Research & searchDocumented overviewLast checked Oct 1, 2026
Concept search across your YouTube videos, podcasts, PDFs and notes, returning exact passages with timestamps instead of generated answers.
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(open full size in a new tab)Our take: ConceptSeek suits researchers, students and journalists who need exact, timestamped passages across many videos, podcasts and PDFs instead of a generated summary.
Main limitation: No permanent free plan shown on pricing page
ConceptSeek suits researchers, students and journalists who need exact, timestamped passages across many videos, podcasts and PDFs instead of a generated summary. Based on the vendor's documentation, not on a hands-on test.
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Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
No permanent free plan shown
7-day free trial on every plan
$7.5 source (opens in a new tab)
Monthly, annual commitment
Shown as per month, billed annually; monthly-billing price not read
For: Focused personal projects
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$15.8 source (opens in a new tab)
Monthly, annual commitment
Shown as per month, billed annually
For: Researchers, students, analysts and journalists
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$32.5 source (opens in a new tab)
Monthly, annual commitment
Shown as per month, billed annually
For: Power users with heavy research workflows
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$25 source (opens in a new tab)
One_time
For: Users backing independent development
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Optional $25 one-time supporter contribution
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ConceptSeek lets you build libraries from YouTube videos, playlists, channels, podcasts, PDFs and text notes, then search them by idea rather than keyword. Results are verbatim passages with source titles and timestamps. Its Threads view maps where sources agree, contradict or complement each other around a claim. Plans use a monthly credit allowance and all include a 7-day free trial.
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Scenarios are worked out by our editors from the documentation; the actual result depends on your input and plan.
Finds passages by meaning rather than keywords Surfaces ideas phrased differently
Returns exact quotes with source title and jump-to-moment links Lets you cite and verify
Maps where sources agree, contradict, complement or differ in context Visualizes evidence across sources
Transcribes added media so it becomes searchable No manual transcript prep
How do these lectures define symbolism?
ConceptSeek has no public API in its official documentation. No API mentioned on fetched pages
"Better suited" is based on documented features and pricing, not on a head-to-head test.
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No permanent free plan is shown; every paid plan includes a 7-day free trial. source (opens in a new tab)
Starter $7.5, Pro $15.8 and Max $32.5 per month, shown as billed annually. source (opens in a new tab)
It returns verbatim passages with source titles and timestamps rather than generated answers. source (opens in a new tab)
YouTube videos, playlists and channels, podcasts, PDFs, text documents and direct notes. source (opens in a new tab)
A map of where sources agree, contradict or complement each other around a claim. source (opens in a new tab)
Not verified: Monthly-billing prices; Data retention and training policy; Supported languages; Page not available: https://conceptseek.com/docs.
Every fact about ConceptSeek above comes from the 4 official pages listed here, last compared on Oct 1, 2026; we have not run ConceptSeek ourselves, so it has no editorial score. How we check and re-check pages.
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