Key takeaways
- Two staging styles and a narrated 6-second clip cost 162 credits.
- Asking to keep the walls, window, floor and camera angle exactly the same kept the room itself unchanged.
- Virtually staged photos must be labelled as such in most markets; never use them to hide a room’s real condition.
The kit, made in Claude

Real estate listing photo of an empty, freshly painted living room with oak floors, a large window with afternoon light, white walls, no furniture, wide angle, slightly unremarkable
Nano Banana 2.1 · 16 credits

Virtual staging: furnish this exact empty living room without changing the walls, window, floor or camera angle. Add a light grey linen sofa, an oak coffee table, a wool rug, two lamps, a large plant and simple framed art. Warm Scandinavian style, realistic, real estate photography [empty room attached]
GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits

Virtual staging: furnish this exact empty living room without changing the walls, window, floor or camera angle, as a home office and reading corner: a walnut desk by the window, a leather armchair, a tall bookshelf, a floor lamp and a plant. Realistic real estate photography [empty room attached]
GPT Image 2.6 Flare · 20 credits
Slow, smooth real estate camera glide into the furnished living room, gentle parallax, afternoon light, quiet room tone. The room and furniture stay exactly the same. No music, no voice. Then mix in the voiceover: "Sunny living room, oak floors, and room for the way you actually live."
Gemini Omni Flash 720p, 6 s + ElevenLabs v4 · 106 credits
Total: 162 credits for 4 outputs.
How to do it
- Start from the listing photo of the empty room.
- Ask for staging and list what must not change: walls, window, floor, camera angle.
- Make a second style for a different buyer.
- Animate the best one into a short clip and add a voiceover line.
What to ask Claude
PromptHere’s the empty living room [attach]. Stage it in a warm Scandinavian style without changing the walls, window, floor or camera angle.
PromptNow stage the same photo as a home office and reading corner.
PromptMake a 6-second slow glide into the first version and add a friendly one-line voiceover.
What it cost
| Piece | Model or tool | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Stand-in empty room photo | Nano Banana 2.1 | 16 |
| Two staging styles | GPT Image 2.6 Flare | 40 |
| 6-second listing clip, 720p | Gemini Omni Flash | 102 |
| Voiceover and mix | ElevenLabs v4, Merge media | 4 |
| Total | 162 |
What we’d do differently
- For this demo the empty room was generated too, standing in for a real listing photo. With a real property, start from the agent’s photo.
- Label staged images and keep an unstaged version in the listing.
More on this: image to video and AI voice over.
Frequently asked questions
How much does AI virtual staging cost?
Each staged photo here cost 20 credits ($0.20) on GPT Image 2.6. The narrated 6-second clip cost 106.
Is virtual staging allowed in listings?
Usually, if it’s clearly labelled as virtually staged and doesn’t misrepresent the property. Check your market’s and portal’s rules.
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