# How to Make the ChatGPT Millionaire Meme Video From One Photo

> The ChatGPT millionaire meme step by step: which photo to use, what happens in the 13 seconds, the pet version, the audio and the price.

"How I become a millionaire in 30 days?" "Get a job." "Bro, what are they talking about?" Three lines, one phone held up like a walkie-talkie and an empty schoolyard: that is the ChatGPT millionaire meme, also known as "that one dude who asks ChatGPT everything". Here is how to star in it, or put your pet in it, from one photo, without a prompt or an editing app.

## What is the ChatGPT millionaire meme?

It is a skit first posted as an Instagram reel on 18 September 2026 with the caption "That one dude who ask ChatGBT everything". Someone shouts a question into their phone like a walkie-talkie, the phone answers "Get a job.", and they look up in disbelief. From 12 October 2026, AI remakes spread on TikTok, with people putting themselves and their pets in the same take. The [ChatGPT Millionaire template](https://memefxai.com/chatgpt-millionaire-ai) follows the original reel, so the moves, the handheld camera and the timing match it beat for beat, with the original audio.

## How to make it

1. Open the [ChatGPT Millionaire template](https://memefxai.com/chatgpt-millionaire-ai).
2. Pick "You", or "Your pet".
3. Add one photo: one subject, face sharp and forward, upper body visible (a pet's whole body), hands empty.
4. Pick a version and quality; the price is shown before you generate. Every version renders the whole 13-second bit.
5. Download and post. The vertical 9:16 MP4 already has the original audio, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.

## What happens in the video

The whole bit is one continuous take in an empty schoolyard on an overcast summer day.

- **0–5.2 s:** phone up at the mouth like a walkie-talkie, eyebrows up: "How I become a millionaire in 30 days?"
- **5.2–6.9 s:** phone down at the chest, eyes on the screen, waiting. It answers: "Get a job."
- **6.9–8.7 s:** a look up in disbelief, "Bro, what are they talking about?", then back at the screen.
- **8.7–13 s:** a turn to the side, phone back up: "What if you don't want to get a job and you want to be a millionaire?", then a frown at the screen.

## Your pet instead

Pick "Your pet" and upload one photo of your dog, cat or other pet. It stands on its hind legs and holds the phone up in its front paws, but stays a real animal: paws stay paws and there are no human hands. Fur, markings and breed come from your photo. Same 13 seconds, same audio and same price.

## Photos that work best

- **One subject.** Crop group photos to the person or pet you mean, since two faces can blend.
- **Face sharp and forward.** Front or three-quarter views with visible eyes work best.
- **Bright, even light** keeps skin tone, fur colour and features steady when you turn side-on.
- **Show the body.** A waist-up photo of a person, or a pet's whole body at eye level, for the phone-up pose and the turn.
- **Empty hands.** Anything you hold in the photo is left out; the video gives you the phone.
- **Ask first.** Use your own photo or one of someone who said yes; celebrity photos, photos of children and film stills don't work.

## What does it cost?

Balanced is 10 credits at 480p and 20 at 720p. Premium is 25 credits at 480p, 50 at 720p and 90 at 1080p, and your account's first full 480p video costs just 20 credits. Without an account, one video starts at $7.99. No watermark, and failed renders are refunded automatically.

[Make your ChatGPT Millionaire video →](https://memefxai.com/chatgpt-millionaire-ai)

## FAQ

### Is it real ChatGPT in the video?

No. The original is a skit and the answer is part of the joke. The phone in your video is a plain phone with no logo, and the voices are the original reel's audio.

### Can I use a photo of my dog or cat?

Yes. Your pet stands on its hind legs and holds the phone in its front paws, but stays a real animal. Same price as the person version.

### Can I pick a different voice?

No. The video comes with the original audio, his voice and the phone's "Get a job.", in time with the moves.

### Is this an official ChatGPT or OpenAI app?

No. It is an independent tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI, ChatGPT or the trend's creators.

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