Case study · AI anime studio
How Komiko powers anime art, video and comics for 1.8M users
An AI creation platform for anime art, video, comics and original characters.
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- users worldwide
- 1.8M
- annual recurring revenue
- $1.7M
- images generated
- 25M+
- countries
- 180+
Figures as of October 2026.
The challenge
Komiko lets anyone create anime art, short videos, comics and original characters with AI. Every one of those creations is a call to an image or video model, so model spend grows in lockstep with how much the community makes.
The team also wanted to bring new models to its creators quickly, without integrating and maintaining a separate API for every lab.
Why Cheaper Gen.
- Official models from ByteDance, Alibaba and MiniMax — the same models, priced below the official list.
- One API and one prepaid balance for image and video, so offering a new model is a one-line change.
- Pay per image or per second of video, with failed generations refunded automatically.
What they run
Komiko generates both images and video — from character art and comic panels to animated clips. In a typical month its creators run about 1.2 million generations: over a million images and tens of thousands of videos.
On the video side, Seedance is the most-used model family (44% of video generations), followed by Wan (20%). Lifetime, Komiko has produced more than 25 million images and 800,000 videos.
Results
Komiko has grown to 1.8 million users worldwide and $1.7M in annual recurring revenue, with its generation running on Cheaper Gen.
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