
Where it sits in the data
Koe's $9.3K MRR is higher than 93% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “Entertainment” category (351 projects) it is higher than 95% (category median $207). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.
Currency
All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.
Could you build something like this?
My view: demand would come from musicians, brands, indie filmmakers, creators, studios, teams and organizations that want to produce and modify video. The visible distribution surfaces are browsable templates and free credits for new users.
My view: the difficult parts would be reliable video generation and editing, consistent characters, compute costs, support load, content regulation and competition. A builder would also need a clear way to move users from free credits into paid plans.
Verdict: Hard to replicate.
One thing to take from it
Koe presents several video tasks as one product, spanning generation, editing, upscaling and captions. The practical lesson is to pair a clear entry product with visible templates, free credits and multiple plan options.
Sources
- Koe official website, fetched October 1, 2026
- Koe pricing page, fetched October 1, 2026
- Koe about page, fetched October 1, 2026
- TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026
Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure