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Affiliate marketing

AI UGC for affiliate marketing, hook by hook.

AI UGC for affiliate marketing means video ads where an AI actor presents your offer to camera, with no creator to hire. RiffAds turns your script into a lip-synced actor video and tells you its credit cost before you render it.

The short answer

How do affiliate marketers use AI UGC ads?

Affiliate marketers use AI UGC to test many video hooks for one offer without paying a creator for every take. An AI actor delivers your script to camera as a presenter, never as a fake customer. Every ad on RiffAds has a credit price before you render it, and unused credits roll over, which suits affiliate marketing that runs in bursts.

Best for

  • Hook tests for one offer
  • TikTok Shop product videos
  • Faceless product explainers
  • A winning script in new languages
  • Agent-run creative batches

How it works

  1. 01

    Draft the hooks

    Give the AI writer your offer and angle, and it drafts several opening hooks plus a full script to test.

  2. 02

    Cast a presenter

    Choose a library actor that suits the offer, or describe a new one in words, then pick a voice in any of 74 languages.

  3. 03

    See the cost

    Each version shows its credit cost before you press Generate, so every hook test starts with a known budget.

  4. 04

    Label and download

    Add captions and an on-screen AI label with the text overlay tool, then upload the file to your own ad account.

  • 74

    voice languages, so a winning script can become a new ad for each market you promote in.

    RiffAds

  • 848

    credits pay for one 30 second talking actor ad and its voice, so you can budget a hook test at $0.01 a credit.

    RiffAds

  • $53,088

    is the FTC's maximum civil penalty per violation of one of its trade regulation rules, as adjusted in 2025.

    FTC civil penalty adjustments, February 2025
  • 9:16

    is the vertical ratio TikTok recommends for In-Feed video ads. Horizontal 16:9 and square 1:1 are also accepted.

    TikTok Ads Help Center, video ad specs, June 2026

Sample ads made with RiffAds

01Talking actors

Actors that feel real.

  • Realistic AI actors
  • Natural voices, tight lip-sync
  • Use your own actor
  • 74 languages
Make an ad like this
An older actor sits on a back deck holding a speckled mug and talks to the camera, an ad for a coffee subscription.
An actor sits in the driver's seat of a parked car with his seatbelt on and talks to the camera, an ad for a dash cam.
An actor in her kitchen, still in her work jumper, talks to the camera about dinner, an ad for a meal kit.
An actor in the driver's seat of a parked car talks to the camera beside an insulated tumbler in the cup holder, an ad for a travel tumbler.
An actor sits behind a podcast microphone in a small recording room and talks to the camera, an ad for a podcast editing app.
An older actor on a morning walk at the edge of a mown field talks to the camera, an ad for a bird identification app.

Use cases

Built for anything you sell.

  • Ecommerce and gadgets
  • Mobile apps
  • Wellness
  • Home goods
See AI UGC ads by industry
A green screen ad: an actor cut out at the bottom of the frame talks in front of a photo of a motor boat in turquoise water, an ad for a boat rental app.
An actor in her bedroom shows off a light-wash denim jacket over a white tee and jeans, turning and smoothing it, an ad for fashion.
An actor in a bright living room holds an open fabric earbud case up to the camera while she talks, an ad for wireless earbuds.
An actor at his home desk holds up his phone showing a budgeting app with $1,240 left this month, an ad for a budget app.
An actor in the driver's seat of a parked car talks to the camera beside an insulated tumbler in the cup holder, an ad for a travel tumbler.
An actor in her kitchen, still in her work jumper, talks to the camera about dinner, an ad for a meal kit.

Models and tools

One studio. Top video, image and voice models.

OmniHuman 1.5Veo 3.1Nano Banana ProKling 3GPT Image 2.5Omni FlashSeedream 5MiniMax H3 MaxNano Banana 2GPT Image 2Text to speechGrok ImageSeedream 4.5
CaptionsCamera angleChange voiceRemove backgroundUpscaleResizeSkin enhancerTrim videoSplit into scenesText overlayCreate musicAI writerChange speedClone a voice

02Workflows

Build the workflow once. Run it on repeat.

Chain script, voice, actor, video and captions. Run it yourself, or let your agent run it.

