Nexlev vs TubeMagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Nexlev grades higher than TubeMagic: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Nexlev grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Nexlev
Niche finder, Chrome extension and MCP data for faceless YouTube
TubeMagic
AI YouTube script writer with research, titles, tags and thumbnails
Which one is for you
Pick Nexlev if
- Fits if you're starting a faceless channel and want to pick its niche from data
- Works for creators who want YouTube channel data inside Claude or ChatGPT
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if the Niche Finder is why you came, as it's Pro only at €39 a month on yearly billing
- Skip it if you use Brave or Firefox, as the extension is built for Chrome only
- Not for you if a team shares it, as there are no team plans and each person pays separately
- Tight if you're staying free, as the free account is the MCP alone at small daily limits
- Watch out: prices are in euros, even when the site is read from the US
Pick TubeMagic if
- Fits if you want AI to draft scripts from videos or articles you already have
- Works for channels that need titles, descriptions and tags written for every upload
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as there's no free plan and trials are paused
- Tight if you make lots of thumbnails, at 20 credits each and $9 per 100 extra
- Watch out: standard models stop at 100 generations a day per tool
- Watch out: annual plans get 6,000 credits up front, and the balance resets at renewal
- Skip it if you want channel analytics or rank tracking, as none is on record
How we grade them
| 2.4GPANexlevFair | 1.8GPATubeMagicWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is €10 a month on yearly billing (€13 monthly), below the $15 that marks this category's cheaper quarter. The Niche Finder needs Pro at €39 a month yearly (€42 monthly), about four times as much. | COne plan, Premium, at $41 a month billed yearly as $497 ($47 monthly). That's above this category's dearer quarter ($24.92) but short of its dearest tenth ($49.99), and extra credits are $9 per 100. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free account with no card, but it's the MCP alone, at small daily limits such as 10 channel searches a day. The extension and Niche Finder need a paid plan, with a trial the sign-up button gives as 5 days. | FNothing free. There's no free plan and trials are paused; a 30-day money-back guarantee is the only way in, and that isn't a trial. |
| Features | C40+ extension tools, revenue estimates, a Niche Finder with 21 filters on Pro, MCP, an API and a swipe file. It's built for picking a niche rather than ranking a video in search, and the Niche Finder is Pro only. | CScripts up to 3,000 words with ten frameworks, outlier and keyword research, title, description and tag generators, thumbnails and MCP. It's a writing tool first; the listing shows no channel analytics or rank tracking. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. There's an extension to install, an MCP to hook up to your AI assistant and 21 filters to learn in the Niche Finder. | CNo rating on record. Type a topic and a script comes back, but there are frameworks, model choices and a credit balance to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Windsurf and an API for n8n. No phone or desktop app, and no Brave or Firefox support yet. | BWeb only, with MCP into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. No app or extension. |
| Best for | finding niches for faceless YouTube channels | AI-drafted YouTube 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: Nexlev and TubeMagic. How we grade
Price against what you get
Nexlev starts at about $11.21 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. TubeMagic starts at $41 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Nexlev starts $29.79 a month lower. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than Nexlev for less, and 1 scores higher than TubeMagic 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
- TubeMagic also covers long-form writing, keyword research and image generation.
At a glance
| Nexlev | TubeMagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | €10 per month, billed yearly (€13 billed monthly) | $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free account: Nexlev MCP in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor with small daily limits per tool, such as 10 long-form channel searches a day. No card needed. | None |
| Free trial | Free trial of the paid packages; the sign-up button shown with euro prices says 5 days | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Nexlev Analytics LLP | Tube Magic LLC |
| Price read from | nexlev.io | tubemagic.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Nexlev
- Prices are in euros; the pricing data the site loads showed euros when read from the US.
- The Niche Finder is sold only in Pro; Lite covers the Chrome extension and the MCP.
- The extension is built for Chrome; Nexlev says Brave and Firefox are not supported yet.
- There are no team plans: each team member needs a separate subscription. Refunds are offered within 14 days.
TubeMagic
- There is no free plan, and free trials are paused; every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.
- Premium models, chat replies and thumbnails spend credits; extra credits cost $9 per 100.
- Standard models are capped at 100 generations a day per tool.
- Annual plans get 6,000 credits up front, and the balance resets when the plan renews.
Key features
Nexlev
- Chrome extension
- Over 40 tools on YouTube pages: channel and Shorts analytics, revenue estimates, similar channels and videos, a homepage filter and a title and thumbnail tester.
- Niche Finder
- Pro only. Ranks long- and short-form channels and niches with 21 filters, revenue predictions, outlier channels and viral videos from small channels.
- Nexlev MCP
- More than 60 tools that let Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients query channel, outlier and niche data, with daily limits per tool by plan.
- API and n8n workflows
- Pro includes 200 API requests a month for n8n YouTube automations; the N8N Pro package raises that to 5,000.
- Multi-channel analytics
- Add the channels you run to see their combined analytics, their top videos in one view and a forecast of their growth.
- Swipe file
- Save videos, thumbnails, Shorts and channels from YouTube to a swipe file and share it with a team.
TubeMagic
- Script Writer
- Writes scripts from 100 words to 3,000 words (about 20 minutes) using ten switchable frameworks, offers three hooks and rewrites single paragraphs on request.
- Inspiration sources
- Add up to three YouTube videos (up to 30 minutes), articles or PDFs (up to 30 pages) for context, and it writes a new script from them.
- Video and keyword research
- Video results carry an outlier score, views divided by the channel average, with filters for upload date and length; keyword research sits alongside.
- Titles, descriptions and tags
- Generators for titles, descriptions, tags and community posts, which answer in the language you write in, plus a tags editor.
- Thumbnail Generator
- Describe a thumbnail and refine it in the same project, in video or Shorts sizes, with optional face and channel references. Each costs 20 credits.
- TubeMagic MCP
- Run research, titles, scripts and thumbnails from ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf or another MCP client, with results saved to the account.
Plans
Nexlev
Free€0
Nexlev MCP at the free daily quota, for example 10 channel searches and 5 similar-channel lookups a day.
Nexlev Lite€10
per month, billed yearly (€13 billed monthly)
The Chrome extension's 40+ tools, AI thumbnail generator, sponsorship analysis, channel tracker and MCP at the Lite quota. €120 a year.
Nexlev Pro€39
per month, billed yearly (€42 billed monthly)
Everything in Lite plus the Niche Finder, RPM predictor, faceless outliers, up to 5x the MCP quota and 200 API requests a month.
N8N Pro€49.99
per month, billed monthly
Nexlev API access with 5,000 requests a month, for running YouTube workflows in n8n.
TubeMagic
Premium$41
per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly)
Every tool, 100 generations a day per tool on standard models, 6,000 credits a year up front (500 a month if paid monthly), MCP access and a course.
Ways to pay less
Nexlev
- Annual discount
Save up to 23% with yearly billing
Nexlev Lite is €10 a month billed yearly (€120) instead of €13 monthly; Pro is €39 a month yearly instead of €42.
TubeMagic
- Annual discount
Save 12% with annual billing
TubeMagic's pricing page lists Premium at $497 a year, or $41 a month, against $47 a month billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Nexlev or TubeMagic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Nexlev is cheaper to start with: about $11.21 a month, against $41 a month for TubeMagic. Nexlev starts at €10 per month, billed yearly (€13 billed monthly), and TubeMagic starts at $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Nexlev or TubeMagic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Nexlev has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
Which platforms do Nexlev and TubeMagic run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Nexlev 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.