Price checked Oct 14, 2026

Review · YouTube AI

TubeAI

A YouTube content platform where an AI strategist called Hugo finds outlier video ideas, then writes titles, thumbnails and scripts. Free plan with 500 credits a month; paid from $19.99.

  • Free: $0, 500 credits/mo
  • Basic: $19.99/mo
  • Pro: $59.99/mo
  • Enterprise: $199.99/mo

Last updated: . First reviewed October 14, 2026. Official-site review. We have not run TubeAI on a paid plan. Every feature and number comes from tubeai.app and its pricing section, checked October 14, 2026.

Price at the time of writing this review (October 14, 2026): Free $0; Basic $19.99, Pro $59.99 and Enterprise $199.99 a month. If you’re reading this at a later date, the price may have changed.

No affiliate link. We are not in any TubeAI affiliate program, and no link on this page earns us money. This is not a paid placement: TubeAI did not pay for or review this page. Links to tubeai.app are plain links.

Summary

Quick verdict: a serious research tool for YouTubers: Hugo combines your channel analytics with a database of 574M videos to suggest ideas that already beat their channel’s average, then drafts the package. The free plan is unusually generous; the paid tiers are priced for working creators.

  • TubeAI calls itself an agentic content platform for YouTube: separate AI agents research, write, design and optimize.
  • Its strategist, Hugo, reads your analytics and audience and searches a database the site says covers 574M videos and 6.7M channels.
  • It finds “outliers”, videos that beat their channel’s usual views, plus hot topics, growing micro-niches and title formats.
  • It writes titles and descriptions, generates thumbnails and writes scripts in your voice.
  • Hugo runs on the web, Telegram, a Chrome extension and a Claude connector.
  • Pricing: Free with 500 credits a month, Basic $19.99, Pro $59.99 and Enterprise $199.99 a month.

Watch: TubeAI in 60 seconds

Made by SaaS Finder Hub from TubeAI’s public website screenshots. Voiceover is AI-generated. Price at the time of writing this review (October 14, 2026): Free $0; Basic $19.99, Pro $59.99 and Enterprise $199.99 a month. If you’re reading this at a later date, the price may have changed.

Pricing

Sources: tubeai.app pricing section, checked October 14, 2026 at about 10:00 AM ET (the site notes “monthly prices shown”; no yearly price is listed). Prices in USD.

What you getFreeBasicProEnterprise
Price$0$19.99/month$59.99/month$199.99/month
Credits500 a month1,000 a month3,000 a month15,000 a month
Research depthLess dataNormal research and reasoningEnhanced research, deeper reasoningMaximum reasoning, exclusive data layers
ScriptsIncludedSponsor segments, polish passUp to 30 min, custom lengthsSwarm Research scripts
HugoDatabase & analytics agents+ Telegram, web & YouTube research agents+ memory, voice notes, social & financial agents+ workflows, team roles, most advanced model
Card neededNoYesYesYes

On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see every plan.

Price snapshot: Price at the time of writing this review (October 14, 2026): Free $0; Basic $19.99, Pro $59.99 and Enterprise $199.99 a month. If you’re reading this at a later date, the price may have changed.

  • Credit top-ups are available on every plan and never expire.
  • The site says “no card on Free” and “cancel anytime”.
  • People who sign up through a partner link get 20% off their first month, according to TubeAI’s partner page.
  • Custom plans and a hands-on strategy program are priced separately.

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What it costs in practice (our reading)

  • A small channel can stay on Free: 500 credits a month, the full database and every generator.
  • A weekly uploader on Pro pays $59.99 a month, about $720 a year.
  • Enterprise at $199.99 a month (about $2,400 a year) is aimed at teams and agencies.

Price history

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$0$19.99/mo$59.99/mo$199.99/mo

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Features

From tubeai.app and partners.dub.co/tube-ai, October 14, 2026.

  • Hugo strategist: chat about your channel; it reads your analytics and sends research agents to the database, YouTube, X, Reddit and the web.
  • Outlier search and similar channels: find videos and competitors that beat their averages.
  • Hot Topics, Niche Finder and Trending Formats: 4,475 title templates ranked by performance.
  • Titles, thumbnails and scripts: Style Match and Host Face thumbnails, scripts written in your voice with citations.
  • Ideation Boards and Smart Folders to organize ideas.
  • Workspace: invite an editor or manager with set permissions; Activity shows what each person ran.
  • Integrations: Telegram, Chrome extension, Claude MCP connector.

Who it’s for

  • YouTube creators who spend hours researching ideas and titles.
  • Small channels: the free plan is built for them.
  • Agencies and teams running several channels (Pro and Enterprise).
  • Not for you if you don’t publish on YouTube; it is built only for that platform.

Related & alternatives

The catch

Credits decide what you can actually do each month.

  • The site doesn’t say how many credits a script, thumbnail or research run costs.
  • Deeper research, longer scripts and the best model are reserved for Pro and Enterprise.
  • It is YouTube-only; TikTok and Instagram creators get less from it.
  • No yearly discount is listed.

Verdict

  • Free: the obvious start; you get Hugo, the full database and every generator.
  • Basic ($19.99): for a channel posting a few times a month that wants Hugo on Telegram and audience analysis.
  • Pro ($59.99): the sweet spot for weekly uploaders who want longer scripts and channel audits.

Worth it if: YouTube is your main channel and you want data-backed ideas, titles, thumbnails and scripts in one place.

Skip it if: you don’t make YouTube videos, or you need fixed, published usage limits.

Price at the time of writing this review (October 14, 2026): Free $0; Basic $19.99, Pro $59.99 and Enterprise $199.99 a month. If you’re reading this at a later date, the price may have changed. Not tested hands-on with a paid plan.

TubeAI FAQ

How much does TubeAI cost?

As of October 14, 2026, TubeAI has a free plan with 500 credits a month, Basic at $19.99, Pro at $59.99 and Enterprise at $199.99 a month. Prices may have changed since; check tubeai.app.

Is TubeAI free?

Yes, there is a free plan with no card and no trial clock: Hugo, the full database and every generator, with 500 credits a month.

What is the main downside of TubeAI?

It only works for YouTube, and the site doesn’t say how many credits each script, thumbnail or research run uses.

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