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Grow your YouTube channel faster with AI
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vidIQ is an AI-powered YouTube growth toolkit used by 20 million creators to find trending keywords, generate content ideas, optimize videos, and turn outlier videos into a growth playbook. It includes an AI Coach for personalized growth tips, a Script Writer, an AI Thumbnails Maker, automatic short-form clipping from long videos, and an official Claude connector for live YouTube analytics, keyword research, and outlier detection across 135M+ channels.
- Best for
- YouTube creators who want AI-driven keyword research, content ideas, video optimization, and coaching to grow subscribers and views faster
- Pricing
- Free plan available (150 AI credits/mo); paid plans from $16.58/mo (Boost, billed annually)
Core features
- • Trending keyword and topic discovery
- • Personalized daily content ideas
- • AI Coach for channel growth guidance
- • AI Script Writer
- • Outliers — recreate high-performing videos
- • Video optimization suggestions
- • AI Thumbnails Maker
- • Automatic short-form clip generation from long videos
- • Official Claude connector for YouTube analytics
Use cases
- 1. Finding trending keywords and topics for a YouTube niche
- 2. Getting daily, personalized video ideas from AI
- 3. Optimizing existing videos to drive more views
- 4. Generating viral short-form clips from long-form videos
- 5. Getting a personalized roadmap to YouTube monetization (1,000 subs / 4,000 watch hours)
How to use
Connect your YouTube channel to vidIQ, then use trending keyword research and daily content ideas to plan videos. Use the AI Coach and Optimize tools to improve titles, thumbnails, and descriptions before publishing, and use Outliers and Clipping to turn high-performing long-form videos into more content.
Pricing plans
Free
$0/mo
- • 150 AI credits/month
- • Niche trends worth creating around
- • Fresh content ideas backed by data
- • Personalized growth tips from AI Coach
Boost
$16.58/mo (billed annually)
- • 2,000 AI credits/month
- • Click-worthy thumbnails in minutes
- • Unlimited trends research & subscriber insights
- • AI Coach with deep thinking
- • Masterclasses from top creators
Max
$39/mo (billed annually)
- • 6,000 AI credits/month
- • Everything in Boost
- • Up to 3x AI Coach conversations
- • 5x more powerful Max Mode AI
- • Up to 11 hours of short clipping/generations
Enterprise
Custom
- • Full enterprise access for every channel
- • Roles & permissions for teams
- • Priority onboarding & support
- • Cross-channel insights & reporting
FAQ
Can I use vidIQ for free?
Yes — vidIQ offers a free tier with 150 AI credits/month and limited access to its most popular tools. You can upgrade anytime as your channel grows.
What do I get with the vidIQ Boost plan?
Boost includes 30+ advanced tools such as personalized keyword ideas, optimization suggestions, competitive intel, and the AI Coach, with 2,000 AI credits/month.
Does vidIQ offer 1-on-1 coaching?
Yes — a Boost + Coaching plan combines full Boost access with a personal YouTube coach who reviews titles, hooks, pacing, and more (English-language channels only).
Where it holds up
- Genuine free plan (150 AI credits/mo) to try before paying
- AI Coach gives personalized growth tips based on your channel's real performance
- Outliers tool helps recreate what's already working to boost engagement and views
- Official Claude connector for live YouTube analytics and outlier detection across 135M+ channels
- Trusted by 20 million creators, including large channels with hundreds of millions of views
Where it falls short
- Unlimited trends research and subscriber insights require the paid Boost plan or higher
- AI credits are capped per plan and shared across all AI tools
- Max Mode AI and extended short-clipping hours are reserved for the pricier Max plan
