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Gas station AI trend · unofficial

Your gas station dance, from one photo

Add a photo and the AI writes the edit everyone is posting: you dancing under the canopy lights as the sun drops behind the pumps, a phone selfie in warm light, then a slow step out of a black car. 5 seconds, vertical, with a beat of its own.

  • 1 photo
  • 5 s
  • 9:16
  • original beat

Updated

The trend on YouTube, not made here
By cats ai videos on YouTube

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5 s · 9:16 · an original beat

1Your photo

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Why we ask

Putting someone’s face in a video without their OK can break privacy and image-rights laws, and that responsibility is yours. So you confirm three things: you are the person or have their OK, they are an adult, and they are not a celebrity or a politician. We keep the time you confirmed with the request.

This clip has no free preview: 2 credits make the full 5 s. A failed render gives them back.

  • Vertical 9:16 MP4 with sound
  • Made in the browser
  • A content check first
  • Failed renders refunded

The effect

Add a photo and press the button. It usually takes 1 to 5 minutes; finished videos stay in My videos.

The trend on YouTube, not made here
By cats ai videos on YouTube

Quick facts

What you upload
One photo, or one photo per person to dance as a pair
What you get
A 5-second vertical MP4 in three cuts, with sound
Sound
An original hip-hop beat with heavy bass and no vocals
Price
2 credits at 480p, 4 at 720p, same for one photo or two
Free preview
None for this effect (pay first, refunded if it fails)
Wait
Usually 1 to 5 minutes

The three cuts

This is the order the model is asked for. It writes the clip from that description, so the cut points move a little from video to video.

  1. Light

    Golden hour at an empty gas station: a low orange sun behind the pumps, the canopy lights already on.

  2. Cut 1

    You dance on the forecourt, head to toe, smooth and on the beat.

  3. Cut 2

    A handheld selfie close-up, smiling into the phone camera.

  4. Cut 3

    A slow tracking shot as you step out of a black car into the sunset.

  5. Sound

    An upbeat hip-hop beat written for the clip, no speech.

How it works

  1. 01

    Add a photo

    Face clear, ideally full length so the dance has your clothes. Two friends? Switch to two photos and you move as a pair.

  2. 02

    A content check runs

    The photo is checked before any credits move. Faces of children and public figures are not allowed.

  3. 03

    The edit is written

    A video model (Seedance 2.0 Mini) builds the three golden-hour cuts around your face, hair and outfit, beat included.

  4. 04

    Download and post

    You get one MP4 with the sound. Swap in a trending audio inside TikTok or Reels if you like.

Which photo to use

Works well

  • Full length or knees up
  • One person per photo
  • Daylight or even indoor light
  • An outfit you would wear to dance

Skip these

  • Children
  • Famous faces
  • Group shots of three or more
  • Heavy filters or face masks

Gas station videos people posted

AI versions of the trend from YouTube and TikTok, credited to their creators. None of them was made on this site. Hover or tap a card to play it here.

YouTube
Cats join the gas station trendCredit: cats ai videos
TikTok
An AI gas station dance, first seconds of a tutorialCredit: @meowstardaily
YouTube
Make This Viral Gas Station Dance Video With AICredit: Hemang Makwana
YouTube
STOP Using Google Flow for the Viral Gas Station Dance Trend! How to Make It Step-by-StepCredit: @TechAkarsh

We left out clips of the three people in the original video and versions built on film characters.

Where the gas station trend comes from

It starts with real footage. In 2024 three friends, Mikhail Litvin, Ravshan and Adel Weigel, filmed themselves at an almost empty gas station early in the morning: one dances by a car, one films and laughs, the third jumps out and joins in. Russian-language guides call it the "Делай" ("Do it") trend after the shout in the clip (Sostav, 24 September 2026).

About two years later the clip came back in AI form, with friends, couples, pets and characters swapped in. The AI version settled into three shots: a dance on the forecourt at sunset, a selfie close-up and an exit from a car (LightX).

Our effect follows that three-cut format with your face. It does not copy the original footage or its people.

The photo effects on this site

Each one is 5 seconds from your photo, made by the video model from a written scene, sound included.

Gas StationZombieEarth Zoom Out
Photos1, or 1 per person2, or 1 of you both1, or 1 per person
What happensThree cuts at a gas station at sunsetA foggy street, one long shotOne move from your face out to space
SoundAn original hip-hop beatA soft piano scoreMade with the clip
Length and frame5 s, 9:165 s, 9:165 s, 9:16
Price2 / 4 credits2 / 4 credits2 / 4 credits

What it costs

One 5-second video is 2 credits at 480p or 4 at HD 720p. The $9.99 Single pack has 10 credits: 5 videos at 480p.

Length480pHD 720p
5 s2 credits4 credits

Credits never expire. A render that fails is refunded in full.

Sunset, pumps, your moves

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FAQ

Questions people ask

What is the gas station AI trend?

A short AI edit set at a gas station at golden hour: someone dances on the forecourt, takes a selfie and steps out of a car. It is based on a real 2024 video of three friends dancing at a gas station, remade with new faces in 2026.

How do I make the gas station AI video with my photo?

Add one photo on this page, tick the permission box and press the button. The video is ready in a few minutes and downloads as an MP4.

Can my friend and I dance together?

Yes. Choose two photos, one per person, and the two of you share the forecourt. The price is the same: 2 credits at 480p.

Which song is in it?

An original hip-hop beat made with the clip, not a song from the trend. You can add any sound you like when you post on TikTok or Instagram.

How much does it cost?

2 credits at 480p or 4 at HD 720p for the 5 seconds. The $9.99 Single pack (10 credits) covers 5 videos at 480p. See pricing.

Is there a free preview?

Not for this effect. Each Google account gets one free 2-second preview, offered on Bulin 47 and Hotel Lobby. If a gas station video fails, its credits come back.

Is it the real Litvin video?

No. The clip is written fresh by the video model from a description of the scene and your photo. Nothing from the original video is used, and this site has no tie to its creators.

What happens to my photo?

It is used for your video only and deleted after 7 days. The privacy policy has the details.