AI Pay Checklist Methodology
How AI Pay Score™ Works
AI Pay Score is our proprietary editorial score for judging whether an AI tool is useful, practical, and monetizable — not just trendy.
Short version
Each tool is scored from 0–10 across seven factors. Those factor scores are weighted, converted to a 100-point score, and reviewed as editorial analysis by Megg Digital.
Formula: sum(category score × category weight × 10) = AI Pay Score out of 100.
The scoring factors
Ease of Use
20%How quickly a normal creator, marketer, or small business owner can start using the tool without a technical mess.
Income Potential
20%How directly the tool can support revenue-generating work: content, offers, lead generation, automation, sales assets, or client delivery.
Value for Money
15%Whether the pricing makes sense relative to what the tool can actually replace, speed up, or produce.
Automation Potential
15%How well the tool fits repeatable workflows, integrations, systems, and time-saving processes.
Beginner Friendliness
15%How practical the tool is for someone who is still learning AI workflows and does not want a cockpit full of mystery buttons.
Affiliate Opportunity
10%Whether the tool has a credible affiliate or referral opportunity that can fit ethical content monetization.
Reliability & Longevity
5%How established, dependable, and durable the tool appears based on product maturity, company signals, and public availability.
Example
If a tool averages to an 8.6 weighted score after applying the factor weights, its AI Pay Score becomes 86/100.
Important note
AI Pay Score is editorial analysis, not a crowdsourced user rating. Pricing, affiliate program details, and product facts are checked against available sources and shown separately on each tool page.