Exhibit (j)





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



      We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" within the Prospectuses and "General Information - Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Financial Statements and Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" within the Statement of
Additional Information and to the use of our reports dated February 14, 2018
relating to the financial statements of AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio,
AB Growth and Income Portfolio, AB Growth Portfolio, AB Intermediate Bond
Portfolio, AB International Growth Portfolio, AB International Value Portfolio,
AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio, AB Real Estate Investment Portfolio, AB Small Cap
Growth Portfolio, AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio, AB Value Portfolio, AB
Global Thematic Growth Portfolio, AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio and AB
Global Risk Allocation--Moderate Portfolio for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2017, which are incorporated by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 74 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A No. 33-18647) of AB Variable
Products Series Fund, Inc.



                                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


New York, New York
April 25, 2018