The TubeMagic Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about TubeMagic 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.
TubeMagic
The Insider’s Guide
AI YouTube script writer with research, titles, tags and thumbnails
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among YouTube SEO tools, read from TubeMagic’s own pages.
Made by Tube Magic LLC · 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 TubeMagic’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on TubeMagic’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
1.8
GPA, above 3 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade
TubeMagic is a web app that writes YouTube scripts with AI, from Shorts to 20-minute videos, using up to three reference videos, articles or PDFs for context. Around the script it offers outlier video research, keyword research, a niche explorer, title, description and tag generators and a thumbnail maker. One paid plan covers every tool, and an MCP server brings them into ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about TubeMagic, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Type a topic and a script comes back, but there are frameworks, model choices and a credit balance to learn.
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Best for AI-drafted YouTube scripts
Thumbnails and the premium models spend credits on top.
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Paid plans start at $41 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly).
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It runs on Web
Web.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A 1.8 GPA, above 3 of 28
That is against the other YouTube SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace TubeMagic you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
TubeMagic at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Tube Magic LLC, since 2023
- Category
- YouTube SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for AI-drafted YouTube scripts
TubeMagic writes YouTube scripts with AI from up to three reference videos, articles or PDFs, with title, tag and thumbnail generators and outlier research around them. There's one plan at $41 a month on yearly billing, no free plan, and free trials are paused. Thumbnails and the premium models spend credits on top.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | One 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 | F | Nothing 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 | C | Scripts 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 | C | No 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 | B | Web only, with MCP into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. No app or extension. |
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 TubeMagic is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Creators who want AI to draft YouTube scripts from reference videos
- Channels that need titles, descriptions and tags written for each upload
- Using YouTube tools from inside ChatGPT or Claude
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$41
A month to start
TubeMagic is a paid product, starting at $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly).
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.
Read from tubemagic.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on tubemagic.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
AI YouTube script writer with research, titles, tags and thumbnails. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, long-form writing, keyword research, image generation, youTube SEO.
It's a writing tool first; the listing shows no channel analytics or rank tracking.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Windsurf
TubeMagic is made by Tube Magic LLC, and has been around since 2023.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
3/28
Other YouTube SEO tools it is graded above
TubeMagic's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 13 of 28) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $41 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 20 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 29 YouTube SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. TubeMagic’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 28
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 28
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 28
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 28
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 13 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. TubeMagic 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 TubeMagic you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. 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: 23 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools grade higher. It costs $492 a year.
What you could make
- Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make.
- Search data for YouTube topics and channels.
- It plugs into other products, ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. TubeMagic’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
Subscribr, vidIQ, TubeBuddy, TubeLab and Nexlev
The 5 tools TubeMagic is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Subscribr
Free plan · from $83/mo
AI YouTube production: ideas, scripts, thumbnails and finished videos.
- Subscribr has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
- TubeMagic also covers keyword research.
- Subscribr also covers video generation.
- 2.8GPA
vidIQ
Free plan · from $16.58/mo
YouTube keyword research, video ideas and AI coaching for creators.
- vidIQ has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
- Only vidIQ lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only vidIQ lists a browser extension.
- 2.0GPA
TubeBuddy
Free plan
YouTube browser extension for keyword research, SEO and A/B tests.
- TubeBuddy has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
- Only TubeBuddy lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only TubeBuddy lists a browser extension.
- 2.2GPA
TubeLab
Free plan · from $24/mo
YouTube niche and outlier finder with AI ideas and scripts.
- TubeLab has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
- Only TubeLab lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Only TubeLab lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Nexlev
Free plan · from €10/mo
Niche finder, Chrome extension and MCP data for faceless YouTube.
- Nexlev has a free plan. TubeMagic does not.
- Only Nexlev lists a browser extension.
- TubeMagic also covers long-form writing, keyword research and image generation.
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 TubeMagic free?
No. TubeMagic is a paid product, starting at $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly).
How much does TubeMagic cost?
TubeMagic lists one plan. Premium: $41 per month, billed yearly at $497 ($47 billed monthly).
What platforms does TubeMagic work on?
TubeMagic is available on Web.
Does TubeMagic offer any discounts?
TubeMagic publicly lists the following: Save 12% with annual billing.
Does TubeMagic have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. TubeMagic is listed for Web.
Does TubeMagic have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. TubeMagic is listed for Web.
Is TubeMagic open source?
TubeMagic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does TubeMagic integrate with?
TubeMagic's listing names ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf.
Who makes TubeMagic?
TubeMagic is made by Tube Magic LLC. It dates from 2023.
What are the alternatives to TubeMagic?
The closest alternatives to TubeMagic in our directory are Subscribr, vidIQ, TubeBuddy, TubeLab and Nexlev.
How does TubeMagic compare with other YouTube SEO tools?
TubeMagic's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 3 of the 28 other YouTube SEO tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is TubeMagic good value for money?
ToolGPA grades TubeMagic C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $41 a month, against a middle price of $17.79 for the category: 20 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of TubeMagic?
To replace TubeMagic you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from TubeMagic’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 TubeMagic'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 Tube Magic LLC. Prices change, so check tubemagic.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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- TubeMagic, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/tubemagic
- 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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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what TubeMagic’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. TubeMagic is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Tube Magic LLC. Prices and plans change: check tubemagic.com before you buy.