Trending title formats
The title shapes gaining views this week, with every video behind them.
vidIQ pricing
vidIQ has a free plan and two paid plans. Boost is $19 a month or $199 a year. MAX is $49 a month or $468 a year. Here is what each one includes.
vidIQ plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | AI credits a month | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 150 | Niche trends, content ideas, growth tips from AI Coach, and the vidIQ MCP |
| Boost | $19 | $199 (about $16.58 a month) | 2,000 | Thumbnails, unlimited trends research, optimization, subscriber insights, AI Coach with deep thinking, masterclasses |
| MAX | $49 | $468 ($39 a month) | 6,000 | Everything in Boost, up to 3x AI Coach conversations, a stronger AI mode, up to 11 hours of clipping and generations |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | For teams managing more than three channels |
Plan: Free
- Monthly
- $0
- Yearly
- $0
- AI credits a month
- 150
- What you get
- Niche trends, content ideas, growth tips from AI Coach, and the vidIQ MCP
Plan: Boost
- Monthly
- $19
- Yearly
- $199 (about $16.58 a month)
- AI credits a month
- 2,000
- What you get
- Thumbnails, unlimited trends research, optimization, subscriber insights, AI Coach with deep thinking, masterclasses
Plan: MAX
- Monthly
- $49
- Yearly
- $468 ($39 a month)
- AI credits a month
- 6,000
- What you get
- Everything in Boost, up to 3x AI Coach conversations, a stronger AI mode, up to 11 hours of clipping and generations
Plan: Enterprise
- Monthly
- Custom
- Yearly
- Custom
- AI credits a month
- Custom
- What you get
- For teams managing more than three channels
Checked on 11 November 2026 from vidIQ pricing. Prices change, so check their site before you buy.
What to know before you pay
- Credits run the AI tools. Each plan has a monthly AI credit allowance. Boost and MAX can be bought with larger allowances for more money.
- The MCP uses those credits too. vidIQ’s connection to Claude and ChatGPT is on every plan, and each tool call spends AI credits.
- Local pricing varies. vidIQ says the final price is shown at checkout.
- It is built for your own channel. Keywords, optimization and coaching, more than research across other channels.
vidIQ pricing next to Algrow
| vidIQ | Algrow | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | A growth assistant for your own channel: keyword research, an AI coach, optimization tips and a browser extension. | YouTube research across millions of channels and videos tracked daily, plus the tools to make the video. |
| Paid plans | Boost is $19 a month or $199 a year. MAX is $49 a month or $468 a year. Enterprise is custom. | $25, $45 or $80 a month. 30% less paid yearly. |
| Free or trial | A free plan with 150 AI credits a month. | $1 for a 3-day trial of any plan. |
| Claude and ChatGPT | An MCP for Claude and ChatGPT on every plan. Tool calls use the plan's AI credits. | Works inside Claude and ChatGPT, has an API, and a desktop app whose agent runs on your own Claude plan with no markup. |
What it is for
- vidIQ
- A growth assistant for your own channel: keyword research, an AI coach, optimization tips and a browser extension.
- Algrow
- YouTube research across millions of channels and videos tracked daily, plus the tools to make the video.
Paid plans
- vidIQ
- Boost is $19 a month or $199 a year. MAX is $49 a month or $468 a year. Enterprise is custom.
- Algrow
- $25, $45 or $80 a month. 30% less paid yearly.
Free or trial
- vidIQ
- A free plan with 150 AI credits a month.
- Algrow
- $1 for a 3-day trial of any plan.
Claude and ChatGPT
- vidIQ
- An MCP for Claude and ChatGPT on every plan. Tool calls use the plan's AI credits.
- Algrow
- Works inside Claude and ChatGPT, has an API, and a desktop app whose agent runs on your own Claude plan with no markup.
Checked on 11 November 2026 from vidIQ pricing. Prices change, so check their site before you buy.
vidIQ Boost is $6 a month less than Algrow’s first plan. vidIQ helps you tune the videos you already plan to make. Algrow shows you what is working across YouTube so you can decide what to make, then helps you make it. Here is what the difference buys.
