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YouTube-native analytics plus AI titles, scripts and thumbnail ideas in one suite.

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Quick Facts

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting price$7.5/mo
Free planFree plan covers basic YouTuber workflow
Commercial safetyCommercial safety unclear
Last verifiedVerified May 2026

In short

If you want YouTube-native SEO data alongside your title drafts, vidIQ surfaces keyword scores and competitor channel trends from $7.50/mo (as of May 2026) — but suggestions thin out when your channel is under a few thousand views. Verified May 2026.

Best for

  • For keyword research directly inside YouTube without switching to a separate SEO tool
  • For comparing your titles and tags against specific competitor channels
  • For thumbnail idea scoring grounded in your channel's historical click-through data

Watch out for

  • Commercial use is unclear at all tiers — verify vidIQ's ToS before using outputs on a monetized channel
  • Suggestions rely on YouTube data; new channels get sparse results (per user reports, not a vidIQ-published threshold)

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