How the AI title generator works
Your topic goes to an AI model together with up to 12 titles from the highest-multiplier long-form outliers in the niche, meaning videos that got far more views than their channel's typical video of the same format. The model is asked for 10 distinct titles that vary the angle: a curiosity gap, stakes or numbers, a transformation, a comparison, a negative hook and a question. It's also told to aim for under 60 characters where possible and to avoid promises the video can't deliver.
The outlier videos used as examples are listed under the results with links to YouTube, so you can see exactly what the titles were modeled on.
How long should a YouTube title be?
YouTube titles can be up to 100 characters. YouTube's own advice is to be succinct, because viewers may only see part of your title. Put the most important words near the beginning and save episode numbers and branding for the end.
The colored length badges on each result are a rule of thumb for staying readable in feeds, not a YouTube rule: green for 60 characters or fewer, yellow up to 70, red beyond that.
What YouTube says about writing titles
A generated title is a draft. Before you use one, check it against YouTube's guidance:
- Be accurate. If the title doesn't represent the video, viewers may stop watching, which can hurt discoverability.
- Keep it short and put the important words first.
- Limit ALL CAPS and emoji, and use them only for emphasis.
- Decide between a searchable title and an intriguing one based on who will watch and where they'll find the video.
- Never mislead. YouTube's spam policies prohibit maliciously misleading titles that trick people into clicking on a video that doesn't deliver what was promised.