Following the Ghibli-style photo trend, a new viral craze is sweeping the internet: utilizing ChatGPT to transform your own photograph into an action figure. Yes, and it is so much fun. People are submitting images and utilizing a simple AI suggestion to envision themselves as collectible toys, complete with extras and blister-pack packaging. It appears to be something off a store shelf, and everyone from influencers to average users is getting involved.
What Is the ChatGPT Action Figure Trend
ChatGPT, employing the latest GPT-4o model, now allows you to create AI images straight in chat. You can also submit photographs and have AI adapt them into numerous styles, such as pixel art, Minecraft, painting, and so on. One such style is the Ghibli studio-like anime images that went viral on the internet, as well as action figure images. If you want to transform yourself into a super-realistic, collectible-style action figure, this is how.
How to Use ChatGPT to Turn Yourself Into an Action Figure
You can do this through the ChatGPT website or mobile app. But here’s the catch: free users can only generate three images every day (as of April 2025). For additional attempts, you will require ChatGPT Plus, which costs roughly $20 per month.
All you need is a photo and an appropriate prompt. You may simply instruct AI to convert your photograph into an action figure. However, explicit details will yield greater results. This is the identical one that folks are utilizing.
Use this photo of me to create an action figure of myself in a blister pack, in the style of a premium collectible toy. The figure should be standing up and have a relaxed, friendly smile. The blister pack should have a header with the text '[ACTION FIGURE NAME]' in large letters and a subheading of '[SUBHEADING]' below it. Include accessories in compartments to the side of the figure: [LIST OF ACCESSORIES].
Make sure to replace [ACTION FIGURE NAME] with your name and [SUBHEADING] with your subheading, which can be your designation, nickname, or a cool tag that describes you. Finally, replace [LIST OF ACCESSORIES] with a list of accessories that appeal to you, which may include gadgets, dogs, books, cameras, motorcycles, robots, gaming controllers, or even your second head.
Once you paste this into ChatGPT (after uploading your photo), the AI creates a fully detailed image of your action figure that you can download.
This trend, like others in AI, has sparked some debate. Critics claim it is just another meme that wastes AI resources, and there are serious environmental consequences. Even OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, joked about GPUs melting due to picture load and confirmed that restrictions will be implemented. Still, this pattern is difficult to ignore.
It is entertaining, personal, and unexpectedly well executed. Plus, unlike the Studio Ghibli tendency, it does not infringe on anyone’s intellectual property. If you have ever imagined yourself as a superhero, gamer, or everyday legend inside a toy box, now’s your opportunity. Upload your image, remove the prompt, and see what your action figure looks like. Please do not blame us if you wind up making more than one.