Cat Taxi AI: Your Giant Pet Picks You Up After Work

Add a photo of you and one of your cat or dog. You raise your hand at the curb at night, your pet runs up as big as a bus, lies down, and carries you home on its back, in a 12-second video with the clip's own street sound.

The original Cat Taxi reel by @kittymeow348

Original reel

2 photos you add
12 s clip with sound
9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photos and tap once

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Ready in up to several minutes · 183 credits

The cat taxi AI trend is a short night clip: a tired office worker hails a cab, and a giant cat runs up instead, lies down at the curb, and carries them home on its back. Template sites call it the pet taxi or the giant pet ride. You need two photos: one of you and one of your cat or dog.

Also called Cat taxi · Pet taxi · Giant cat taxi · Giant pet ride · Giant cat ride · Giant kitty ride · Dog taxi

Example

What the Cat Taxi video looks like

This is the original reel. Your photos replace its characters, so your video follows the same shots with your faces. No two runs come out the same.

Original reel by @kittymeow348, 12 s

The AI clip behind the cat taxi trend, as re-shared by @kittymeow348 on 10 November 2026 (first posted by @cartoon_box86, an account that no longer exists): a man in a suit hails a giant calico cat at the curb, climbs on its back and rides away. The whole 12-second clip with its own street sound.

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Step by step

How to make the Cat Taxi video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

Add the two photos
Press "Create your own" and add you, head to toes, then your cat or dog, whole body. Add them in this order, because the order decides who is who in the scene. Take them with the camera or pick them from your library.
Press Generate
The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Pet Taxi trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 12 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.
Download or share
The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

Two photos for the cat taxi: photo 1 is you, photo 2 is your pet. The Pet only version takes just the pet photo.

You, head to toes, standing, in good light. You stand with your back to the camera for most of the clip and turn to it once you sit on your pet, so your hair, build and clothes matter as much as the face.
Your clothes come from your photo. Wear your work clothes for the after-work look, or anything you like. The briefcase comes from the clip.
Your pet's whole body, sharp, with its coat and markings easy to see. A side view or a photo of it lying down works well.
One person and one pet. Crop a group photo first.
A cat, a dog, a rabbit or another furry pet all work. It grows to the size of a bus and keeps its own face and coat.

Where did the Cat Taxi trend start?

The cat taxi starts with one AI-made clip from a Japanese city street at night. A man in a black suit with a briefcase stands at the curb and raises his hand. Far down the empty road a calico cat as big as a bus runs toward him, lies down beside him, and lets him stroke its cheek. He climbs onto its back, and the giant cat trots away with him between the street lights. The copies on TikTok carry the watermark of @cartoon_box86, an account that no longer exists.

From 10 November 2026 reposts spread under the plain caption "Cat taxi", one of them claiming "this is not a.i, this is a real life taxi cat famous in Asia". It is AI. It rides a bigger wave of giant cat clips: "When the train is late because the train is a cat" by @thegiantcatworld reached 4.0 million views from 18 October. On 11 and 12 November four AI video sites added the scene as a template, as the pet taxi, the cat taxi AI and the giant kitty ride.

2026-10-18
@thegiantcatworld posts "When the train is late because the train is a cat", an AI giant cat clip that reaches 4.0 million views and 311,800 likes. TikTok
2026-11-10
Reposts of the giant calico cat clip spread on TikTok as "Cat taxi". The copies carry the watermark of @cartoon_box86. TikTok
2026-11-11
media.io opens a Pet Taxi AI video page with two effects built on the same clip: your cat or dog picks you up from work. media.io
2026-11-12
PixVerse adds a Pet Taxi effect ("I hailed a taxi, but a giant, furry ride arrived instead!"), and Pollo adds Giant Kitty Ride. PixVerse
2026-11-12
The #cattaxi tag on TikTok counts 2,031 videos and 8.8 million views, and #giantcat 10,368 videos and 410 million views. TikTok

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The Cat Taxi prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

You + pet

2 photos: you, head to toes + your cat or dog, whole bodySeedance 2.512 s · 720p · 9:16183 credits

Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: a one-take handheld phone clip at night on a quiet city street between office buildings with lit lobbies, street lights, a wide gray paved sidewalk and an empty road, the same camera, framing, timing and moves. Motion Transfer and Character Replacement. All shots must undergo replacement; the original characters from the source video must not appear: the person in the black suit from [Video 1] is now the person in [Image 1], and the giant cat from [Video 1] is now the pet in [Image 2]. Both change: no one from the video stays, also when only the back of a head shows and when they are small in the distance. The rider = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles) exactly as in the photo, with the clothes from [Image 1]; if [Image 1] shows only the upper body, invent matching trousers and shoes. The rider keeps the briefcase from [Video 1]. NO black suit unless [Image 1] shows one. The same real person from the first second to the last, never drifting back to the original man. The giant pet = the pet in [Image 2], in EVERY frame: the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, whiskers, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 2], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, not the coat of the cat in the video. Whether [Image 2] shows a cat, a dog or another animal, it stays that animal, soft, furry and heavy, as big as a bus: lying down, its back is higher than the rider's head. One continuous take, no cuts, exactly as in [Video 1]: 00:00-00:02.5: the rider stands at the curb with the back to the camera, a briefcase in one hand, and raises the other hand to hail a cab; far down the empty road the giant pet runs toward them. 00:02.5-00:04.5: the giant pet arrives, slows down and lies down along the curb right beside the rider, its head on the left. 00:04.5-00:06.5: the rider reaches up and strokes the giant pet's cheek; it closes its eyes, happy. 00:06.5-00:08.5: the rider climbs onto its back, holding the fur, sits up with the briefcase and looks back toward the camera for a moment. 00:08.5-00:12: the giant pet stands up and trots away down the middle of the road with the rider on its back; the camera turns to follow them as they get small between the street lights. The timing of all actions aligns precisely with [Video 1]. Fluid, natural moves with firm footwork; the lighting, camera, background and props match [Video 1]. No additional characters appear. Real live-action phone footage at night, realistic fur, no distortion. Anatomy rules: the rider has one head, two arms, two hands with five fingers each. The pet has one head, one muzzle, four legs and paws. No glitches when climbing on, no sudden turns, no extra limbs, no body merging. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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Pet only

1 photo: your cat or dog, whole bodySeedance 2.512 s · 720p · 9:16183 credits

Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: a one-take handheld phone clip at night on a quiet city street between office buildings with lit lobbies, street lights, a wide gray paved sidewalk and an empty road, the same camera, framing, timing and moves. Character Replacement: the ONLY change is that the giant cat from [Video 1] is completely replaced by the pet in [Image 1], the WHOLE body, not just the head. The man in the black suit with the briefcase stays exactly as in [Video 1]. The giant pet = the pet in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: the same species and breed, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, whiskers, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, not the coat of the cat in the video. Whether [Image 1] shows a cat, a dog or another animal, it stays that animal, soft, furry and heavy, as big as a bus: lying down, its back is higher than the man's head. The same pet from the first second to the last, so its owner instantly recognizes it. One continuous take, no cuts, exactly as in [Video 1]: 00:00-00:02.5: the man stands at the curb with the back to the camera, a briefcase in one hand, and raises the other hand to hail a cab; far down the empty road the giant pet runs toward them. 00:02.5-00:04.5: the giant pet arrives, slows down and lies down along the curb right beside the man, its head on the left. 00:04.5-00:06.5: the man reaches up and strokes the giant pet's cheek; it closes its eyes, happy. 00:06.5-00:08.5: the man climbs onto its back, holding the fur, sits up with the briefcase and looks back toward the camera for a moment. 00:08.5-00:12: the giant pet stands up and trots away down the middle of the road with the man on its back; the camera turns to follow them as they get small between the street lights. The timing and rhythm of all actions align precisely with the original video. Lighting and shadows stay consistent; camera angles, composition, background elements and props match [Video 1]. No additional characters appear. Real live-action phone footage at night, realistic fur, no distortion. Anatomy rules: the pet has one head, one muzzle, four legs and paws. Exactly one giant animal. No extra limbs, no body merging. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. One video is 183 credits, so the smallest one-time pack that covers it is $39.99 for 450 credits, with no subscription. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video model	Settings	Credits
Seedance 2.5 (this template)	12 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap	183

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

Two versions: you and your pet, or your pet only

Pick the version on the create page. Both copy the same viral clip, so you get its night street, its one-take phone camera and its timing.

