Free
For a few videos a week.
$0/month
Start summarizing- 5 summaries a day
- Any video length
- TL;DR, takeaways, chapters and notes
- Markdown export and share links
- Summaries in the video's language
Pricing
YouTube Summarizer Pricing
Start free and upgrade when it pays for itself. Five full summaries a day, free forever, with no card and no trial clock. Pro is for people who have worked out that it saves them an hour a week.
Plans
Pick the plan that pays for itself
Coming soon
Pro
For people who learn on YouTube daily.
$12/month
Join the waitlist- Everything in Free, without the daily limit
- Playlist and batch processing
- Searchable history across devices
- Summaries translated into 38 languages
- Priority when the queue is busy
Coming soon
Team
For teams that share what they learn.
$39/month
Talk to us- Everything in Pro, 5 seats included
- Shared workspace and history
- A house summary format
- API access
- Priority processing
Need more than five seats? Talk to us
Prices in USD, excluding local tax. Pro and Team are not open for sign-up yet — join the waitlist and we'll tell you when they are. The free tier needs no card.
How much does the YouTube summarizer cost?
Nothing for five summaries a day, with no account and no card, and those five are the full summary: TL;DR, takeaways, timestamped chapters and notes, on a video of any length. Pro is $12 a month ($10 billed yearly) for unlimited summaries, and Team is $39 for five seats. Both are on a waitlist today.
Which plan fits
Most people never leave the free plan, and that's fine. Pro exists for the days when five isn't enough, or when you want a playlist done in one go.
What counts against your five
Less than you'd think. A finished summary is kept for 30 days, so asking for a video someone has already run costs you nothing, and neither does a video that failed. The count resets at midnight UTC.
In practice five a day covers a couple of lectures and a podcast, or a morning of triaging a channel. If you're working through a conference playlist, spread it over a few days or join the Pro waitlist. See how it works for what happens during those seconds.
Monthly or yearly
Yearly billing takes 20% off both paid plans. Nothing renews on the free plan, because there's nothing to renew.
What you get for free, in full
The free plan isn't a cut-down preview. Every summary includes the same four views as a paid one: the TL;DR, the key takeaways, timestamped chapters and full notes, on videos of any length, in the language the video is spoken in. You can export it as Markdown and share it with a link. What Pro adds is volume and convenience, not a better summary.
Compare
Compare Free, Pro and Team plans
| Feature | Free | Pro | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summaries per day | 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Maximum video length | Any | Any | Any |
| TL;DR and takeaways | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Timestamped chapters | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Full structured notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Markdown export and share links | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Summary language | The video's own | The video's own | The video's own |
| Translated summaries | No | 38 languages | 38 languages |
| Playlist and batch | No | Yes | Yes |
| History | This browser | All devices | Shared workspace |
| House summary format | No | No | Yes |
| API access | No | No | Yes |
| Support | Priority |
Billing
Billing and plan questions
Is the free plan a trial?
No. It's a real plan with no end date and no card required. Five summaries a day is enough for most people who watch a couple of long videos a week.
What counts as one of my five summaries?
Only a video that has to be read from scratch. A video already summarized in the last 30 days comes straight back without counting, whether you ran it or someone sent you the link, and an attempt that fails doesn't count either. The five reset at midnight UTC.
Is there a limit on video length?
No fixed limit, on any plan. Long talks and multi-hour podcasts work; they simply take longer, and the very longest are read in parts and merged. A video with no captions can't be summarized at all, whatever the plan.
Can I cancel whenever I want?
Yes, from your account settings, without emailing anyone. Monthly plans run to the end of the period you've paid for. Yearly plans are refunded pro rata for the months you haven't used.
What happens to my summaries if I downgrade?
They stay readable and exportable. You keep access to everything you've already generated — the plan only governs what you can create from that point on.
Do you offer student or education pricing?
Yes. Get in touch from your institutional email address and we'll sort it out. Course-wide and departmental licences are handled the same way.
What if I need more than five Team seats?
Additional seats are added to the Team plan at a per-seat rate. For larger rollouts, SSO, or a procurement process, talk to us.
Try it before you think about paying.
The free plan is not a countdown. Run a few videos through it and see whether it earns a place in your week.
Summarize a video — free