Short answer
ChatGPT can’t render video by itself. Install the Fabeo plugin from ChatGPT’s plugin directory, sign in to Fabeo and click Allow, and ChatGPT can write the script, edit scenes and start a render using your own Fabeo account and credits. It takes about two minutes, with no server URL or developer settings.
What you need
- A Fabeo account (Google sign-in or an emailed code).
- A ChatGPT account. OpenAI’s plugins help page says the directory is available across ChatGPT plans, on web, desktop and mobile, but what you can install depends on your plan, workspace and region. On a Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace, an admin may need to allow the plugin first.
Install the Fabeo plugin
- In ChatGPT, open Plugins in the sidebar.
- Search for Fabeo and open its page to see what it can do.
- Select Install plugin, then Connect if asked.
- Sign in to Fabeo on the page that opens and click Allow.
- In a chat, type @Fabeo, or click + and choose Fabeo, then describe your video.
Nothing is connected until you click Allow. ChatGPT can also pick Fabeo by itself when your request is about making a video, but naming it (“Use Fabeo to…”) is the most reliable. ChatGPT’s menu names change from time to time, so if a label differs, look for the same step.
A prompt that works
Use Fabeo to make a 30-second video for a stainless steel insulated water bottle. Audience: commuters. Tone: practical and upbeat. Show me the script scene by scene first, and tell me the credit cost before you render.
ChatGPT shows the script with the spoken lines and on-screen content for each scene. Change it in plain sentences, such as “make the hook shorter” or “change the call to action to ‘Shop now'”. Give it real product facts, and don’t let it invent claims you can’t support. For more examples, see how to write an AI video script prompt.
Edit for free, pay when you render
Writing and editing the script is free. Rendering costs about 1 credit per second of finished video, so a 30-second video uses about 30 credits, and a render takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Each connection can spend at most 150 credits in total, and the connection renews itself for about 30 days.
ChatGPT asks you to confirm actions that change things, such as creating, rendering or deleting a video. OpenAI’s docs say write actions need confirmation by default and advise reviewing each tool input before you approve. Read what ChatGPT plans to do before approving anything that spends credits, and only let it remember approvals for apps you trust.
What it costs
There’s no separate fee for using Fabeo from ChatGPT (pricing):
- Free: videos up to 30 seconds, with a Fabeo watermark.
- Professional: $12 for 4 rendered minutes a month.
- Enterprise: $24 for 8.
- Agency: $39 for 15, about $2.60 per minute.
Top-ups are $3 per rendered minute on every plan. Paid plans have no watermark, and chat-based editing is on paid plans.
Send it to a client
The video lives in your normal Fabeo account. On the Agency plan, you can share a review link with the client and collect their feedback there; review links carry Fabeo’s branding. Agencies can keep each client and brand in its own workspace: see Fabeo for agencies.
Troubleshooting
- Fabeo isn’t in the plugin directory: on a workspace plan, ask your admin to allow it. As a fallback, you can connect Fabeo’s server (
https://mcp.fabeo.ai/mcp) in developer mode; the ChatGPT guide has those steps. - The sign-in window doesn’t open: allow pop-ups for ChatGPT and try again. If authorisation errors continue, disconnect Fabeo in ChatGPT and connect it again.
- Prefer Claude? See the Claude guide and how to make a product video with Claude.
FAQ
Can ChatGPT make a video without Fabeo?
No. ChatGPT writes and edits; Fabeo renders the video.
Does it work in the ChatGPT mobile app?
Plugins are listed on web, desktop and mobile. Installing on the web is the simplest; OpenAI notes some plugin features vary by platform.
Who owns the account and credits?
You do. The connection uses your own Fabeo account.
Next step
Open Plugins in ChatGPT and install Fabeo, or see the ChatGPT guide and all integrations.