Outlyo vs Subscribr (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outlyo and Subscribr share a 2.0 GPA, both have a free plan, and Outlyo starts cheaper, at $24 a month against $83 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outlyo grades higher on value for money. Subscribr grades higher on 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.
Outlyo
Outlier video ideas and Claude-written scripts in your channel's voice
Subscribr
AI YouTube production: ideas, scripts, thumbnails and finished videos
Which one is for you
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
Pick Subscribr if
- Fits if you run a faceless channel and want finished videos without hiring an editor
- Works for agencies running several channels from one workspace
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're one creator, as generating anything starts at $83 a month on yearly billing
- Watch out: all purchases are final, with no refunds, though plans can be cancelled at any time
- Tight if you make long videos, as finished video is charged by the minute from credits that don't roll over
- Too light for anyone on the free plan who wants output, as it only plans and researches
- Skip it if you need keyword research or tags, as none is on record
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAOutlyoFair | 2.0GPASubscribrFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DGrowth is $83 a month on yearly billing ($99 monthly), where this category's dearest tenth starts, and it's what one person pays to generate anything. It does bring 3 users, 3 channels and up to 8 videos a month. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA free plan with 1 channel, the Projects board, 3 idea batches and 10 intel searches a month. It only plans and researches: scripts, thumbnails and videos all need a paid plan. |
| Features | 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. | COutlier-based ideas, a 12-step script pipeline, a thumbnail studio and rendered videos, faceless, with an avatar or from your recording. It's production rather than search: the listing shows no keyword research, tags or rank checks. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo rating on record. There's a channel setup, a voice profile and a 12-step script pipeline to get through, with credits to track. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, reading public YouTube data. No app, extension or integrations on record, and the API is still listed as coming soon. | BWeb only, with MCP for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor, and an API and CLI on paid plans. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | outlier ideas turned into scripts | turning a script into a finished faceless video |
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: Outlyo and Subscribr. How we grade
Price against what you get
Outlyo starts at $24 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Subscribr starts at $83 a month and scores 2.3.
Subscribr scores higher, and starts $59 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other YouTube SEO tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Outlyo for less, and 2 score higher than Subscribr 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
- Subscribr also covers video generation.
At a glance
| Outlyo | Subscribr | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly | $83 per month for 3 channels, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 connected channel and 1,000 credits a month for outlier ideas, scripts, the Script Editor and light research. No card required. | 1 channel and user, the Projects board, 3 idea batches of up to 10 ideas and 10 intel searches a month, and an AI agent connection. No scripts, thumbnails or videos. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outlyo | Subscribr LLC |
| Price read from | outlyo.com | subscribr.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Subscribr
- All purchases are final: Subscribr's refund policy offers no refunds, though plans can be cancelled at any time.
- Finished video is charged by the minute from plan credits: $1.50 a minute on Growth monthly, down to $1.00 on Max yearly. Top-ups start at $20.
- The free plan only plans and researches; scripts, thumbnails and videos all need a paid plan.
- Plan credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over; 5 script credits make about one ten-minute script.
Key features
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.
Subscribr
- Ideas from outlier data
- An Ideation Bot mines a database of 35M+ videos for ones beating their own channel by 5x to 10x and turns them into fresh idea batches for a niche.
- Script Agent
- A 12-step pipeline that researches, writes hooks and plans retention in the channel's voice, plus an editor that critiques pacing and hooks.
- AI Thumbnail Studio
- Generate thumbnails from 157 proven formats, edit your own or copy the style of one already working in the niche; 150 to 1,000 a month by plan.
- Video generator
- Turns a script into a finished video with voiceover, B-roll, motion graphics and captions, faceless in 14 styles, with an AI avatar or from your recording.
- Projects board
- Tracks every video from idea to upload for you, your team and your AI agent, on every plan including Free.
- AI agent access
- Every plan connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients, and paid plans list full API and CLI access.
Plans
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.
Subscribr
Free$0
1 channel and 1 user, the Projects board, 3 idea batches and 10 intel searches a month. Generating anything needs a paid plan.
Growth$83
per month for 3 channels, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
Up to 8 finished videos a month:66 video credits, 60 script credits, 150 thumbnails and 3 users. $990 a year.
Pro$208
per month for 5 channels, billed yearly ($249 billed monthly)
Up to 23 videos a month: 185 video credits, 180 script credits, 500 thumbnails, 10 users, 1080p export and priority support.
Max$416
per month, unlimited channels, billed yearly ($499 billed monthly)
Up to 52 videos a month: 415 video credits, 300 script credits, 1,000 thumbnails, unlimited users and a private Slack channel.
Ways to pay less
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.
Subscribr
- Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
Subscribr's pricing page lists Growth at $990 a year ($83 a month) against $99 a month billed monthly, with lower per-minute video rates too.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Outlyo or Subscribr?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outlyo is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $83 a month for Subscribr. Outlyo starts at $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly, and Subscribr starts at $83 per month for 3 channels, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Outlyo or Subscribr?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Outlyo and Subscribr have a free plan.
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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.