how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
Claude is thinking… 00:00
whyl · sponsored ad
watching ad…
the flywheel
01
Prompt
Ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to do something that produces a visible wait.
02
Watch an ad
While it thinks, watch a short ad from a fellow dev instead of drifting off.
03
Earn cash
An eligible completed view can add the campaign's disclosed US-dollar reward after server verification.
04
Repeat
Campaign availability and reward amounts vary. No ad or earnings are guaranteed.
the extension
Lives right where you're already looking
claude.ai/newwhyl on
She sells seashells by the seashore, and the shells she sells are surely seashells
Claude is thinking… 00:00
whyl · sponsored ad
watching ad…
your dashboard
Your wallet, activity, and goals in one place
illustrative dashboard preview · not live account data
whyl active on 3 tools
wallet
cash balance
$0.00
server-verified USD · withdraw through Stripe at $10 minimum
ads watched
318
≈ 79 min reclaimed
focus streak
12 days
0 doomscroll relapses
activity & redemption
Cash earned · last 7 days
▲ 18%
Mo
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Su
Stripe payout
Connect Stripe
identity and bank details stay with Stripe
connect
Minimum withdrawal
$10.00 available balance
policy
Transfer status
shown from the verified server ledger
history
recent waits
ad
tool
duration
earned
Illustrative approved campaign
Claude
15s
variable
Illustrative approved campaign
ChatGPT
6s
variable
Illustrative approved campaign
Gemini
4s
variable
my goals
Goals fed by your waits
0 min banked this week
your dashboard
Track every campaign in one place
illustrative advertiser preview · not live campaign data
sample only
campaign overview
budget spent
$1,240
across 3 active campaigns · $2.75 avg bid/block
ads served
18,400
≈ 92% completion · 1,472 skipped
verified reward pool
campaign-set
actual amounts come from funded campaign terms
spend & reach
Spend · last 7 days
▲ 24%
Mo
Tu
We
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Sa
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Reach by tool
Claude
8,464 ads served
46%
ChatGPT
5,152 ads served
28%
ChatGPT
3,312 ads served
18%
Gemini
1,472 ads served
8%
active campaigns
campaign
status
bid / block
spent
Fall product launch
live
$4.20
$410
Enterprise beta invite
live
$3.10
$332
Dev tools newsletter push
paused
$1.85
$498
the ad marketplace
Live order book
6 advertisers bidding
#
advertiser
bid / 1K views
status
Place your bid
$2.75
20
you'd serve#1 — top slot
total budget$55
≈ views reached20,000
reward poolset during review
Pay per completed view
Skips and half-watches are free. Your budget only burns on a full 15-second ad.
Re-bid anytime
Losing the top slot? Raise your bid and jump the queue instantly. No contracts.
Rights review required
No creative serves publicly until funding and the advertiser's distribution rights are verified.
for platforms
Embed Whyl.
Building an AI product with a "thinking…" wait state? Drop Whyl's sponsored-wait experience straight into your platform — your users earn, you earn, and we handle ad demand, fraud checks, and payouts.
01
Drop-in SDK
A lightweight embed slots into your existing wait state. No separate extension for your users, no redesign for you.
02
Revenue split
Every server-verified completed view pays out from the same reward pool advertisers fund — split between your platform and your users.
03
You stay in control
Set frequency, opt-in/opt-out, and branding. We handle ad demand, rights review, and Stripe payouts.