The Outlyo Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Outlyo in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Outlyo
The Insider’s Guide
Outlier video ideas and Claude-written scripts in your channel's voice
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among YouTube SEO tools, read from Outlyo’s own pages.
Made by Outlyo · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Outlyo’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Outlyo’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 6 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade
Outlyo is a web app that scans a YouTube niche each week for videos beating their own channel's usual views by 2x or more, then rewrites the strongest ideas for your channel. It learns your voice from the transcripts of your last 30 videos and writes full scripts with Claude in a chat-style editor. It works from public data, so you paste a channel handle instead of granting access, and every action spends monthly credits.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Outlyo, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for outlier ideas turned into scripts
Outlyo scans your niche every Monday for videos beating their channel's usual views by 2x or more, turns them into ideas for your channel and writes scripts with Claude in your own voice.
- 2
Paid plans start at $24 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
1 connected channel and 1,000 credits a month for outlier ideas, scripts, the Script Editor and light research. No card required.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 6 of 28
That is against the other YouTube SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Outlyo you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Outlyo at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Outlyo
- Category
- YouTube SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for outlier ideas turned into scripts
Outlyo scans your niche every Monday for videos beating their channel's usual views by 2x or more, turns them into ideas for your channel and writes scripts with Claude in your own voice. The free 1,000 credits cover about one script a month, thumbnails and Claude Opus cost more, and the API on its top plan isn't out yet.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Creator 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 | C | Free 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 | C | Weekly 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 | C | No 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 | C | Web only, reading public YouTube data. No app, extension or integrations on record, and the API is still listed as coming soon. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Outlyo is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Creators who want ideas and a first script draft in one place
- Faceless and talking-head channels alike, from Shorts to long videos
- Trying an AI script tool free before paying
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$24
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Outlyo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $24 per month for 6,000 credits, billed monthly.
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.
The free plan
1 connected channel and 1,000 credits a month for outlier ideas, scripts, the Script Editor and light research. No card required.
Read from outlyo.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on outlyo.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Outlier video ideas and Claude-written scripts in your channel's voice. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, long-form writing, image generation, youTube SEO.
The gaps: thumbnails need a paid plan, and the listing shows no rank checks or private channel analytics.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- YouTube
- Claude
Outlyo is made by Outlyo.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
6/28
Other YouTube SEO tools it is graded above
Outlyo's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 6 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 4.
Its paid plans start at $24 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 14 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 YouTube SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Outlyo’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 28
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 28
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 28
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 26 YouTube SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Outlyo is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Outlyo you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 18 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools grade higher. It costs $288 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- Search data for YouTube topics and channels.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Outlyo’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
1of10, OutlierKit, Subscribr, TubeMagic and vidIQ
The 5 tools Outlyo is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
1of10
Free plan · from $15/mo
YouTube outlier finder with AI thumbnails, titles and video ideas.
- Only 1of10 lists a browser extension.
- Outlyo also covers long-form writing.
- 1of10 also covers video editing.
- 2.2GPA
OutlierKit
Free trial · from $24.92/mo
YouTube outlier and competitor research for expert-led channels.
- Outlyo has a free plan. OutlierKit does not, though it has a free trial.
- Outlyo also covers long-form writing and image generation.
- OutlierKit also covers keyword research.
- 2.0GPA
Subscribr
Free plan · from $83/mo
AI YouTube production: ideas, scripts, thumbnails and finished videos.
- Subscribr also covers video generation.
- 1.8GPA
TubeMagic
From $41/mo
AI YouTube script writer with research, titles, tags and thumbnails.
- Outlyo has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
- TubeMagic also covers keyword research.
- 2.8GPA
vidIQ
Free plan · from $16.58/mo
YouTube keyword research, video ideas and AI coaching for creators.
- Only vidIQ lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only vidIQ lists a browser extension.
- Outlyo also covers long-form writing.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Outlyo free?
Outlyo has a free plan. 1 connected channel and 1,000 credits a month for outlier ideas, scripts, the Script Editor and light research.
How much does Outlyo cost?
Outlyo lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Outlyo work on?
Outlyo is available on Web.
Does Outlyo offer any discounts?
Outlyo publicly lists the following: Save about 17% with yearly billing.
Does Outlyo have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Outlyo is listed for Web.
Does Outlyo have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Outlyo is listed for Web.
Is Outlyo open source?
Outlyo is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does Outlyo integrate with?
Outlyo's listing names YouTube and Claude. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Outlyo?
Outlyo is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Outlyo?
The closest alternatives to Outlyo in our directory are 1of10, OutlierKit, Subscribr, TubeMagic and vidIQ.
How does Outlyo compare with other YouTube SEO tools?
Outlyo's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 6 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 4.
Is Outlyo good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Outlyo C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of Outlyo?
To replace Outlyo you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Outlyo’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Outlyo's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Outlyo. Prices change, so check outlyo.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Outlyo, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/outlyo
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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