Twelve AI clay films for $184: The agents cost more than the video model
Twelve AI clay films in five days, for $184 A new account went from zero to 18,971 views. Here is how each film was made, what it cost, and where the views came from. By Artemii NovoselovOctober 2, 2026 18,971views in 5 days across Instagram, YouTube Shorts and TikTok, since the first post on 27 September Snapshot from 2 October, 14:57 UTC Platform-counted views, not people.
- ▪Twelve AI clay films in five days, for $184 A new account went from zero to 18,971 views.
- ▪Here is how each film was made, what it cost, and where the views came from.
- ▪By Artemii NovoselovOctober 2, 2026 18,971views in 5 days across Instagram, YouTube Shorts and TikTok, since the first post on 27 September Snapshot from 2 October, 14:57 UTC Platform-counted views, not people.
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Twelve AI clay films in five days, for $184 A new account went from zero to 18,971 views. Here is how each film was made, what it cost, and where the views came from. By Artemii NovoselovOctober 2, 2026 18,971views in 5 days across Instagram, YouTube Shorts and TikTok, since the first post on 27 September Snapshot from 2 October, 14:57 UTC Platform-counted views, not people. Read from each platform about every half hour and drawn every three hours. Hover or drag across the chart for any moment. Last week we started a short-video channel with no followers and no ad budget. Two coding agents, Claude Code and Codex, ran the production: script, narration, images, animation, edit, checks and upload.
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