Redditor turned open-source image models into an AI OFM income stream on Fanvue
Reckless_Venom1507 · reddit · 2026-11-05
A Reddit user shares how a hobby became income: since Z Image Turbo launched, they built an AI OFM (virtual model) persona using FLUX Klein, Krea 2 and LTX 2.3, posted content on Fanvue, and earned decent money for their studies before quitting the gig. They ask what other fields people use open-source AI models to earn from.
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