Pricing
Archivarix Tube Search is free to use. Create an account to unlock more results, upgrade to Plus for full access, or go with MCP + API for our REST API and MCP server for AI assistants. Every paid plan helps fund the project and keep it growing — thank you for your support.
| Feature | Anonymous L0 | Registered L1 | Plus L2 | MCP + API L3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | $9/mo | $19/mo |
| Search mode | Archive scan | Full scan + metadata | Full scan + metadata | Full scan + metadata |
| Channel search results | 50 | 100 | 5,000 | 40,000 |
| Searches per day | 10 | 15 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Text search per day | 25 | 50 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| Download subtitles | — | 5/day | 500/day | 1,000/day |
| CSV export | — | ✓ 10/day | ✓ 500/day | ✓ 1,000/day |
| Bulk subtitle download (ZIP) | — | ✓ 2/day | ✓ 300/day | ✓ 300/day |
| AI Subtitles (ASR) | — | — | — | ✓ 50/day |
| AI Summaries | — | — | ✓ 20/day | ✓ 50/day |
| AI Stenograms | — | — | — | ✓ 50/day |
| Search history | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video file access & download | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP server | — | — | — | ✓ |
| REST API | — | — | — | ✓ 500/h |
Tier Levels Explained
- L0 — Anonymous. No account. Search and discover archived YouTube videos with basic rate limits and a capped result count per channel. Useful for one-off lookups.
- L1 — Registered (free). Free account. More results per channel, search history is saved, you can download archived subtitles and trigger live subtitle fetches.
- L2 — Plus. Paid plan. Higher channel discovery, CSV export, bulk subtitle ZIP, AI Summaries, and significantly higher rate limits across the board.
- L3 — MCP + API. Top tier. Everything in Plus, plus access via the REST API and the MCP server for AI assistants (Claude, Qwen, etc.), AI Subtitles (ASR) generation for videos without captions, and private AI Stenograms (full speaker-tagged transcripts).
Plus (L2)
Plus unlocks full access to search results, subtitle downloads, CSV export, AI Summaries, and higher rate limits. Upgrade from your account page.
MCP + API (L3)
MCP + API includes everything in Plus, with an MCP server for AI assistants (Claude, Qwen, etc.), a REST API for programmatic access, AI Subtitles (ASR) for videos without captions, and private AI Stenograms. Use AI to search deleted videos, download and analyze subtitles, and generate content from archived data. Contact us if you're interested.
Free Tier (L0 / L1)
No account needed for L0. Search for channels and videos, view archived thumbnails and video files. Register for free to reach L1 — unlock subtitle downloads, search history, and more results.