Ecommerce01 / 03

Product photo to spoken ad

Use this template
Product photo to spoken adRun
You give

One product photo and your brand details

Product photo
Brand context

Name, vibe and one key phrase: “fits all day”

Text
The creator
Nano Banana Pro
Running
The clip
An actor in a bright living room holds an open fabric earbud case up to the camera while she talks, an ad for wireless earbuds.
You get

A creator holding it and talking about it

03Features

Everything an ad needs. In one studio.

From the first line of the script to the final cut, without leaving the tab.

  1. Pick an actorLip-sync
    More
    01

    Talking actors

    No casting, no shoot. Pick an actor, paste a script, get the ad.

  2. Describe your actor

    Woman, early 30s, freckles, soft kitchen light

    Creating your actorSave actor
    02

    Your own actor

    Describe a person once. Cast them in every ad after.

  3. Product in handWorkflow
    Held, turned
    and shown
    03

    Product in hand

    No samples to ship. One photo, and the actor holds your product on camera.

  4. Languages74 total
    EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschहिन्दीPortuguêsItaliano日本語한국어العربية
    04

    74 languages

    Same actor, new market. Switch the language, the lips stay in sync.

  5. Edit00:24
    CaptionsTrimSpeedTextResizeUpscale
    05

    Editing tools

    Captions on, dead air trimmed, resized for the feed. No second app.

  6. Video modelCredits / sec
    • Veo 3.1from 35
    • Kling 3from 14.7
    • MiniMax H3 Maxfrom 8.8
    06

    AI video and B-roll

    Missing a shot? Describe it. Veo 3.1 and Kling 3 make it.

  7. Static adsUp to 4K
    Nano Banana ProGPT Image 2.5Seedream 5
    07

    AI images

    Product shots without a photographer. Static ads without a designer.

  8. Voice
    • Warm and calm
    • Bright and fast
    • Your cloned voiceGrowth+
    08

    Voices

    Pick a voice, change a voice, or clone your own.

  9. Photo tools
    FrontSideBack
    Camera angleRemove backgroundSkin enhancer
    09

    Photo tools

    Change the angle, cut the background, fix the skin. No reshoot.

04For AI agents

Your AI agent can make ads too.

Connect it once. Ask for an ad. Get the file back.

1

Add RiffAds

Opens Claude with RiffAds filled in. Sign in when it asks.

2

Ask for an ad

Start a new chat and send:

Make a 15 second UGC ad for my earbuds. Keep it under 500 credits.

Case studies

Test every hook. Keep the winner.

  • Stance AISponsored

    One selfie in. Ten photoshoots out.

    AI actor on her bed holding a phone full of AI portraits, caption: one selfie, ten photoshoots

    Lead with the result

  • Stance AISponsored

    Zero dance skills. Still did the trend.

    AI actor in a hoodie holding a phone that shows him dancing, caption: I can't dance, this app can

    Admit the flaw

  • Stance AISponsored

    Photo of my grandma's wedding.

    AI actor holding a torn old wedding photo and a phone with the restored version, caption: my grandma's photo, restored

    Tell a story

  • Stance AISponsored

    Paris trip. Zero flights. One app.

    AI actor on a couch holding a phone with AI photos of him in Paris, caption: I've never been to Paris

    Say the odd thing

05Pricing

Growth for $1. Keep every credit.

Every plan includes the studio, the API and your agents, on one credit balance that never expires. 1 credit is $0.01.

Launch

For one marketer testing ads

4,500credits / month

  • About 5 talking actor ads of 30 seconds, voice included
  • Shared by the studio, the API and your agents

Fixed 4,500 credits every month

$49per month

Billed monthly

Get Launch

Or $41 a month, billed yearly

  • Every AI model, no tier gating
  • 3 videos at once
  • 1 seat
  • Workflows and 20 templates
  • 74 languages
  • API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on the same credits
  • Credits never expireNo cap

Limited on this plan

  • 2 custom actors a month
  • Full actor library
  • Voice cloning

One price list, every model

  • Talking actorOmniHuman 1.5
  • VideoVeo 3.1, Kling 3, MiniMax H3 Max
  • ImageNano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Grok Image
  • Voice-overText to speech
  • CaptionsBurned in
  • Camera angleReshoot a photo
Best value

Growth

$1 for 3 days

For small teams shipping every week

9,500credits / month

  • About 11 talking actor ads of 30 seconds, voice included
  • Shared by the studio, the API and your agents

Fixed 9,500 credits every month

$99$1first 3 days

Renews at $99 a month on day 4

Start for $1

500 credits to try it. Then $99 a month on day 4. Cancel any time in Billing.

