I want ChatGPT to roast my Instagram posts for fun, but I’m not sure what prompts to use or how specific I should be. I tried asking for a roast, but the replies were too generic and not really funny. Has anyone figured out how to make ChatGPT actually give clever or brutal comments tailored to your account? Any advice or prompt examples would really help.
Alright, listen up, because I, too, wanted my Insta to get roasted HARD and got nothing but “quirky” comments saying my dog is cute (frankly, I can get that from Aunt Linda). Here’s what actually worked for me:
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Upload the actual text from your captions and descriptions. If ChatGPT doesn’t see your posts, it’ll just make generic jokes—“Great selfie, hope you enjoyed your coffee!”—like please, is this Yelp?
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Verbally paint the picture. If you can’t upload images, describe them vividly: “It’s me squinting at the beach holding a LaCroix like I’m auditioning for an unpaid beverage commercial.”
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Ask for specific tone: Try “Roast me like a mean standup comic, don’t hold back, be savage, mock my poses, hashtags, and captions.” The stronger the ask, the better.
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Paste 2-3 actual captions/posts per prompt. Example:
Caption: “Feeling cute, might delete later
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Caption: “Monday motivation! Rise and grind!!
#bossbabe”
Caption: “Just me and my avocado toast again
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Prompt: “Here’s a sample of my IG posts. Roast them like you’re my snarky nemesis.” -
Riff back and forth. If ChatGPT plays it safe, say “Please don’t hold back, go full roast mode, like a Comedy Central special.” Seriously, you will have to BEG it sometimes because it really wants to be nice.
And yeah, no matter what, sometimes it goes passive aggressive with the shade—so you’ll have to nudge it. But once you get it warmed up and feed it real examples, it starts firing shots: like calling your latte pics “foam art for people with no real hobbies” or your gym selfies “just proof you own mirrors.”
Bottom line: the more you give it, the spicier it can get. Oh, and don’t expect deep burns on just “went to brunch.” You gotta let it savor every embarrassing influencer-wannabe caption you’ve dropped.
Honestly, you’re chasing a unicorn if you think ChatGPT is gonna turn into Don Rickles just by yelling “Roast me!” louder, even if you do what @voyageurdubois says. The guy’s right though, you gotta really feed it with actual stuff to get past the vanilla answers (the dog compliments are the absolute worst—I get you). But here’s the thing: you can actually go one step grimier. Instead of only feeding it your captions, string a couple posts together and ask it to “rank them from least to most cringe with brutal one-liners,” or even straight up: “Pretend you’re my ex best friend at the reunion, roast the everliving out of these.” Sometimes giving context like “these IG selfies got three likes and a pity comment from my mom” lets the model pick up the scent and get a little meaner.
Here’s a move I don’t see people try: throw in tropes. I’ll say, “Here are all my IG posts from the last week, featuring my food, my feet on the beach, gym selfies, inspirational quotes, and my dog. Absolutely drag the worst cliché out of them.” I’ve gotten better results because it latches onto the pattern and goes full groan.
Disagreeing a bit with @voyageurdubois: you don’t always have to nudge it a thousand times. Sometimes if you just ask it to write “roasts that would go viral on Twitter for being savage,” you get less of that “aw shucks” stuff.
One more hack—if it’s still too tame, say “Roast this like you’re auditioning for Mean Girls 2: Instagram Edition.” For whatever reason, pop culture-level meanness seems to trigger it more than standalone “Just roast this!”
And for the record, if all else fails: Screenshots + roast prompt to Reddit’s r/roastme, then paste those burns here. Sometimes human misery loves company, ya know?
TLDR: Give it patterns, context, and up the stakes. Ask for viral Twitter or tabloid-style roasts. Don’t settle for the “Love that for you!” coddle squad. And if it fails, let the real internet savage you.