1of10 vs Outlyo (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, 1of10 grades higher than Outlyo: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
1of10 grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
1of10
YouTube outlier finder with AI thumbnails, titles and video ideas
Outlyo
Outlier video ideas and Claude-written scripts in your channel's voice
Which one is for you
Pick 1of10 if
- Fits if you pick your next video by studying ones that broke out in your niche
- Works for faceless and multi-channel operators who reuse formats that already worked
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you make lots of thumbnails or edits, as Basic's 150 credits cover about 7 thumbnails or 2 edited videos
- Tight if you're staying free, with 60 credits and only 5 results in outlier and thumbnail search
- Pricey if you need MCP, the API or team seats, which start at Pro for $69 a month on yearly billing
- Skip it if you want keyword research or rank checks, as the listing shows neither
- Watch out: Ultra is sold yearly only at $4,999, and refunds only cover the first 7 days
Pick Outlyo if
- Fits if you want ideas and a first script draft from the same tool
- Works for faceless and talking-head channels, from Shorts to long videos
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as 1,000 credits a month is about one 8-minute script plus a batch of ideas
- Pricey if you want Claude Opus scripts, which start on Automation at $62 a month
- Watch out: Thumbnail Studio and Viral Remixer need a paid plan
- Watch out: refunds only come within 7 days of a charge, and only if you've used under 20% of that period's credits
- Skip it if you need the API now, as on Scale it's still listed as coming soon
How we grade them
| 2.4GPA1of10Fair | 2.0GPAOutlyoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBasic is $15 a month on yearly billing ($19 monthly), right at the edge of this category's cheaper quarter, with full research results. The jump to Pro for MCP, the API and team seats is $69 a month yearly ($89 monthly). | CCreator is $24 a month, or $240 a year ($20 a month), between this category's cheaper and dearer quarters, for 6,000 credits and 2 channels. Claude Opus scripts start on Automation at $62 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree for good with no card, but 60 credits a month, 1 channel and only 5 results in outlier and thumbnail search. Enough to try each AI tool once or twice, not to work from. | CFree for good with no card: 1 channel and 1,000 credits a month. A typical 8-minute script is about 720, so that's roughly one script and a batch of ideas a month. |
| Features | COutlier search, thumbnail search, title and idea generators, an AI thumbnail maker, a video editor that cuts retakes and a Chrome extension. That's ideas and packaging; the listing shows no keyword research or rank checks. | CWeekly outlier scoring, about 10 ideas a batch, a voice profile from your last 30 videos, scripts from Shorts to long-form and 21 free tools. The gaps: thumbnails need a paid plan, and the listing shows no rank checks or private channel analytics. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect a channel, and every AI tool runs on credits you have to watch: a thumbnail is 4, a title run 8, an edited video 50. | CNo rating on record. You paste a channel handle instead of granting access, but every action spends credits you have to watch: 200 for a batch of ideas, about 600 per 1,000 words of script. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with MCP for Claude and ChatGPT and an API from Pro. No phone or desktop app. | CWeb only, reading public YouTube data. No app, extension or integrations on record, and the API is still listed as coming soon. |
| Best for | finding outlier videos to copy formats from | outlier ideas turned into scripts |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: 1of10 and Outlyo. How we grade
Price against what you get
1of10 starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Outlyo starts at $24 a month and scores 2.0.
1of10 scores higher and starts $9 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than 1of10 for less, and 12 score higher than Outlyo for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- 1of10 also covers video editing.
- Outlyo also covers long-form writing.
At a glance
| 1of10 | Outlyo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 60 credits a month for the AI tools, 1 channel, 5 results in outlier and thumbnail search, the top 3 trending formats and optimizing the 10 latest videos. | 1 connected channel and 1,000 credits a month for outlier ideas, scripts, the Script Editor and light research. No card required. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | 1of10 | Outlyo |
| Price read from | 1of10.com | outlyo.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
1of10
- Every AI tool spends credits: a thumbnail is 4, a title or idea run 8 and an edited video 50, so Basic's 150 credits go quickly.
- The free plan shows only 5 results in outlier and thumbnail search.
- MCP, API access and paid team seats start at Pro; Basic is one user and up to 3 channels.
