Cloud beta web
Free source (opens in a new tab)
Unknown
For: Everyone during beta
Limits
- Quotas planned after beta
Includes
- Inbox
- Summaries and articles
1 more
- Semantic search
Research & search · pricing
ReadTube pricing in 2026: Cloud beta, Reader, Curator and Scholar explained
ReadTube suits heavy YouTube and Bilibili followers who would rather skim summaries and articles in an email-style inbox, free during the beta and self-hostable with your own API keys.
- Starting price
- Not published
- Free option
- Yes
- Plans
- 4
- Prices checked
- Oct 1, 2026
ReadTube pricing page, captured
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ReadTube plans and what they include
ReadTube is free today. The cloud version is free during the beta and gives you an inbox of summaries and articles from followed channels plus semantic search. Reader is the self-hosted route: free, source available under ELv2, but you bring your own model API keys and pay those providers directly.
Two paid plans are announced and not live. Curator is planned at $10 per month and Scholar at $30 per month, both marked coming soon, and what each will include is not stated. Quotas are expected to be introduced after the beta, so free cloud use may shrink. The pricing and docs pages returned 403 when we checked, so plan details are unverified. Prices checked on 2026-10-01.
ReadTube plans compared
| Plan | Price | Billing | Who it is for | Key limits | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud beta web |
Free | Unknown | Everyone during beta | Quotas planned after beta | Not stated |
| Reader (self-host) web |
Free | Unknown | Technical users | Requires your own API keys | Not stated |
| Curator web |
See official pricing | Monthly | Planned tier | Not stated | Not stated |
| Scholar web |
See official pricing | Monthly | Planned tier | Not stated | Not stated |
Which ReadTube plan to pick
| If you | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| you want to follow YouTube and Bilibili channels as an inbox right now | Cloud beta (free) | Free during beta with summaries, articles and semantic search; quotas are planned later. |
| you are comfortable running your own setup | Reader (self-host), free | No subscription, but you need your own model API keys and pay the model providers. |
| you expect to need more than the beta allows | Curator, planned $10/mo | Announced as coming soon; contents are not stated in our data. |
| you want the top planned tier | Scholar, planned $30/mo | Announced as coming soon; contents are not stated, so wait for the live page. |
What is free, what costs extra
Free access and trial
Cloud free during beta; self-host free.
Not applicable.
Extra costs and taxes
Self-hosting needs your own model API keys.
Not applicable.
Costs that are easy to miss
- Self-hosting means paying model API providers directly for usage.
- Quotas will be introduced after the beta, so future free limits are unknown.
- Some video types are unsupported, so not every video becomes an article.
- Planned prices may change before the paid plans go live.
ReadTube pricing and usage limits
Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.
Free access and trial conditions
Cloud free during beta; self-host free.
Not applicable.
Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade
Reader (self-host) web
Free source (opens in a new tab)
Unknown
For: Technical users
Limits
- Requires your own API keys
Includes
- Source available ELv2
Curator web
See official pricing source (opens in a new tab)
Month
For: Planned tier
Scholar web
See official pricing source (opens in a new tab)
Month
For: Planned tier
Usage caps, credits and extra costs
Self-hosting needs your own model API keys.
Not applicable.
ReadTube FAQ
Is ReadTube free?
The cloud is free during the beta; paid tiers are marked coming soon. source (opens in a new tab)
What are the planned paid tiers?
Curator at $10/month and Scholar at $30/month are listed as coming soon. source (opens in a new tab)
Is ReadTube free?
Yes for now. The cloud version is free during beta, and self-hosting is free with your own API keys.
How much will ReadTube cost after the beta?
Curator is planned at $10 per month and Scholar at $30 per month, both listed as coming soon.
What does self-hosting ReadTube cost?
The software is free and source available under ELv2, but you pay your model providers for API keys.
Will the free cloud plan stay unlimited?
Not necessarily. Quotas are planned after the beta.
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