Question 1

What is the Peako AI YouTube Video Analyser?

Accepted Answer

A free tool that takes any YouTube video URL, Short URL, or channel handle and returns a full teardown by email: hook analysis, format archetype, transcript-derived key takeaways, replication playbook, and engagement-bait watch-outs. For channels, the report adds upload cadence, average engagement rate, shorts mix, and top performers over the last 30 days.

Question 2

Is the YouTube video analyser really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. One video or channel analysis is free per email — no credit card, no signup required. Free-tier rate limits are 3 submissions per email and 5 per network per 24-hour window. Creator ($12/mo) and Pro plans unlock unlimited analyses, batch submission, API access and the full Trending Topics + Pain Point Miner tools.

Question 3

How long does the video analysis take?

Accepted Answer

Reports typically arrive within 3-8 minutes. YouTube Shorts finish in under 2 minutes; standard videos in 3-5; a full 30-day channel audit in 3-8 minutes depending on the channel's upload volume. Every report is generated fresh by GPU-backed vision + language models — no static templates or cached outputs.

Question 4

What does the video analysis report include?

Accepted Answer

For videos: hook and opening-beats teardown (0-10s), format archetype (listicle, explainer, essay, reaction, tutorial), key takeaways lifted from the transcript, a replication playbook adapted to your niche, engagement-bait pattern flags, and false-promise thumbnail detection. For channels: upload cadence, average engagement rate, shorts-vs-long-form mix, top 10 performers by engagement, content-pillar map, and momentum flags vs the prior 30-day window.

Question 5

Which URLs are supported?

Accepted Answer

Standard video URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=…), share URLs (youtu.be/…), embed URLs, all YouTube Shorts, and channel URLs in every current form: @handle, /channel/UC…, /c/, and /user/. Playlists are not yet supported — submit the channel URL or a specific video from the playlist instead. Videos must be under 15 minutes on the free tier.

Question 6

How is Peako different from vidIQ or TubeBuddy?

Accepted Answer

vidIQ and TubeBuddy are subscription browser extensions focused on keyword tags and score overlays for your own channel. Peako AI's video analyser is free and works on any URL — including competitors' — and delivers a PDF report that a strategist can read cover-to-cover, not just a dashboard sidebar. It's built for research, not day-to-day tag optimisation.

Question 7

Can I analyse a competitor's channel?

Accepted Answer

Yes — that's the primary use case. Paste any public @handle or /channel/UC… URL and Peako AI returns a full 30-day audit: upload cadence, engagement rate, top performers, content-pillar map, and momentum vs the previous 30 days. All data is derived from YouTube's public metadata and public video pages — nothing scraped or private.

Question 8

How does Peako AI score a video's hook?

Accepted Answer

The hook score (0-100) grades the first 8 seconds on three axes: specificity (is there a concrete claim, or a preamble?), visual proof-frame (does an image or clip anchor the claim within 10 seconds?), and pattern-interrupt (does the opener break the viewer's default posture — scrolling, half-watching?). The report highlights which techniques the analysed video used and links each to a timestamp.

Question 9

Where does the data come from?

Accepted Answer

The analyser uses YouTube's public video metadata, public transcript (auto-generated or creator-provided), and — for channel reports — the last 30 days of a channel's public uploads. Nothing is scraped from behind auth walls, no private data is used, and every report is generated on-demand — Peako does not cache, resell or reuse prior analyses.

Question 10

Do I need a Peako account to use the tool?

Accepted Answer

No. The free tier requires only a valid email address (for delivery). A free Peako account is optional but useful — it saves every report in a dashboard, lifts the 3-per-day cap, and unlocks the Pain Point Miner and Trending Topics feeds. Creator and Pro plans add unlimited analyses, batch mode and API access.

Question 11

Is my data private? What happens to the URL I submit?

Accepted Answer

Yes, private. Submissions are used solely to generate your report. The email address is used for delivery and (optionally) a single follow-up if you opt in — never sold, never used for retargeting. Working files are deleted from Peako's storage within 7 days; the finished PDF stays in your S3-hosted permalink until you request deletion.

Question 12

How is this different from Peako's Pain Point Miner?

Accepted Answer

The Video Analyser dissects a specific piece of YouTube content and returns a replication playbook. The Pain Point Miner does the opposite: it surveys thousands of community discussions across 20+ niches to surface the recurring customer complaints and buying-intent signals that should shape the video ideas in the first place. Most creators use both — miner for ideas, analyser for execution.

YouTube Video Analyser — Free AI Video & Channel Report

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