Every provider selling this uses the same three words: "realistic", "effortless", "premium". Almost none of them publish a deliverables list. So this post is the list — exactly what a done-for-you clone service should hand you each month, what the build looks like week by week, where the traps are, and what it should cost in ₹, AED and $.
Quick context on why I get to write this: my own Instagram, @amanrai.official, runs on my clone. Not a demo reel — the actual account, posting in public, where anyone can zoom in on the lipsync and judge. Everything below comes from building and operating that clone plus the client builds that followed, not from a competitor's sales page.
What a done-for-you AI clone service actually delivers
Strip the adjectives and you're buying seven concrete things. If a proposal is missing any of these, you're looking at a tool subscription wearing an agency costume.
- The clone build — a trained model of your face and voice with lipsync that survives a phone screen at arm's length.
- A script engine — ideas sourced from your niche, written in your speaking voice, batched for approval.
- Production — the videos generated through your clone, in batches, not one painful clip at a time.
- Editing — cuts, captions, b-roll where it earns its place, and per-platform formats (vertical, square, wide).
- Publishing or delivery — either posted on your channels on a calendar, or handed over as publish-ready files.
- Languages — one language at entry level, more as you scale; a Dubai founder can run English and Arabic from a single recording.
- Ownership in writing — your likeness stays exclusively yours and the finished videos belong to you. Non-negotiable.
Key Takeaways
- You film once. One 60–90 minute recording session is the only camera time — everything after is approvals.
- Approve scripts, not videos. Your ongoing job is ~20 minutes a week saying yes, no or tweak.
- Pricing is knowable: ₹40K/₹75K/₹1.5L+ per month (≈ $480/$900/$1,800+), scaled by volume, languages and publishing.
- Ownership terms expose fakes. Stock-avatar mills can't grant exclusivity on a face they resell.
- Demand a live clone, not a showreel. Ours posts daily at @amanrai.official — hold every provider to that bar.
Deliverables by tier — the honest breakdown
These are ADSWORM's real tiers, published because hiding pricing behind "book a demo" wastes everyone's week. Exact scope gets confirmed on a call, since languages and custom scenes move the number.
| Deliverable | Starter · ₹40,000/mo (≈ AED 1,800 / $480) | Growth · ₹75,000/mo (≈ AED 3,300 / $900) | Authority · ₹1,50,000+/mo (≈ AED 6,600+ / $1,800+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clone + voice build | Included | Included | Included, plus custom scenes |
| Edited videos / month | 8, scripted & edited | 16, scripted & edited | Daily output |
| Languages | 1 | 2 | Multi-language |
| Formats | Publish-ready files | Per-platform formats | Per-platform, all channels |
| Publishing | You upload | We publish on your channels | Full publishing + calendar |
| Your time / week | ~20 min approvals | ~20 min approvals | ~20 min approvals |
Run the arithmetic on that last row and the pitch writes itself: at Growth, 16 published videos against roughly 80 minutes of monthly approval time works out to about five minutes of your time per published video. That number is the entire reason this category exists.
What you do vs what we do
The cleanest way to judge any retainer is a responsibility split. Here's ours — and it's deliberately lopsided.
| Stage | You | ADSWORM |
|---|---|---|
| Recording session | Show up once, 60–90 min | Direct it, capture face + voice sample |
| Clone build | Review and sign off the clone | Train, refine lipsync, match your brand look |
| Ideas & scripts | ~20 min/week: yes, no, tweak | Research, write in your voice, batch weekly |
| Production & editing | Nothing | Generate, cut, caption, format per platform |
| Publishing | Nothing (Growth up) | Post on calendar, adjust to what performs |
| Ownership | Keep everything | Guarantee exclusivity of your likeness |
Notice what's absent from your column: filming, editing, posting, remembering. That's the point. If a provider's version of this table keeps sneaking work back into your column — "client supplies scripts", "client uploads final files" on the top tier — you're buying software with extra steps.
The first 30 days, week by week
Here's how a build actually runs from signed proposal to a clone posting in public.
From our own builds, one detail deserves its own paragraph: the voice sample decides more than the visuals. When we built my clone, we spent more time getting the voice model right than the face — a clean, well-directed recording is why that single session still powers weeks of published output on @amanrai.official. Audiences will forgive one slightly soft frame. They never forgive a voice that isn't quite yours.
The gotchas nobody prints on the pricing page
I'll say the quiet part: a chunk of what's sold as "AI clone services" is stock-avatar mills with your logo pasted on. My opinion, having watched buyers get burned — ownership terms, not lipsync demos, are where you catch them. Lipsync can be cherry-picked for a showreel. A contract clause can't.
- Bad lipsync that only shows up in motion. Screenshots lie. Ask for a live, currently-posting account of a real named person and watch three clips on your phone.