Version	Photos	What you get
You + pet	2: you, then your cat or dog	You hail the cab at the curb, your own pet runs up as big as a bus, lies down, and you ride away on its back. This is the full pet taxi AI video.
Pet only	1: your cat or dog	Your pet becomes the giant cat taxi, and the man in the suit from the clip rides it home.

The video is 12 seconds, vertical, 720p, made with the best AI video models available. The clip's own night street sound is on the result. The exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything.

A giant cat ride, or a giant dog ride

The trend began with a cat, so most posts say cat taxi, cat taxi meme or giant cat taxi. With a dog in photo 2 it becomes a giant dog ride, the dog taxi AI take on the same clip: your dog runs up, lies down at the curb and carries you home. Template sites call the pet version the giant pet taxi and the giant pet ride.

Riding a giant cat home after work is the whole joke, so a short caption is enough: "My ride is here", "Cat taxi after a long day" or "Giant cat picks me up from work". On TikTok the cat taxi trend sits under #cattaxi and #giantcat.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

Problem	Fix
Your pet looks like the calico cat from the clip	Use a sharp photo that shows the whole coat and the face. Then run it again.
Your face is hard to see	You stand with your back to the camera for most of the clip. Use a photo with your hair and clothes clear, and expect your face mostly in the moment you look back from the cat's back.
The pet looks squashed or too small	Run it again. The prompt asks for a pet as big as a bus with its natural body.
The run fails	Some photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.

Every run is a new take, so results differ.

FAQ

Cat Taxi trend questions

What is the cat taxi AI trend?

It is an AI video trend from November 2026: a man in a suit hails a cab at night, and a giant calico cat runs up instead, lies down at the curb, and carries him home on its back. People now make it with their own cat or dog, as the pet taxi AI video.

How do I make the pet taxi AI video?

Press "Create your own", pick You + pet, add a photo of you as photo 1 and a photo of your cat or dog as photo 2, and press Generate. The button shows the price first. You get a 12-second vertical video in My videos, with no prompt to write.

Is the cat taxi real?

No. One repost says "this is not a.i, this is a real life taxi cat famous in Asia", but the clip is AI-made: no cat is as big as a bus. The trend clip first carried the watermark of @cartoon_box86 on TikTok.

Can I use my dog for a giant dog ride?

Yes. Add your dog as photo 2. It grows to the size of a bus, keeps its own face and coat, lies down at the curb and carries you home. Rabbits and other furry pets work too.

Can I make it with only my pet?

Yes. Pick the Pet only version and add one photo of your pet. It becomes the giant cat taxi, and the man in the suit from the clip rides it away.

Does the giant cat ride video have sound?

Yes. The result has the clip's own night street sound, the same sound the cat taxi TikTok posts use. There is no song in the original. You can turn the sound off on the result screen.

How long is the video?

It is 12 seconds, vertical 9:16, at 720p, one continuous take like the original clip. It can take 5 to 15 minutes to make.

Is this the same as the giant cat AI video?

No. The [giant cat AI video](/templates/giant-cat-ai-video) makes you or your pet a giant that walks through New York while people run. The cat taxi is a calm ride home: your giant pet picks you up from work and you ride on its back.

Is this a pet taxi AI video generator?

Yes, for this one scene. As an AI giant pet maker, it turns your two photos into the giant pet ride AI video, the giant kitty ride some sites name it. You need no app and no prompt.

Does it cost credits?

Yes. The create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. If a video fails, the credits come back.

Are my photos private?

Yes. MakeViral does not post your photos or the result anywhere or show them to other users. The video goes to your private My videos page, and you can delete it there at any time.

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