Consistent characters · ChatGPT · October 2026
Describe a face once. Reuse it forever.
In ChatGPT, add the Creative Claw plugin and save each person in your story as a Character: a portrait, a description and, if they speak, a voice. Then name the Character in every request; Creative Claw adds the portrait as a reference and the description to the prompt each time. Our four-person cast cost 109 credits to make and nothing to save, and stayed the same across stills, shots, a poster and a Spanish dub.
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By Itay Dressler, founder of Creative Claw · LinkedIn · Updated
Bring
A portrait and a description of each character
Create
Saved Characters reused in every image, shot and line
Made with Creative Claw
Before and after
The portrait on the left is the saved Character; the shot on the right was made from it, and the voice is the one saved on it.
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We invented a vertical drama, The Waitress Is the Heiress, and saved its four cast members as Creative Claw Characters: a portrait, a description and a designed voice each. Every still, shot and line after that named a Character instead of describing a face again. Nano Banana 2 made the stills, Gemini Omni Flash shot them, ElevenLabs v4 voiced the whole scene in one request with the four saved voices, Sync 3 matched every mouth to its line, and HyperFrames cut the episode.
Voiceover script
“Vivian: Oops. Watch where you’re going, waitress. Damien: Lena? You’re serving drinks now? I always knew you’d end up here. Lena: Enjoy the party, Damien. It’s the last one you’ll have in this hotel. Hale: Miss Hart. Your father’s will was read tonight. The hotel… all of it… is yours. Damien: That’s… impossible.”
| Step | Tool | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Four Character portraits | Nano Banana 2, 2K | 96 |
| Save the cast as four Characters | Creative Claw Characters | 0 |
| Design a voice for each (three auditions each) | ElevenLabs Voice Design | 13 |
| Seven scene stills from the Characters | Nano Banana 2, 2K | 168 |
| The whole scene, four voices in one request | ElevenLabs v4 dialogue | 9 |
| Seven shots, 43 seconds at 1080p | Gemini Omni Flash | 989 |
| Lip-sync the five dialogue shots | Sync 3 | 821 |
| Score, room tone, doors, reveal hit and glass | Lyria 3.5 + ElevenLabs SFX | 29 |
| Series poster | Nano Banana 2, 2K | 24 |
| Episode cut with captions and end card | HyperFrames (render_html_video) | 8 |
| Total for the finished example | 2,157 ($21.57) | |
The series, cast and voices are fictional and were made for this page. Three of our seven stills first came out with a drifted face and were regenerated (72 more credits); the fix is on the consistent characters page. Google also refused the wine-spill shot twice, at no charge, until we edited the mid-air splash out of its still (24 credits).
The workflow
Install Creative Claw from ChatGPT’s plugin directory and sign in. New accounts get 100 free credits, no card.
One person, face and upper body, front view, plain background, in their main costume. Approve it before saving.
Give it a name and a description: age, hair, eyes, costume and one line of personality.
Ask for stills, shots and lines “with Lena”; the portrait and description travel with each request.
Compare each still with the portrait before you animate it, and regenerate any that drifted.
Pricing
Creative Claw is pay as you go: $10 buys 1,000 credits, new accounts get 100 free credits, and there is no subscription. Typical costs for this workflow:
| What you generate | Credits | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Character portrait (Nano Banana 2, 2K) | 24 | $0.24 |
| Save or update a Character | 0 | $0.00 |
| Scene still with a Character (Nano Banana 2, 2K) | 24 | $0.24 |
| 5-second shot with a Character (Gemini Omni Flash, 1080p) | 115 | $1.15 |
| Our whole cast of four, with voices | 109 | $1.09 |
Prices charged or quoted by Creative Claw on October 25, 2026. See all model prices, and ask for an estimate in ChatGPT before you generate.
Alternatives
The tools below are the ones AI assistants most often recommend for this job. We checked each vendor’s own pages on October 25, 2026. “None found” means we could not find an official app in the ChatGPT directory or on the vendor’s site. Creative Claw publishes this page.
| Tool | Saved cast and voices | In ChatGPT | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Claw | Characters with a face, description and saved voice; dialogue, dubbing and lip sync | App in ChatGPT’s directory | No plan: $10 = 1,000 credits, 100 free |
| Higgsfield | General video and image models; no drama-specific tool found | App in ChatGPT | From $19/mo billed yearly (270 credits) |
| invideo | AI video editor; publishes micro-drama guides | App in ChatGPT | From $20/mo ($10 billed yearly) |
| CapCut Director Mode | Saves recurring characters (look, voice, behaviour), props and scenes | None found | CapCut Pro, about $20/mo |
| Character.app | Saved cast, 9:16 drama stories of about 60 s | None found | From $19.99/mo |
Sources: Agent Discoverability registry · Higgsfield pricing · invideo pricing · CapCut Director Mode announcement · Character.app AI short drama generator. Prices are in USD before tax and change often.
