Best AI Video Summarizers in 2026
Updated
In short: Distill is ranked #1 of 25 as of 9 October 2026, ahead of sipsip.ai and SonicScribe. The best-ranked option with a free plan is sipsip.ai. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Helpolos at $0.50/mo.
Video summarizers offer ways to condense material and review it without watching every moment. Compare input sources, video uploads, and YouTube support to see what each tool accepts; maximum video length gives another useful point of comparison. Transcript output and chapter generation indicate which review formats are specified. SonicScribe, Summarize Video to Text, and VideoHighlighter are among the options to consider. Check free-plan availability and the listed paid-from price for cost context, then weigh these details against the videos you need to summarize and how you prefer to revisit their content.
25 AI video summarizers ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
25ranked
18free plans on this page
$0.50/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Input list AI Video Summarizers 25 channels on this page · 124 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromYouTube supportVideo uploadsTranscript outputChapter generationMaximum video lengthInput sources Spec sheet Score
01 Distill Free planYesPaid from$3.99/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsNoTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video length120 minInput sourcesYouTube URLs and shared YouTube links 8/8spec lines stated 7.3
02 sipsip.ai Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, podcast URLs, RSS feeds, MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, MOV 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
03 SonicScribe Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video length600 minInput sourcesUploaded video files, YouTube URLs, Vimeo URLs, Loom URLs, and direct video URLs 7/8spec lines stated 7.3
04 Summarize Video to Text Free planYesPaid from$12/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video length360 minInput sourcesYouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, uploaded video files 8/8spec lines stated 7.3
05 VideoHighlighter Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourceslocal video files, YouTube VODs, Twitch VODs 6/8spec lines stated 7.3
06 Scribiz Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportnot statedVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 7.2
07 Mindgrasp Free planYesPaid from$5.99/moYouTube supportnot statedVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.1
08 YouTubeSummarizer.com Free planYesPaid from$12/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube watch links, youtu.be links, Shorts, embeds, live replays, mobile links, bare video IDs 5/8spec lines stated 7.1
09 YouTubeTLDR Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsNoTranscript outputYesChapter generationNoMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube video URLs 6/8spec lines stated 7.1
10 Claras Free planYesPaid from$4.39/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsNoTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube watch links, youtu.be links, YouTube Shorts, YouTube Live, YouTube embeds, playlists and search pages 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
11 Eightify Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportnot statedVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 7.0
12 Glasp Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube video links; local audio files 6/8spec lines stated 7.0
13 Helpolos Free planYesPaid from$6/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube public video links and YouTube search 6/8spec lines stated 7.0
14 Hushscript Free planNoPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportNoVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video length600 minInput sourcesvideo file uploads, audio file uploads, shared audio-file links, microphone recordings 7/8spec lines stated 7.0
15 Video Highlight Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, uploaded video files, browser recordings, Google Drive imports 6/8spec lines stated 7.0
16 Video Summarizer Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputNoChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Reddit, Facebook, Google Drive, Dropbox, local files, video URLs 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
17 ScreenApp Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesUploaded video files; YouTube; TikTok; Instagram; X 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
18 yTeaser Free planYesPaid from$1.99/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsNoTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube links 5/8spec lines stated 6.9
19 TLDR YouTube Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube links 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
20 AI VidSummary Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube URLs; video file uploads; audio file uploads 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
21 Synop Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube videos, YouTube playlists, YouTube channels 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
22 Smooth Clip Free planYesPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportnot statedVideo uploadsnot statedTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.6
23 tldw Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube URLs; local video files 4/8spec lines stated 6.6
24 NoteGPT Free planYesPaid from$9.99/moYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputYesChapter generationYesMaximum video length120 minInput sourcesYouTube links, local video files, Vimeo, Udemy, Coursera 8/8spec lines stated 6.5
25 TLDWai Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedYouTube supportYesVideo uploadsYesTranscript outputnot statedChapter generationnot statedMaximum video lengthnot statedInput sourcesYouTube, Vimeo, VK, and more; uploaded video files 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | YouTube support | Video uploads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distill | 7.3 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Yes | 3.99 /mo | Yes | No |
| 2 | sipsip.ai | 7.3 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | SonicScribe | 7.3 | Free plan | $20/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Summarize Video to Text | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 12 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | VideoHighlighter | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Scribiz | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Mindgrasp | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | 5.99 /mo | — | — |
| 8 | YouTubeSummarizer.com | 7.1 | Free plan | $12/mo | Yes | 12 /mo | Yes | — |
| 9 | YouTubeTLDR | 7.1 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 10 | Claras | 7.0 | Free plan | $4.39/mo | Yes | 4.39 /mo | Yes | No |
| 11 | Eightify | 7.0 | No | $5/mo | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Glasp | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Helpolos | 7.0 | Free plan | $0.50/mo | Yes | 6 /mo | Yes | — |
| 14 | Hushscript | 7.0 | Free plan | $40.83/mo | No | — | No | Yes |
| 15 | Video Highlight | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 16 | Video Summarizer | 7.0 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | ScreenApp | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | yTeaser | 6.9 | Free plan | $0.82/mo | Yes | 1.99 /mo | Yes | No |
| 19 | TLDR YouTube | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 20 | AI VidSummary | 6.7 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 21 | Synop | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 22 | Smooth Clip | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 23 | tldw | 6.6 | No | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| 24 | NoteGPT | 6.5 | No | $19.92/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 25 | TLDWai | 6.5 | No | $1.78/mo | — | — | Yes | Yes |
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Questions about this list
Which AI video summarizer is ranked first on Specifiction?
Distill is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 7.3. sipsip.ai is second and SonicScribe third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Helpolos has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.