Clapping Cat AI Generator
Upload one photo of your cat or dog and MakeMeme makes your clapping cat AI video: your pet stands up on the kitchen floor, grins with human teeth and slow-claps with tiny human hands. The clapping cat meme is the black cat that did exactly that in a 44-million-view TikTok, now with your own pet.
- One photo
- From $1.99
- No watermark
Watch the Clapping Cat AI trend
Make yours
How to make a Clapping Cat AI video
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Upload one photo of your cat or dog — face and body visible.
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Pick 480p, 720p or 1080p.
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Hit Generate. Your pet stands up, grins and claps like the clapping cat.
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Download the vertical MP4 and post it with #clappingcat.
Which photo works best
Your cat or dog
- Face and body in frame, ideally sitting up
- Eyes open and in focus, looking toward the camera
- One pet per photo
- Good light, so the fur colour and markings come through
Avoid
- Several pets in one picture
- Blurry or very dark photos
- Close-ups that cut off the body
Make your version
4s videoBest results
- Face and body in frame, ideally sitting up
- Eyes open and in focus, looking toward the camera
- Several pets in one picture
Credits come back if a video fails · Photos auto-deleted in 7 days
4 seconds, 480p, 720p or 1080p, vertical 9:16 · ready in about 6 minutes
Why MakeMeme
Why make your Clapping Cat AI video with MakeMeme?
One photo, nothing to write
Upload a single photo and hit Generate. No prompt, no template to hunt down, no editing app to learn.
The real clip, not a lookalike
Your photo is recast into the original Clapping Cat clip, so the scene, the camera moves and the timing are the ones people know.
Your cat — or your dog
Any cat works, not just black ones: tabbies, gingers, fluffy Persians. Dogs get the same grin and the same tiny human hands, which makes it even funnier.
Pick your quality
Choose 480p, 720p or 1080p before you start and pay only for the one you pick.
Credits back if it fails
If a video fails, the credits go straight back to your balance. Most are ready in a few minutes, and we email you when yours is done.
Your photo stays private
It's used only to make your video, deleted after 7 days and never used to train AI models.
Quality & price
Clapping Cat AI video quality and price
Every Clapping Cat AI video is 4 seconds, vertical 9:16. You pick the resolution in the generator before you start: 20 credits at 480p, 40 at 720p or 100 at 1080p.
480p
Standard
Trying the trend and quick posts to TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
$1.99 · 20 credits per video
720p
HD
Sharper faces and details when watched full screen on a phone.
$3.99 · 40 credits per video
1080p
Full HD
The sharpest version, for big screens, re-edits and compilations.
$9.99 · 100 credits per video
Higher resolutions cost more because the AI model renders more pixels for every second of video. The length, format and motion are the same at every resolution.
Pricing
Clapping Cat AI pricing
Buy a credit pack once and make Clapping Cat AI videos whenever you like. No monthly subscription.
Only need one? Get your Clapping Cat AI video at 480p.
One-time payment for exactly one video. No pack, nothing left over.
100 credits
5 videos$9.99one-time
$2.00 per Clapping Cat AI video
- 5 × 4-second Clapping Cat AI videos at 480p
- Vertical 9:16 MP4, no watermark
- Credits never expire and work on every trend
- One-time payment, no subscription
- Most popular
300 credits
15 videos$26.99one-time
$1.80 per Clapping Cat AI videoSave 10%
- 15 × 4-second Clapping Cat AI videos at 480p
- Vertical 9:16 MP4, no watermark
- Credits never expire and work on every trend
- One-time payment, no subscription
1,000 credits
50 videos$79.99one-time
$1.60 per Clapping Cat AI videoSave 20%
- 50 × 4-second Clapping Cat AI videos at 480p
- Vertical 9:16 MP4, no watermark
- Credits never expire and work on every trend
- One-time payment, no subscription
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The moment
Your video has the grin and the tiny human hands
The clapping cat moment is the double take: a cat stands up on its back legs, flashes a wide grin full of human teeth and starts slow-clapping with a pair of tiny human hands, looking straight at you. The clapping cat meme works because it is so wrong and so polite at the same time.