What each one includes
| What you get | Algrow | vidIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Search other channels by topic, age, size and growth | Millions of channels, any filter | Look up or track channels you name |
| Outlier videos | Long form and Shorts | Yes |
| Shorts research | Its own search and trends | Shorts toggle on outliers |
| See whether any channel is monetized | Checked live, with a tracker of changes | Earnings estimates |
| Daily views for every video | Every channel and video | Daily views per channel |
| Trending title formats and subjects | With the videos behind each one | Trends research |
| AI thumbnails | In your channel's style | Yes |
| Voiceover | Every plan | Not listed |
| Works inside Claude and ChatGPT | Every plan | Every plan, uses AI credits |
| API | Every plan | Not listed |
| Desktop app with an agent on your own Claude plan | Free, Mac and Windows | Not listed |
Search other channels by topic, age, size and growth
- Algrow
- Millions of channels, any filter
- vidIQ
- Look up or track channels you name
Outlier videos
- Algrow
- Long form and Shorts
- vidIQ
- Yes
Shorts research
- Algrow
- Its own search and trends
- vidIQ
- Shorts toggle on outliers
See whether any channel is monetized
- Algrow
- Checked live, with a tracker of changes
- vidIQ
- Earnings estimates
Daily views for every video
- Algrow
- Every channel and video
- vidIQ
- Daily views per channel
Trending title formats and subjects
- Algrow
- With the videos behind each one
- vidIQ
- Trends research
AI thumbnails
- Algrow
- In your channel's style
- vidIQ
- Yes
Voiceover
- Algrow
- Every plan
- vidIQ
- Not listed
Works inside Claude and ChatGPT
- Algrow
- Every plan
- vidIQ
- Every plan, uses AI credits
API
- Algrow
- Every plan
- vidIQ
- Not listed
Desktop app with an agent on your own Claude plan
- Algrow
- Free, Mac and Windows
- vidIQ
- Not listed
Checked on 11 November 2026 from vidIQ. Prices change, so check their site before you buy. Not listed means we did not find it on their pricing or feature pages that day.
What research looks like in Algrow
Real screens from the app.
Viral videos by topic
Every video shows its views today, its subject and its title format.
Filter by anything
Views in 24 and 48 hours, upload date, video length, monetization, channel age and upload count.
Algrow
Try the full thing for $1
Algrow tracks millions of YouTube channels and videos every day, so you can see what is working and what to make next.
$1 for 3 days
Every research tool on any plan for $1. Cancel anytime. After that plans start at $25 a month.
A desktop app for Mac and Windows
YouTube with Algrow built in, and an AI agent beside it. Free with an Algrow account.
Runs on your own Claude plan
The agent uses the Claude plan you already pay for. We add no markup on top.
Questions
How much does vidIQ cost?
vidIQ has a free plan. Boost is $19 a month or $199 a year. MAX is $49 a month or $468 a year. Enterprise is priced on request. vidIQ notes that local pricing may vary and the final price shows at checkout.
Is vidIQ free?
There is a free plan with 150 AI credits a month, niche trends, content ideas and AI Coach tips. The paid plans add more credits and tools.
What is the difference between vidIQ Boost and MAX?
Boost includes 2,000 AI credits a month. MAX includes 6,000, more AI Coach conversations, a stronger AI mode and up to 11 hours of clipping and generations.
Is vidIQ cheaper paid yearly?
Yes. Boost at $199 a year works out to about $16.58 a month instead of $19. MAX at $468 a year works out to $39 a month instead of $49.
Does vidIQ have a free trial?
Their pricing page lists a permanent free plan, not a timed trial of the paid plans.
Is vidIQ worth it?
If you want keyword research and coaching for your own channel, it is a solid choice and the free plan lets you try it. If you want to research other channels and niches across YouTube, see who is monetized, or make thumbnails and voiceover in the same place, Algrow fits better and costs $1 to try for 3 days.