Outlyo vs TubeMagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outlyo grades higher than TubeMagic: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Outlyo grades higher on the free plan. TubeMagic grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
TubeMagic
AI YouTube script writer with research, titles, tags and thumbnails
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 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
| 2.0GPAOutlyoFair | 1.8GPATubeMagicWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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. 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. Type a topic and a script comes back, but there are frameworks, model choices and a credit balance to learn. |
| 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 into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. No app or extension. |
| Best for | outlier ideas turned into scripts | 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: Outlyo and TubeMagic. 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. TubeMagic starts at $41 a month and scores 2.3.
TubeMagic scores higher, and starts $17 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 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 keyword research.
At a glance
| Outlyo | TubeMagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly | $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Outlyo | Tube Magic LLC |
| Price read from | outlyo.com | tubemagic.com |
| 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, Outlyo or TubeMagic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Outlyo is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $41 a month for TubeMagic. Outlyo starts at $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly, and TubeMagic starts at $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Outlyo or TubeMagic?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Outlyo has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
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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.