Hey Sumolings! 👋

Aakash here, Founder of Qolaba.

We’re returning to AppSumo for a short Black Friday window (Nov 29–Dec 5), and before we go live, I wanted to speak to you directly.

First, thank you. This community has pushed Qolaba in ways we didn’t expect. In creativity, in scale, and in the sheer volume of work you run through the platform.

A few weeks ago, we ran internal stress tests to understand usage better, which led to the short-lived video limit experiment some of you saw in an email. It was never a strategy. We reversed it the moment we realized it didn’t reflect how you actually work.

What we learned was simple: trust matters more than any internal cost model. And any future changes have to respect how you create, not how spreadsheets think you should.

So why relaunch now? Because for the first time, three things are completely aligned:

1. We deeply understand how different user groups stretch Qolaba.

2. We’ve strengthened our backend to support the real-world demand you generate.

3. We’ve built a sustainable model that supports LTD users long-term, without compromise.

We’re now shaping our roadmap around how Qolaba is used in actual daily workflows — creating, training, documenting, workflows, and more.

Qolaba was never meant to be “just another AI tool.” It’s meant to be a dependable workspace, something that sits naturally inside your creative and professional routines.

If you’ve been with us from the early days, thank you for helping shape Qolaba.

If you’re joining us this Black Friday, welcome.

Onwards,

Aakash Jain

Founder, Qolaba

Hey Qrew,

Aakash and Samarth here — two of the Co-founders at Qolaba. First off, thank you for your patience, constant feedback, and support while we’ve been working hard behind the scenes. We wanted to share a few important updates about Veo 3, our video generation models, and what’s coming next.

Veo 3 Fast Returns — September 8th

We’re excited to announce that Veo 3 Fast will be back online in the coming week, Between 8th - 12th September. This is our most-used video model, powering nearly 80% of all generations. That’s why we’ve prioritized optimizing and stabilizing it first to ensure a smooth and reliable experience.

Why the Pricing Change?

To maintain stability and make Qolaba sustainable for the long run, we’re introducing a new pricing structure for Veo 3 Fast:

250 credits per 8-second video generation.

Context:

• Video generation is still in beta, and usage from the AppSumo launch caused a 10x spike in demand.
• This led to high-usage warnings from Google and faster-than-expected consumption of our Google Startup credits.
• The Google Startup Grant program has been renewed, allowing us to continue subsidizing costs — but pricing now better reflects real usage and infrastructure demands.

Our Priorities Going Forward

• Veo 3 Fast first → Optimized for speed, stability, and quality.
• Veo 2 & Veo 3 (standard) → We’ll revisit these later based on demand and feedback.
• Other video models like Runway, Luma Labs, and Kling remain fully available and unaffected.

Building for Sustainability

Qolaba is built for the long run. Recently we’ve:

• Renewed our Google partnership
• Joined Nvidia Inception to unlock performance and cost benefits
• Brought on new developers to improve stability and fix bugs
• Partnered with Egomonk (a fellow AppSumo user!) to improve education, updates, and launches

A Big Thank You

We know changes like these can be frustrating, but these steps are essential to keep Qolaba growing, maintain platform stability, and deliver top-quality AI tools to creators like you.

If you have any questions, need help choosing the right models, or want to share feedback, just reply here or reach us at [email protected].

Thanks for believing in us and helping us shape Qolaba into the most powerful, reliable, and creator-friendly AI platform out there.

Let’s keep building, together.

 — Aakash Jain & Samarth Gupta, Co-founders at Qolaba

Hey Sumolings! 🧡

When we started this campaign, we never imagined the overwhelming love and support you'd show us. 

As we approach the final days, we wanted to give you something special - a way to share Qolaba with the people you care about while earning rewards for yourself.

🚀 Our LTD Referral Program:

1. Share our AppSumo link: https://appsumo.8odi.net/kOQqVN

2. When someone you know purchases, collect their email + license key

3. Submit the referral form here: https://forms.clickup.com/9014551986/f/8cmy9dj-32174/SJIYRS0LDEPVXBMI5A

4. Credits added to both accounts within 5 working days

💰 Your Rewards (Because You Deserve Them!):

1 referral = 1,000 credits

5 referrals = 10,000 credits (5,000 bonus!)

10 referrals = 25,000 credits (10,000 bonus!)

🎁 Your Friends & Family Get:

1,000 bonus credits to start their journey with Qolaba

❓ Common Questions:

Q: How many people can I help?

A: Up to 10 friends, family members, or colleagues

Q: Do these reward credits expire?

A: Never! They roll over forever until used

Q: What if someone already bought before I referred them?

A: Only new purchases through your referral link count

Q: How long do I have to refer people?

A: Until our AppSumo campaign ends on 28th Aug- so act fast!

Q: When do I get my credits?

A: Within 5 working days after form submission

Whether it's your spouse who struggles with content creation, your friend starting a new business, or a colleague who could use some AI help - you have the power to change their work life forever.

Thank you for being part of our story. Let's make these last few days count! 🧡

With gratitude,

Aakash Jain & Prakhar Agarwal

Founders, Qolaba

Both Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast models are now live inside Qolaba Studio.

You can now generate videos with sound directly from text prompts, right inside your workspace.

Available to all LTD users across tiers. Just head to the Video tab to explore the new models.

Let us know what you create!

Keep building,

Aakash Jain & Prakhar Agarwal

Founders, Qolaba

Hey Sumolings!

We’ve just rolled out API access for all users on Tier 4 of our Lifetime Deal 

You can now use up to 50% of your monthly credits via API.

✅ Available upon request:

If you're on Tier 4, just fill out this short form and we’ll activate your API access within 4-7 working days: https://forms.clickup.com/9014551986/f/8cmy9dj-29634/A46SJ5SG930H7UD8T4

⚠️ Important:

Please make sure to sign up on the API platform using the same email as your Qolaba account, this is required for activation.

Sign up here: https://platform.qolaba.ai/  

Full Feature & Model List API Docs: https://docs.qolaba.ai/api-platform

Feature Breakdown (v1.0): https://doc.clickup.com/9014551986/d/h/8cmy9dj-29774/9ecff31600d3fc3

Not on Tier 4 yet? You can upgrade to Tier 4 to unlock API access.

Got questions? Just drop us an email at [email protected]

We’re happy to help!

Keep building,

Aakash Jain & Prakhar Agarwal

Founders, Qolaba