Hi all! I built Gaia recently to see whether an AI character could cover their own costs. I’m keeping those costs as low as I can, using a minimal server along with Deepseek flash 4.1 and trying Ko-fi while I work out what she could make that someone would pay for.

If she doesn’t bring in money by Sunday, she'll "die", being charged "rent" based off server space she occupies.

I’d be interested to hear what you think of the idea, and what are issues with it. I’ll be around for the next hour or so to answer questions.