Best Value stack

Affiliator Stack

Research a product, write the angle, generate the visuals and voice, then cut it into a short — without a camera or a studio.

Built for:: Affiliate marketers producing daily product content for TikTok, Shopee, or Instagram
Outcome:: One product → a finished short-form video ad, repeatable several times a day.

All stacksEstimated costs

The workflow

1
Pinterest— Visual reference
Free tier works
Collect reference boards for angles, lighting and composition before generating anything. Free, and keeps output from looking generic.
2
ChatGPT— Hooks, scripts & prompts
~$20/mo
Write the opening hook and script, then turn the Pinterest references into detailed image/video prompts.
3
Claude— Research & angle analysis
~$20/mo
Analyse the product page, competitor copy and reviews to find the selling angle worth leading with.
4
Kling AI— Image & video generation
~$10/mo
Generate the product footage or lifestyle B-roll you can't shoot yourself.
5
ElevenLabs— Voice-over
~$5/mo
Narrate the script in a consistent voice across every video so the account sounds like one person.
6
CapCut— Editing & captions
Free tier works
Assemble footage, add captions and trending audio, export in vertical format.

ClaudeChatGPT (reuse the one you already pay for)saves ~$20/mo

If budget is tight, do research in the same assistant you write with. You lose some depth on long product pages.

Kling AIGoogle Flow / Veo

Stronger cinematic motion; pick based on which one handles your product category better.

ElevenLabsCapCut built-in text-to-speechsaves ~$5/mo

Free, but the voice is noticeably more robotic and harder to make distinctive.

Generated product footage rarely matches a real product exactly — risky for items where accuracy matters (electronics, branded goods).
Platforms increasingly label or down-rank fully AI-generated content; mixing in real footage usually performs better.
Voice cloning requires permission for any voice that isn't yours.