I dropped $4,200 on a full-day studio shoot for twelve product variants last quarter. Two weeks later I recreated the entire set with AI and paid under $600.
The Real Studio Numbers
Booking the space, photographer, stylist, and retoucher came to $2,800 before we even touched props or travel. Add the 18 hours my team spent on mood boards, approvals, and file management and the all-in cost hit $4,200. That worked out to $350 per final ad creative.
Replacing the Shoot With AI
I fed AdLoft the same product shots and brand guidelines. Within four hours the platform delivered 40 variations across lifestyle, UGC, and clean-packshot styles. I only needed to regenerate three backgrounds that missed the color palette.
Using our scroll-stopping ad maker I could iterate on copy and layout without new production costs.
Cost-Per-Creative After the Switch
The AI run totaled $580 including one month of platform access and minor designer touch-ups. That dropped my cost per finished creative to $14.50. I now produce three times the volume for the same budget and test more angles before committing spend.
I’m Didar, the founder of AdLoft — an AI ad creative platform turning product photos into professional ads. I write here about the stuff I’m building and what’s working.