vidIQ Review: Features, Pricing & Use Cases

What it does

vidIQ offers AI-powered ideas, optimization and creator coaching to help creators get more views and subscribers on YouTube, and also supports Instagram. It also offers an MCP connection to bring vidIQ data into AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT, and enterprise access for brands, agencies and MCNs.

Key features

• AI video idea generation Generates video ideas based on YouTube data using AI-powered tools.
• Tag, title and description optimization AI tools optimize tags, titles and descriptions, and create shorts from long-form videos.
• Competitive trend analysis Analyzes what's working on YouTube today so creators can stay ahead of trends.
• Automatic video review Reviews every video on a channel automatically and gives suggestions to improve it.
• 1-on-1 coaching Personalized YouTube coaching, with a personal channel audit and step-by-step growth plan from a coach.
• vidIQ MCP Brings vidIQ's YouTube insights into AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor to find video ideas and research competitors.
• vidIQ for Instagram Plan, optimize and grow an Instagram presence with AI-powered tools built for creators.

What marketers use it for

• Optimizing a video's visibility to rank higher and reach a larger audience
• Generating video ideas from YouTube data
• Packaging videos with better tags, titles and descriptions, and cutting shorts from long-form videos
• Getting personalized 1-on-1 coaching to grow a channel faster
• Managing multiple channels and team access through enterprise plans

Pricing plans

• Free Free 150 AI Credits every month
• Boost $16.58 /month billed annually
• Max $39 /month billed annually
• Enterprise Not listed For brands, agencies & MCNs; no price shown
• 1-on-1 Coaching Not listed no price shown

Boost and Max prices are shown with yearly billing. AI credits per month: 150 on Free, 2,000 on Boost, 6,000 on Max.

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