Long context lets you keep the persona, voice, and arc consistent over weeks.
TikTok character
ElevenLabs gives you a consistent voice; Pika + Runway hold a consistent look across episodes; CapCut ships them.
One cloned/marketplace voice = recognizable in 0.3s of audio. Worth it.
Pick a Pika style preset and lock it. Runway is too photoreal for cartoon characters.
Vertical-first, captions, fast.
- claude$20
- elevenlabs$22
- pika$10
- capcutFree
- claude$20
- elevenlabs$22
- pika$50 Pro
- capcutFree
- claude$80 API
- elevenlabs$99
- pika$50
- + misc$81
Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 deprecated with November 30 removal date
Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 is being deprecated and will be removed on November 30, 2026. Developers using fast mode with Opus 4.8 must migrate to Claude Opus 5.5 to continue using the feature.
Usage and Cost Analytics API launched in beta to track token consumption and costs
Anthropic released the Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta, enabling organizations to monitor token usage and costs across Claude API consumption with filtering and grouping by dimensions like model, workspace, and API key. The API provides /v1/organizations/analytics/usage and /v1/organizations/analytics/cost endpoints. Legacy usage reporting endpoints remain supported.
Messages API and Token Counting API maximum request size increased to 128 MB
The maximum request size for the Messages API and Token Counting API doubled from 32 MB to 128 MB on the first-party Claude API, allowing developers to process significantly larger payloads in single requests. This change takes effect immediately and applies to both APIs.
Clone strength control added for v4 Professional Voice Clones
Text to Speech and Text to Dialogue endpoints now accept clone_strength parameter (0–1) to control how closely v4-finetuned clones follow training samples. Recommended value is 0 for most use cases.
- 1Lock the bibleClaude
Claude project: persona, voice, visual style, recurring beats.
Prompt · Character bible scaffoldBuild a character bible for a recurring short-form video character. Working idea: {{1-line concept, e.g. "a sarcastic raccoon who reviews tech"}} Niche: {{e.g. consumer tech, finance for Gen Z, parenting fails}} Format: 60-second daily videos, vertical, AI-generated visuals. Output the bible in this exact structure: 1. **Persona** (120 words): name, age, occupation, where they "live", what they care about, what they hate. Specific, not generic. 2. **Voice** (80 words): cadence, pet phrases (list 5), what they NEVER say, sample line. 3. **Visual style** (60 words): art direction (one reference if helpful), color palette, camera angle defaults, costume / accessories that recur. 4. **Recurring beats** (5): the 5 episode formats this character can rotate through (e.g. "rant review", "explain like I'm tired"). 5. **Hard rules** (list 5): things the character must never do — to keep them recognizable. Save this as the project context for every future episode prompt. - 2Daily scriptClaude
Pull the bible + today's news; Claude writes 60s of dialogue.
Prompt · 60-second daily scriptUse the character bible from this project. Today's beat: {{e.g. "rant review of Apple's new Vision Pro update"}} Source material: """ {{paste 1 to 2 articles, tweets, or screenshots-as-text}} """ Write a 60-second script (about 150 spoken words) in character voice. Structure: - 0:00 to 0:03 — Hook line. Specific, in voice, no "today we're talking about". - 0:03 to 0:45 — Body. 3 beats. One concrete fact or quote per beat. - 0:45 to 0:60 — Payoff line. Punchy, in voice, leaves the viewer with one idea. Format the output as: [0:00] Line spoken on screen [B-ROLL: what's visible behind the line] Stay under 160 words. No "subscribe for more". No filler. - 3Voice + visualsPika
ElevenLabs renders the line; Pika renders the scene; mash in CapCut.
- 4ShipCapCut
Upload at 6pm local. CapCut auto-suggests caption variants.
Brand: a sarcastic raccoon who reviews tech. Daily 60s episodes. Two sponsorships in month 4 at $1,200 each.
Pika style preset only carries you so far; lock a seed + a reference image, re-render if it slips.
Re-clone every 60 days as ElevenLabs models update; pin a sample line for QA.
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