AI UGC ads with one creator you own
castingcard.ai makes UGC-style ads with a fictional AI creator you train once: the same face holding your product in a selfie, a car, a kitchen or a gym, then talking about it from your script. A 5-second clip costs about 39¢ of GPU time and a 15 to 30-second talking ad about $1.18 to $2.37, with no credits and no monthly video cap.
Why one recurring creator works better
A UGC ad works because it looks like a real person's phone video. Ad sets work better again when the same person shows up across them: viewers start to recognise the face, and you can test hooks, scripts and settings while keeping the creator the same.
On castingcard.ai the creator is a trained AI model, so the face holds from the first ad to the fiftieth. Change the product, the place, the outfit or the script; the person stays.
UGC clips made in the studio
How to make an AI UGC ad
- 01Cast your creator
Describe the creator your audience trusts, pick the take that fits and train it once.
- 02Shoot the product
Selfies, car shots, mirror shots and unboxings: photos first, then 5-second clips from the ones you like.
- 03Add the talking ad
Write the script and make a talking clip with the same face, for hooks and testimonial-style reads.
What one ad costs
| castingcard.ai | AI UGC apps (Arcads-style) | Hiring a UGC creator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A talking ad | $1.18–$2.37 for 15–30 s | about $11 an ad | $150 to $212 a video, before usage rights |
| A short clip | About 39¢ | Included in the monthly cap | Usually part of a package |
| The creator | Your own trained, fictional face | A stock AI actor | A real person |
| Monthly limit | None, GPU time only | About 10 videos on the entry plan | Per video |
castingcard.ai prices are GPU time on a rented RTX 4090, plus your plan; talking clips are priced at the clip rate per second. Rival figures are approximate public prices; see the Arcads comparison and the UGC creator comparison for sources.
Questions
- What is an AI UGC ad?
- A short ad in the style of user-generated content: a person holding the product up to a phone camera, talking about it or using it at home, made with an AI creator instead of a hired one.
- Can I keep the same AI creator across all my ads?
- Yes. You train the creator's face once, and every photo, clip and talking ad uses that trained face, so a whole ad set shows one consistent person.
- How much does an AI UGC ad cost on castingcard.ai?
- GPU time: about 39¢ for a 5-second clip and about $1.18 to $2.37 for a 15 to 30-second talking clip on a rented RTX 4090, plus your plan. There's no monthly video cap.
- How is this different from Arcads-style AI UGC apps?
- Those apps give you stock AI actors and a monthly number of videos, about about $11 an ad. On castingcard.ai you train your own fictional creator, and you pay GPU time instead of a per-video price.
- Can I make a model of a real person?
- No. Every character is a fictional adult. Real people, celebrities and lookalikes aren't allowed.
- Do I need my own GPU?
- No. Use a graphics card you already have, or rent one from Runpod by the second on your own Runpod account. The studio sets the GPU up, runs your jobs and shuts it off when idle. A photo takes about 0.1¢ of GPU time and a 5-second clip about 39¢ on a rented RTX 4090.
- Can I use castingcard.ai today?
- Not yet. castingcard.ai is in pre-launch: the studio opens to the waitlist first. 400 Founder seats are sold at $279 once, and the waitlist hears first when they open.
Cast your UGC creator
Train one fictional creator and use the same face in every ad you test.