🔹 AI Platforms That Allow Monetization on YouTube Platform | Type | Monetization? | Notes ✅ OpenAI (ChatGPT, DALL·E, Sora) – Text, Image, Video – Yes → Pro users can monetize under OpenAI’s terms. Check their Usage Policies. ✅ Runway ML – Video, AI Editing – Yes → Great for video generation/editing. Commercial use allowed on paid plans. ✅ Pika Labs – Video – Yes → You retain rights for YouTube monetization. Always check current terms. ✅ Synthesia – AI Avatars, Video – Yes (with license) → Commercial use included with paid plans. Often used for training/corporate. ✅ ElevenLabs – AI Voice – Yes → You can use voices for YouTube with a commercial license. ✅ Descript – Editing, Overdub Voice – Yes → Ideal for podcasting & YouTube. Supports commercial use. ✅ HeyGen – AI Video Avatars – Yes → Business-friendly, clear monetization support. ✅ Kaiber – Music Video, Visuals – Yes → You retain rights. Often used in visual storytelling/music. ✅ PicLumen Commercial Use: Yes, you can use images you generate yourself for commercial purposes, including monetized YouTube content. Restrictions: You cannot commercially use images generated by others. Responsibility: Users are responsible for ensuring their use doesn't infringe on others' rights. Source: PicLumen Skillshare +2 PicLumen +2 AI Optimistic +2 ✅ Leonardo AI Commercial Use: Yes, both free and paid users can use their generated images commercially. Ownership: Users retain full ownership and intellectual property rights over their creations. Public vs. Private: Free users' creations are public and can be remixed by others; paid users can keep their creations private. Source: Intercom Help PicLumen Intercom Help ✅ Flux AI Commercial Use of Outputs: Yes, you can use images generated with the FLUX Dev model for commercial purposes, including monetized YouTube content. ⚠️ Kling AI Commercial Use: Unclear. User Content Rights: Kling AI's terms grant them broad rights to use any images or videos you submit, including the ability to reproduce, modify, and distribute your content. 🔸 Tips for Monetizing AI Content on YouTube ✔️ Check license terms – Free plans may limit usage; paid plans usually allow full rights. ✔️ Follow YouTube Partner rules – Content must be original or significantly transformed. ✔️ Watch copyright/attribution – Some tools require credit unless you're on a paid plan. ⚠️ Avoid deepfakes of real people without consent – May be demonetized or removed.