Monetization & Discovery
Aiffinity does not take a percentage of your revenue. There are no ads, no boosted placements, and no pay-to-play. Providers benefit from distribution and deeper user engagement. The platform earns through connector rent and attention budget pricing.
How we think about provider economics
No revenue share
Aiffinity does not take a percentage of provider revenue. Developers who build premium widgets keep 100% of their earnings.
No advertising
No display ads, no sponsored placements, no pay-to-rank. Aiven recommends based on genuine user fit, never money.
User-first discovery
Providers are discovered when a user asks or when Aiven identifies a high-conviction personality match. Never proactive, never pushy.
Value alignment
Small providers start free. Costs only appear when real value is being exchanged at scale.
How providers make money
Providers do not earn money from Aiffinity. They earn money through their own products, with Aiffinity amplifying reach, engagement, and retention.
Distribution & Engagement
Connected providers reach users where they live — inside their personal AI environment. Deeper engagement means lower churn, higher LTV, and stronger relationships with existing customers.
Freemium Widgets
Custom widget developers offer a free base widget and gate premium features behind their own billing. Aiffinity takes zero percentage cut. Developers handle payment processing independently (Stripe, etc.).
User Acquisition via Aiven
When a user asks Aiven for a service recommendation and converts, the provider gains a new customer. Discovery is organic, AI-driven, and based on genuine personality match — not spend.
How Aiffinity earns
Aiffinity monetizes through two channels, both designed to scale with the value providers receive from the platform.
Connector Rent
Tiered monthly platform fee based on the number of user accounts connected to a provider through Aiffinity. Small providers start free. Large providers pay proportional to the distribution value they receive.
| Connected Accounts | Tier | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 100 | Free | $0/month |
| 101 – 1,000 | Tier 1 | TBD |
| 1,001 – 10,000 | Tier 2 | TBD |
| 10,001+ | Tier 3 | TBD |
Creates natural lock-in: a provider with thousands of connected users benefits significantly from the platform. Disconnecting has a high opportunity cost.
Attention Budget Boost
Every widget on the Aiffinity screen is automatically scored by the Space Budget Engine across 7 dimensions (complexity, content volume, interaction load, live pressure, volatility, social pressure, historical cost). Widgets above 3.0 are blocked as “unsafe”. Providers can purchase an Attention Budget Boost to raise their effective threshold — but the fee is doubly exponential, scaling with both the boost amount and the install base.
This prevents attention-hogging (e.g., a full social feed consuming the entire screen budget) while letting providers opt in to richer experiences. See full pricing formula and API reference →
The existing attention budget bands apply:
| Band | Score Range | Overage |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 0.00 – 1.20 | Free |
| Medium | 1.21 – 2.20 | Free |
| Large | 2.21 – 3.00 | Overage fee applies |
| Unsafe | > 3.00 | Exponential overage fee |
How users find providers
Providers describe their service in the developer console. Aiven — Aiffinity's AI — indexes these descriptions and makes them available for intelligent recommendation.
Self-Service Indexing
Write a clear, accurate description of your service in your package metadata. Aiven reads and indexes it. No approval queue for indexing — every listed package is automatically discoverable.
AI-Driven Matching
Aiven matches provider descriptions against user IP (personality) profiles. A productivity tool is recommended to a highly conscientious user, not to everyone. Relevance beats reach.
Two Trigger Modes
User-initiated: User asks “what app should I use for X?” — Aiven searches indexed providers. High-conviction: During conversation, if IP match confidence exceeds the threshold, Aiven may mention the provider naturally.
Feedback Loop
Conversion tracking feeds back into recommendation quality. Providers with accurate descriptions get more recommendations. Exaggeration leads to poor matches and the AI learning to deprioritize.
April 2026: Revenue share removed
The previous revenue share model (30% of platform revenue distributed quarterly to developers based on install counts and engagement scores, paid via Stripe Connect transfers) has been completely removed. This model was misaligned: Aiffinity paid providers regardless of the value exchange direction. The new model (connector rent + attention budget pricing) ensures costs only appear when real value is being exchanged at scale.
The developer_revenue_shares database table is retained for historical records but is no longer used by any application code.