- Ultra is sold yearly only, at $4,999. Refunds are offered within 7 days of purchase.
Outlyo
- A typical 8-minute script costs about 720 credits, so the free 1,000 a month covers roughly one script plus a batch of ideas.
- Thumbnail Studio and Viral Remixer need a paid plan, and Claude Opus scripts start on Automation at $62 a month.
- Refunds are offered within 7 days of a charge only if under 20% of that period's credits were used.
- API access on Scale is listed as coming soon, not available yet.
Key features
1of10
- Outlier search
- Searches millions of videos that beat their channel's average by 10x or more, filtered by niche, views, subscribers, language, length and recency.
- AI thumbnail generator
- Makes 1280 x 720 thumbnails in a channel's style from a title, sketch or reference images, with an optional 4K upscale. Each costs 4 credits.
- Title and idea generators
- Suggests 20 titles per prompt and new video ideas modeled on outliers in the same niche, at 8 credits a run.
- AI video editor
- Takes raw footage of up to 30 minutes, cuts mistakes and retakes, adds animations and exports, for 50 credits a video.
- Thumbnail search and channel tracking
- Searches winning thumbnails by color, subject, expression and layout, and alerts you when a tracked channel posts a breakout video.
- Chrome extension
- Shows outlier scores and performance figures on YouTube while browsing, and saves videos to your 1of10 library.
Outlyo
- Outlier engine
- Scores niche videos against their own channel's baseline, refreshed every Monday, and sorts them into 2-5x, 5-10x and 10x-plus tiers.
- Ideas rewritten for your channel
- Turns the top outliers into about 10 ideas for your channel, each with an outlier score, a hook angle and a thumbnail concept. 200 credits a batch.
- Channel Voice
- Builds a voice profile from your last 30 videos' transcripts, or from five pasted writing samples, and filters out stock AI phrases. Training is free.
- Script Bot
- Writes scripts from Shorts to long-form with templates such as documentary, listicle and review; about 600 credits per 1,000 words.
- Thumbnail Studio
- From Creator up, rebuilds a winning thumbnail from another creator with you in the frame, alongside the Viral Remixer.
- Free tools
- 21 browser tools with no signup, including hook, title and tag generators, a tag extractor, a channel audit and a transcript generator.
Plans
1of10
Free$0
60 credits a month, 1 connected channel and limited research results, enough to try each AI tool.
Basic$15
per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
150 credits a month (about 7 thumbnails or 2 edited videos), up to 3 channels and full research results. One user.
Pro$69
per month for 1,000 credits, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)
Unlimited channels, paid team seats, and MCP and API access. Credits can be raised toward 10,000, at a higher price.
Ultra$417
per month, billed annually ($4,999 a year)
3,500 credits a month, unlimited channels, MCP and API access, group coaching and a private community. Yearly billing only.
Outlyo
Free$0
1 connected channel and 1,000 credits a month: ideas, scripts, the Script Editor, Intel and light research.
Creator$24
per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly
2 connected channels, Thumbnail Studio and Viral Remixer; scripts written with Claude Sonnet. $240 billed yearly.
Automation$62
per month for 18,000 credits, billed monthly
5 connected channels, Claude Opus for scripts, a weekly competitor digest and the research assistant. $620 billed yearly.
Scale$99
per month for 50,000 credits, billed monthly
Unlimited channels, the top model with a priority queue, competitor digest and research assistant. API access is listed as coming soon. $990 billed yearly.
Ways to pay less
1of10
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
1of10's pricing page lists yearly billing at 20% off the plan price: Basic is $180 a year instead of $228, and Pro $828 instead of $1,068.
Outlyo
- Annual discount
Save about 17% with yearly billing
Outlyo's pricing page lists Creator at $240 a year, Automation at $620 and Scale at $990, saving $48, $124 and $198 against monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 1of10 or Outlyo?
As of Oct 23, 2026, 1of10 is cheaper to start with: $15 a month, against $24 a month for Outlyo. 1of10 starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly), and Outlyo starts at $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, 1of10 or Outlyo?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both 1of10 and Outlyo have a free plan.
Which platforms do 1of10 and Outlyo run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only 1of10 lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.