Your Clapping Cat AI video gives your own pet that exact moment — the stand-up, the human grin and the slow clap — on the same tiled kitchen floor as the original, keeping your pet's own fur, colour and face.
- Standing up on its back legs
- The human-teeth grin
- The slow clap with tiny human hands
About the trend
What is the Clapping Cat AI trend?
- What it is
- An AI clip in a TikTok skit by @merkurianin: his black cat stands up on the kitchen floor, grins with human teeth and slow-claps with small human hands
- First seen
- September 25, 2026; past 44 million views by late October 2026
- Where it's popular
- TikTok, Instagram Reels (#clappingcat, #clappingcatmeme, #aicat)
- Video format
- 4 seconds, 480p, 720p or 1080p, vertical 9:16
- Price
- From $1.99 (20 credits) per video
Background
Where the clapping cat came from
The clapping cat started as a short TikTok skit by @merkurianin on September 25, 2026: he talks to the camera, and his black cat stands up on the tiled floor, grins with human teeth and slow-claps with small human hands. The clip passed 44 million views within a month.
The clapping cat meme then spread as a reaction: people dropped the grinning, clapping cat into hospital rooms, classrooms and their own skits, and some remade the whole video with their own cat. Through October 2026, people kept searching for “clapping cat AI” to make the meme with their own pets.
Timeline
@merkurianin posts the clapping cat skit (44.4M views)
A remake with the cat playing both parts
The clapping cat on a hospital bed passes 11.5 million views
FAQ
Clapping Cat AI FAQ
What is the clapping cat meme?
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The clapping cat meme is an AI video of a black cat that stands up on a kitchen floor, grins with human teeth and slow-claps with small human hands. It comes from a TikTok skit posted by @merkurianin in September 2026, which passed 44 million views, and people now drop the clapping cat into their own videos.
How do I make my cat do the clapping cat meme?
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To make your cat do the clapping cat meme, upload one clear photo of your cat on this page and hit Generate. Your cat stands up, grins with human teeth and claps with tiny human hands, just like the original — no prompt to write and no editing.
Can my dog be the clapping cat?
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Yes. Dogs make some of the funniest clapping cat videos: upload a photo of your dog and it stands up, grins and slow-claps with the same tiny human hands.
Is the clapping cat real or AI?
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The clapping cat is AI. @merkurianin's black cat is real, but the human grin and the little human hands were added with AI, which is why the clip looks so uncanny. The Clapping Cat AI video on MakeMeme does the same thing with your own pet.
Who made the original clapping cat video?
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The original clapping cat video was posted on TikTok on September 25, 2026 by @merkurianin: a short skit with his black cat, in which the cat stands up and claps. That post has more than 44 million views.
Will it still look like my pet?
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Yes. The Clapping Cat AI video keeps your pet's fur colour, markings and face; only the grin and the hands are the meme's.
Does the clapping cat video have sound?
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The Clapping Cat AI video is silent, like the clapping shot in the original, so you can add the clapping cat funk or any sound you like when you post it.
How long is the Clapping Cat AI video?
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The Clapping Cat AI video is about 4 seconds, the full stand-up, grin and slow clap, in vertical 9:16 — short enough to loop, reply with or post as a reaction.
What AI is used for Clapping Cat AI videos?
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Clapping Cat AI videos on MakeMeme use the AI video model that fits this meme best: your pet takes the black cat's place, grin and hands included, in vertical 9:16 at 480p, 720p or 1080p.
Is the Clapping Cat AI video free?
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No. AI video generation is expensive to run, so making the Clapping Cat AI video always costs money. On MakeMeme each video costs from 20 credits, paid from a credit pack, with no watermark. Most videos are ready in a few minutes, and we email you when yours is done.
What resolution is the Clapping Cat AI video, and how many credits does it cost?
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For the Clapping Cat AI video you pick the resolution before you generate: 20 credits at 480p, 40 at 720p or 100 at 1080p. Every resolution gives the same 4-second vertical 9:16 video; higher resolutions are sharper.
Only upload photos of your own pets or pets whose owners agreed. MakeMeme isn't affiliated with @merkurianin.