Giant Cat AI Generator
The Giant Cat trend is a TikTok AI format, growing since late 2025, in which a pet as tall as the skyscrapers walks through a city, filmed like shaky street video, with taxis below and people running out of the way. On TrendMe, upload one clear photo of your cat, dog or yourself, pick a direction, and get a 10-second vertical video of the New York walk.
At its peak
- Rising
- Peak
- Cooling
Lots of people are posting their version right now. Join this week while it is hot. Editor's pick, last reviewed Nov 11, 2026.
Rising evidence: MakeViral: Giant Cat Stride one-photo template, published Nov 9, 2026 (Nov 10, 2026) · TrendMe trend radar, Nov 10, 2026: Giant Cat AI Video listed as a new template page (Nov 10, 2026)
10 credits for 8 s · 20 credits for 15 s · Vertical MP4, no watermark · Cats and dogs work best. Other pets and people also work from one photo.
Make your Giant Cat video
Videos include AI-generated sound. Add the original trending song inside TikTok or Instagram when you post. Failed videos are refunded automatically.
What is the Giant Cat trend?
In the Giant Cat trend, a cat, dog, or person appears as tall as the skyscrapers and walks down a New York street. The look is deliberate amateur news footage: a shaky phone at street level, a glance up through a window, yellow taxis, and a crowd running out of the frame. It is a comic, oversized stunt, not a realistic disaster scene.
It works because the scale joke is obvious in the first second, and one clear pet photo is enough. Some people call it Catzilla. Owners have been putting their own animals into the format, and a one-photo template, Giant Cat Stride, turned the New York walk into a single-photo effect on 9 November 2026.
Trend status: Trending Now — At its peak. Lots of people are posting their version. Status is set by the TrendMe editors and reviewed on Nov 11, 2026.
Read more on the blog
Where the Giant Cat trend came from
- Started spreading
- Oct 22, 2025
- How it started
- On 22 October 2025, @mamacathome posted a giant white cat on CCTV with TikTok's AI label, and Sora-era clips of giant cats in cities spread that fall. In 2026 owners began making their own pets the giant, like @pixcelthecat on 8 October; a one-photo Giant Cat Stride template followed on 9 November 2026.
Make your Giant Cat video stand out
Pick a direction before you generate. Ideas help your video feel like yours; they cannot guarantee views.
One-photo stride
Use the new one-photo New York walk while the template is fresh.
Opening hook: Caption: "my cat has a commute now"
Look up
Open already at street level, tilting up to the giant face.
Opening hook: First frame: a shaky tilt up from taxis to a huge pet face.
Window pass
The giant walks past an office window at mid-building height.
Opening hook: A huge shoulder filling an office window.
Best photo for this trend
- One pet, with the whole body in view if you can, eyes open, in sharp daylight
- A clear side or front view so coat colors, ears and markings read at giant scale
- A person photo also works if you want to be the giant instead of a pet
How to make the Giant Cat video
- 1
Pick a direction
Choose one of the 3 ideas above, such as “One-photo stride”.
- 2
Upload one photo
One pet, with the whole body in view if you can, eyes open, in sharp daylight
- 3
Choose 8 or 15 seconds and generate
An 8-second video costs 10 credits and a 15-second video costs 20. Generation usually takes a few minutes; failed videos are refunded automatically.
- 4
Post it
Download the MP4 or share it from your phone, copy a caption, and add the trending sound inside TikTok or Instagram.
Giant Cat captions and hashtags
Funny
he said he only needed to go out for five minutes
Casual
my cat, but make it midtown
Trendy
POV: your pet is late and also twelve stories tall
#giantcat #catsoftiktok #aivideo
When you post an AI video on TikTok, turn on the “AI-generated content” label in the post settings.
Giant Cat FAQ
How do I make the Giant Cat video?
Open Giant Cat on TrendMe, upload one clear photo of your pet or yourself, pick a direction, and generate a 10-second vertical video of the New York walk.
Does it work with dogs, or only cats?
Yes, dogs and other pets work. The animal stays its own species, with the coat and face from your photo, just at giant scale.
How long is the video, and does it have sound?
The template is about 10 seconds. The video comes with AI-generated sound; add a track in TikTok or Instagram when you post if you want.
Is this a new trend?
Giant-cat-in-the-city clips go back to late 2025. This page is the one-photo New York walk that template sites added around 9 Nov 2026.
Will people get hurt in the video?
No. The joke is the huge scale. Crowds run out of the way like a comic movie stunt, without realistic injury.
Is there a Giant Cat app?
You don't need to download one. TrendMe works in your phone's browser on iPhone and Android: upload one photo and get your Giant Cat video in minutes. Add TrendMe to your home screen to open it like an app, with new trends every day.
Is there a Giant Cat CapCut template?
You may find CapCut templates for trends like this, but they need your own video clips and editing to look right. With TrendMe you only need one photo: the AI creates the whole scene, with sound, as a vertical video ready to post.
More trends to try
AI Dance · Pet Meme
Buggin Dance
Your pet does the She Bugging dance on a night beach in a wizard hat.
Create now →
Couple & Friends · Cinematic Effect
Careless Whisper Car
One photo puts you in the parked-car chip theft and sax stare.
Create now →
Pet Meme · Cinematic Effect
Cat on Ultra Bee
Your pet holds a long wheelie down a golden-hour city road.
Create now →
Cinematic Effect
Chased by Hyenas
A wild pack chases you across the savanna and never quite catches up.
Create now →
TrendMe is an independent platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TikTok, CapCut, Instagram, Meta, or any third-party trend creators. Trend names are used only to describe the style of video you can create.