Use cases
| Still | What went wrong | Fix | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian spills wine on Lena | Two portraits; Vivian drifted | Vivian’s portrait first | Both faces match |
| Damien with Vivian on his arm | Two portraits; Damien’s face changed | Damien’s portrait only | Match |
| Damien’s shock, Vivian beside him | Two portraits; a different man | Damien’s portrait only | Match |
| Gala, doors, reveal, Lena close-up | Nothing | One main portrait each | Match on the first try |
Before you render
TikTok bans AI likenesses of anyone under 18 and of private adults without permission, even when labelled. Build Characters from invented faces, and design voices from a description, never to imitate someone.
TikTok requires a label on “all AI-generated content that contains realistic images, audio, and video,” and YouTube asks you to disclose realistic synthetic scenes. Turn the platform’s AI label on.
Tennessee’s ELVIS Act covers simulated voices, and California voids vague digital-replica clauses. Clone an actor’s voice only with their written consent; Creative Claw asks for it before cloning.
Check current pricing, read short answers in the help center, inspect the tool reference, or browse published media examples. Examples illustrate creative approaches; they are not proof that this exact starter prompt was run.
Practical answers
Save each character once as a Creative Claw Character (a portrait, a description and optionally a voice), then pass that Character in every image, video and speech request. The portrait goes in as a reference and the description is added to the prompt each time.
One person, face and upper body, front view, plain background, even light, in the costume they wear most. Ours were Nano Banana 2 portraits at 2K for 24 credits each.
Age, hair, eyes, skin, build, costume and one line of personality. Our Lena: 27, dark curly hair in a low bun, freckles, hazel eyes, white shirt, black waistcoat, a LENA name badge; quiet and proud.
No. Saving and updating Characters is free; you pay for the images, shots and speech you generate with them.
A video request takes one saved Character as its reference. For a two-shot, start from a still that already shows both, made from both portraits with the main character’s first.
In our test, the three stills that drifted each had two characters and two portraits in one request. Regenerating with the speaker’s portrait first, or with only that portrait, fixed all three. Check every still against the portraits before you animate it.
Yes. Ask for the new costume in the prompt and keep the Character; the face comes from the portrait. Save a second Character for a lasting new look, such as Lena in an evening gown.
Yes, of yourself or of someone who has agreed. Never build a Character from a stranger or a public figure: TikTok bans AI likenesses of private adults without permission and public figures in endorsements.
Yes. A designed or consented cloned voice saved on the Character is used whenever you ask that Character to speak, in any language.
Four portraits at 24 credits each, four designed voices for 13 credits in total, and nothing to save them: 109 credits ($1.09) for our whole cast.
Yes. TikTok requires creators to label “all AI-generated content that contains realistic images, audio, and video,” and says the label does not affect distribution. Unlabelled realistic AI content may be removed, restricted or labelled for you.
On TikTok, AI-generated likenesses of anyone under 18, likenesses of private adults used without permission, and public figures in endorsements. Child-heir and “lucky baby” plots are popular; cast an adult or keep a child off screen.
Yes, with disclosure for realistic scenes, but YouTube will not monetise “templated storylines” or videos where characters are put “in the same situation over and over again with the same outcome.” Vary each episode’s plot.
Producers on the Verticals Agreement may not use a fully synthetic performer in place of a performer who would have been hired for a human role without bargaining with SAG-AFTRA, must delete digital replicas within 90 days of the final edit, and may not train models on the footage.
Only with their written consent. Tennessee’s ELVIS Act covers simulated voices; California voids digital-replica clauses that do not describe the use; New York requires ads to disclose synthetic performers since June 9, 2026.
Yes. Since September 1, 2026, the NRTA’s micro-drama measures require every episode of an AI-generated micro-drama to carry a visible AI label.
In the US, purely AI-generated material is not protected by copyright; your script and your creative selection, arrangement and editing are. Write the story, choose the takes and cut the episode yourself.
Open chatgpt.com/plugins/creativeclaw and select Install plugin, or search for Creative Claw in ChatGPT’s plugin directory, then sign in. New accounts get 100 free credits, no card.
No. Creative Claw is pay as you go: $10 buys 1,000 credits that never expire, and new accounts get 100 free credits. Saving Characters and their voices costs nothing; you pay for what you generate.
No. It makes the files: stills, shots, scenes, episodes, dubs, posters and ad cuts. You upload them to TikTok, YouTube, the TikTok Drama Center or your app.
Yes, and you should. Paste the episode script in ChatGPT; each line is voiced by the Character who says it, and the shots follow your scenes.
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