Or $83 a month, billed yearly

  • Every AI model, no tier gating
  • 8 videos at once
  • 3 seats
  • Workflows and 20 templates
  • 74 languages
  • API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on the same credits
  • Credits never expireNo cap

Actors and voices

  • 10 custom actors a month
  • Full actor library
  • Voice cloning

One price list, every model

  • Talking actorOmniHuman 1.5
  • VideoVeo 3.1, Kling 3, MiniMax H3 Max
  • ImageNano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Grok Image
  • Voice-overText to speech
  • CaptionsBurned in
  • Camera angleReshoot a photo

Scale

For agencies and big catalogs

30,500credits / month

  • About 35 talking actor ads of 30 seconds, voice included
  • Shared by the studio, the API and your agents

Fixed 30,500 credits every month

$299per month

Billed monthly

Get Scale

Or $249 a month, billed yearly

  • Every AI model, no tier gating
  • 20 videos at once
  • 25 seats
  • Workflows and 20 templates
  • 74 languages
  • API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on the same credits
  • Credits never expireNo cap

Actors and voices

  • 100 custom actors a month
  • Full actor library
  • Voice cloning

One price list, every model

  • Talking actorOmniHuman 1.5
  • VideoVeo 3.1, Kling 3, MiniMax H3 Max
  • ImageNano Banana 2, GPT Image 2.5, Grok Image
  • Voice-overText to speech
  • CaptionsBurned in
  • Camera angleReshoot a photo

Enterprise

Ads at agency scale. Priced for volume.

For brands, agencies and platforms that make hundreds of ads a month. Tell us your volume and we build the plan around it.

  • Custom credit volume and price
  • More renders at the same time
  • Top queue priority
  • Onboarding for your whole team
  • A dedicated support channel
  • Invoice billing
Book a callEverything in Scale, plus the above

06FAQ

Affiliate marketing, answered.

Still unsure? Book a call

Its testimonial rule does not ban them outright. In the FTC staff's Q&A, the rule has no blanket ban on AI-generated avatars; what crosses the line is a fake or false testimonial. So an AI actor must not claim to be a customer who used the product, and each knowing violation can bring a court-imposed civil penalty of up to $53,088. Actors portraying customers could still be deceptive under the FTC Act, so cast the actor as a presenter.

On TikTok, yes. TikTok ads need its AIGC label or your own clear disclaimer, and AI ads it finds undisclosed are rejected or restricted. On Meta, since June 1, 2026, an AI info label appears on its own when Meta detects third-party AI in an ad. For EU viewers, from 2 August 2026, a realistic AI actor that could pass for a real person needs a visible or audible AI label at first exposure.

It depends on the network and the offer, so read their terms before you run AI creative. The ad platforms are clearer. TikTok rejects or restricts AI ads that are not disclosed, and Google Ads suspends accounts without warning for ads that impersonate public figures, with AI videos of popular YouTubers as one example. Never use a real person's face or voice without written consent you can prove.

Each video has a credit price before it renders, and a credit is $0.01. A 30 second actor ad, voice included, comes to roughly 848 credits, and a shorter hook costs less. Monthly plans begin at $49, and unused credits roll over with no cap. Or start with the Growth trial: 3 days and 500 credits for $1, renewing at $99 a month if you do not cancel.

TikTok recommends running 3 to 5 different creatives per ad group, so plan at least that many for each offer. Change the hook first: TikTok's guidance is to say what the ad is about in the first 3 seconds and to lead with the hook in the first 6. With an AI actor, a new hook is a new script, not a new shoot.

Not for everything. For hook tests and presenter-style videos, an AI actor can do the job. A real testimonial still needs a real person who used the product. You can have an AI actor read a real customer's review, with permission and its meaning kept, but the FTC Endorsement Guides say the ad should then state plainly that the speaker is not a real customer of the product.

Yes. With API, MCP, Agent Skills and CLI on every plan, an agent can write hook variants, price them and pay from your credit wallet. Its limits come from a person: 600 credits per job and 2,000 a day until an owner or admin changes them, and each API key can carry its own budget. A 30 second actor ad can need a higher per-job cap. RiffAds returns only the file and has no access to your ad accounts.

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