AskVideo.ai
Ask questions about public YouTube videos, get timestamped answers, and search larger video collections on eligible plans.
About AskVideo.ai
AskVideo.ai turns public YouTube videos into a question-and-answer workspace. Paste a video URL, wait for transcription and indexing, then ask for explanations, takeaways, or a specific detail; answers link back to timestamps so you can verify the relevant moment. It supports lectures, tutorials, webinars, talks, documentaries, and training material. Paid tiers expand monthly AI-message, YouTube-indexing, and uploaded-file transcription allowances. Premium adds video and audio uploads, command-line access through an API key, and priority support. Pro adds collections for playlists or channels, cross-video search, and an embeddable chatbot widget, while Business raises limits, removes the collection cap, and adds priority processing and dedicated support. The free plan is usable indefinitely but is capped at 180 minutes of YouTube indexing, 30 minutes of uploaded-video transcription, and 100 AI messages per month, so regular learners and teams should compare their library size and question volume with the plan allowances before adopting it.
Best for
Best use cases
Use the free plan for occasional questions on public YouTube videos within the monthly message and indexing allowances.
Choose Premium when uploaded media, command-line access, or a larger monthly AI-message allowance is required.
Choose Pro or Business for cross-video collections, website embedding, larger libraries, and team-oriented support.
Compare before choosing
Compared with manual scrubbing, timestamped answers provide a direct route back to the relevant part of a video.
Compared with the Free plan, Premium adds uploaded media, CLI access, higher limits, and priority support for $8 per month.
Compared with Pro, Business costs more but removes the collection cap and raises processing, indexing, transcription, and message allowances.
Features
Question-driven video learning
Paste a public YouTube URL, ask about specific ideas, and follow timestamped answers instead of scrubbing through the whole recording.
Cross-video research
Import a playlist or channel as a collection on eligible plans, then search and ask questions across multiple indexed videos.
Training and website support
Use long-form training libraries for team reference, or embed a chatbot widget on a site with the Pro or Business plan.
Terminal-based video lookup
Premium users can authenticate with an API key and chat with YouTube videos from the AskVideo command-line interface.
Pros
- Timestamped answers let users verify a response against the relevant moment in the original video.
- The permanent free plan supports light use without a recurring charge or a time-limited trial.
- Paid tiers cover uploaded media, CLI access, cross-video collections, website embedding, and larger usage allowances.
Cons
- The free plan is capped at 100 AI messages per month and 180 minutes of YouTube indexing.
- Playlist and channel collections are restricted to Pro and Business, adding at least a $29 monthly cost.
- Higher-volume teams may need the $99 monthly Business plan for unlimited collections and the largest published allowances.
Pricing Plans
Free
- 180 minutes of YouTube indexing
- 30 minutes of video upload transcription
- 100 AI messages per month
- AI-powered Q&A with timestamps
- Video transcripts
Premium
- 1,200 minutes of YouTube indexing
- 60 minutes of video upload transcription
- 1,000 AI messages per month
- Upload video and audio files
- CLI access with API key
- Priority support
Pro
- Everything in Premium
- Up to 2 collections for playlists or channels
- 4,800 minutes of YouTube indexing
- 480 minutes of video upload transcription
- 2,500 AI messages per month
- Embeddable chatbot widget
- Cross-video AI search
Business
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited collections
- 18,000 minutes of YouTube indexing
- 1,800 minutes of video upload transcription
- 8,000 AI messages per month
- Priority processing
- Dedicated support
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on AskVideo.ai's official website.