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Best AI Writing Tools for YouTube Scripts (2026 Bench)
Jasper (8.4/10) leads ToolProven’s current youtube scripts bench — best for marketing teams. Copy.ai (8.3/10) is the closest challenger.
Every score comes from the same published brief, with raw outputs downloadable where a test has run. We may earn a commission on links — it never moves a score or a rank.
The bench brief: One identical 8-minute faceless-video script brief goes through every tool: the same topic, the same required structure (cold-open hook, three retention resets, a mid-roll bridge, and a subscribe CTA that isn't cringe). Rankings below are our current bench standings; the raw first-draft scripts are published as each test round completes, so you can judge the writing itself.
Every number from the same test — scroll horizontally on mobile.
Jasper
Copy.ai
Writesonic
Our score
8.4
8.3
8.3
Best for
Best for marketing teams
Best value for short-form
Best budget pick for SEO drafts
Starting price
$59/mo
$49/mo
$20/mo
Free option
7-day trial
Free plan
Free trial
Quality
8.8
8.2
8.0
Ease of use
8.6
8.9
8.4
Value for money
7.4
8.5
8.7
Commission (recurring)
25–30% first year
25% recurring
20% · 12-mo recurring
We buy our own subscriptions and never let a vendor pay for placement or a higher score. For this ranking every tool gets the identical YouTube-script brief - same topic, same required beat structure, same voice constraints - and we judge the raw first draft before any human editing.
We score on four axes — output quality, render speed, ease of use and value for money — and re-test whenever a tool ships a major version or changes pricing. Read the full method →
Frequently asked
Yes - and for one-off scripts, a well-prompted ChatGPT is hard to beat on price. Dedicated writing tools earn their subscription on repeatable workflows: saved brand voice, script templates, retention-structure prompts and team review. If you script weekly, the workflow usually pays for itself; if you script occasionally, ChatGPT plus a good prompt template does the job.
On our current bench standings, Jasper leads for on-brand consistency across repeated scripts, Copy.ai is fastest for short-form and hook variations, and Writesonic is the budget pick for full-length drafts. The raw first-draft scripts from our standard brief publish with this test round, so you can compare the actual writing.
No - YouTube has no policy against AI-assisted scripts. The Partner Program cares about originality and meaningful human input in the finished video, not how the script draft was produced. A human-delivered, human-edited video from an AI first draft is entirely within the rules.
Specificity. Generic AI hooks fail because they promise nothing concrete; the fix is feeding the tool a real number, claim or contradiction to open with. Our brief forces this - it requires the hook to contain a specific stat - which is exactly where the tools separate.
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