- Stock avatars dressed as clones. If the "clone" needed no recording session from you, it isn't a clone of you.
- Fuzzy rights. Who owns the voice model? Can your face be reused for other clients? If the contract doesn't answer both in one sentence each, walk.
- Hostage clauses. Some providers keep the finished files unless you renew. Delivered means delivered — your videos should live in your storage, not theirs.
- Flat pricing for everything. Volume, languages and custom scenes genuinely cost different amounts to produce. One price for all of it usually means templated output.
A showreel proves a provider can make one good clip. A live account proves they can make one every day. Only one of those is the job you're hiring for.
Earlier this month, the inbound that kicked off our Dubai work listed exactly three deliverables — build my clone, write my scripts, send me finished videos. No mention of software. That's the whole category in one brief: buyers don't want a login, they want it handled. It's also why the comparison worth reading before you decide is AI clone service vs DIY tools like HeyGen and Synthesia.
What it should cost — and against what
The tiers above are the service prices. The comparison that actually matters is the alternative ways of getting daily face-on-camera content out the door.
For the against-what: the in-house route — videographer, editor, writer — runs ₹2,50,000+ a month at the Delhi NCR rates we quote against on calls, and it still needs you on camera every week. A freelancer stack lands near ₹90,000 with more coordination overhead. We've broken that comparison down line by line in how much an AI clone costs, so I won't repeat it here. The short version: the service isn't cheap, it's cheaper than every alternative that produces the same output — and it's the only one that costs you no camera time.
How to buy this well
- Watch a live clone first. Ours is at @amanrai.official — three clips on your phone will tell you more than any pitch deck.
- Ask the ownership questions. Voice model rights, face exclusivity, what happens on cancellation. Time the pause before they answer.
- Match the tier to your real cadence. Don't buy daily output if your approval habit is weekly — start at 8 or 16 videos and scale when the loop is smooth.
- Scope on a call. Languages and custom scenes move the price honestly. Get the number in writing with the deliverables list from this post as your checklist.
WANT THE DELIVERABLES LIST WITH YOUR NAME ON IT?
Book a free call. We'll show you the live clone, walk the week-by-week build, and price your tier in ₹, AED or $ — with ownership terms in writing before you pay a rupee.
Get Your AI Clone See Full Service DetailsQuestions buyers ask before signing
Who owns the AI clone and the videos it makes?
You should own your likeness rights and every finished video, full stop — and any provider that hesitates to put that in writing is a provider to walk away from. At ADSWORM the finished content is yours: publish-ready files are delivered to you, and your face and voice are never reused for anyone else. Ownership terms are the fastest way to separate a real done-for-you AI clone service from a stock-avatar mill, because mills reuse the same faces across many clients and can't grant you exclusivity.
How much recording does a done-for-you AI clone need from me?
One guided recording session of roughly 60 to 90 minutes — that's the only filming you ever do. The session captures your face from the angles the clone needs plus a clean voice sample, and from our own builds the voice sample is the part everyone underestimates: audiences forgive an imperfect frame, they never forgive a voice that doesn't sound like you. After that session, your ongoing time drops to about 20 minutes a week approving scripts.
Do I approve every video before it publishes?
You approve at the script stage, which is earlier and faster than reviewing finished video. A weekly batch of scripts lands with you, you say yes, no or tweak in about 20 minutes, and only approved scripts go into production. Most clients also spot-check the first few finished videos while the clone's tone is being dialled in, then let the pipeline run. Nothing goes out that you haven't signed off in writing.
Can my in-house team take over the clone later?
Yes, and a fair service shouldn't trap you. The clone is built on your likeness, so if you later hire an in-house content person, the working assets — approved scripts, brand style notes, publishing calendar — hand over cleanly. In practice most clients keep the service for production and move only publishing in-house, because the scripting-production-editing loop is where the weekly hours actually sit.
What happens to my clone if I pause or cancel the service?
Your published videos stay yours and stay live — they were delivered to you, not rented. The clone model itself stops being used the day the retainer stops; it is never repurposed, resold or kept running for another client. If you return later, the clone can usually be reactivated rather than rebuilt, though a refresh session is sometimes worth it if your look has changed. Ask any provider this question before signing — the answer tells you how they treat your likeness.
How do I spot a stock-avatar mill pretending to be a clone service?
Three tells. First, they can't show you a named, public, currently-posting clone of a real person — demand a live account, not a showreel. Second, their contract is vague on exclusivity of your face and voice. Third, the price is suspiciously flat regardless of languages, volume or custom scenes, which usually means templated output. ADSWORM's proof is the founder's own account at @amanrai.official — a real clone posting in public, which is the standard you should hold every provider to.