Video Mood

Skip the hour long video: get the summary and the comment sentiment in a minute.

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What is Video Mood?

Video Mood summarizes YouTube videos and their comment threads using your own OpenAI or Open Router API key. It returns a written summary plus sentiment analysis of the comments in about a minute, and analyses can be shared with colleagues.

Video Mood is a web tool for people who want the point of a YouTube video without watching all of it. Paste a link or a video ID and the app returns a written summary of the video plus an analysis of the comment thread underneath it, including a read on how commenters feel about the content. The whole run takes around a minute according to the site, which positions the product somewhere between a manual skim and a full transcript reader. The way it handles AI costs is the distinctive part. Video Mood does not bundle AI usage into a subscription. Instead you connect your own OpenAI or Open Router API key, and the site states that analyses run on GPT-4o at a cost of a few cents per video. That keeps the tool cheap for occasional use and gives you control over which model provider sits behind the summarization, but it also means you need an account with one of those providers before anything works. In practice the workflow suits three groups. Viewers use it to decide whether a long video deserves their time. Creators run their own uploads through it to get a condensed read of what audiences are saying in the comments, which the site frames as a kind of low cost coaching signal. Researchers and marketers get a faster way to triage video sources and share a summary with colleagues, since finished analyses can be shared from the app. The competitive set is crowded: general chatbots that accept a YouTube URL, dedicated video summarizers with flat monthly plans, and manual speed watching all do part of the job. Video Mood's differentiators are the comment sentiment layer, which most summarizers skip, and the bring your own key model that avoids a subscription. The tradeoff is that there is no managed plan to fall back on, so the product is really aimed at people comfortable holding an API key.

How do you use Video Mood?

  1. 1Create your Video Mood account
    Sign up with your email address on the homepage to open the app. The free start button begins the sign up flow.
  2. 2Add an OpenAI or Open Router API key
    Generate a key from the OpenAI platform or from Open Router, then paste it into Video Mood. Analyses run on GPT-4o and typically cost a few cents per video.
  3. 3Paste a YouTube link or video ID
    Drop in the URL of the video you want to triage, or its ID if you have that handy. The app accepts either format.
  4. 4Wait for the summary and sentiment read
    Processing takes roughly a minute. You get a condensed summary of the video content plus an analysis of how the commenters reacted.
  5. 5Share the analysis
    Send the finished summary to friends or colleagues from the results view, which is useful when a team needs a quick read on a video before committing to watch it.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Summarizes both the video and its comment thread, a combination most summarizers leave outAI
  • Bring your own API key means no monthly subscription and only a few cents per analysis, as stated on the siteAI
  • Runs on GPT-4o, so summary quality tracks a strong general modelAI
  • Finished analyses can be shared with friends and colleagues directly from the appAI
  • Useful for creators reviewing feedback on their own uploads, not just for viewers triaging long videosAI

Cons

  • Requires an OpenAI or Open Router API key and an account with those providers before the tool does anythingAI
  • No managed plan for people who do not want to handle API billing themselvesAI
  • Only works with YouTube; other video platforms and uploaded files are not mentionedAI
  • Sentiment analysis on comments is only as good as the comment sample, and the site gives no detail on how comments are selectedAI
  • No public documentation or help center is linked from the homepage, so troubleshooting depends on contacting the teamAI

How much does Video Mood cost?

Free trial

Signing up starts free according to the homepage call to action, though the site does not spell out usage limits or what the free tier includes.

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Pricing

The homepage does not list a Video Mood subscription price. Instead, you connect your own OpenAI or Open Router API key, and the site states that a video analysis on GPT-4o usually costs a few cents, billed by your provider rather than by Video Mood.

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Integrations

The tool connects to OpenAI and Open Router through API keys you supply. Those are the only integrations described on the homepage.

Features

Video Mood generates AI summaries of YouTube videos and analyzes the comments beneath them, including sentiment. It takes a video link or ID as input, returns results in about a minute, runs on GPT-4o through your own OpenAI or Open Router key, and lets you share finished analyses with others.

Frequently asked questions about Video Mood

  • How much does Video Mood cost?
    The homepage does not list a Video Mood subscription price. Instead, you connect your own OpenAI or Open Router API key, and the site states that a video analysis on GPT-4o usually costs a few cents, billed by your provider rather than by Video Mood.
  • Does Video Mood offer a free trial?
    Signing up starts free according to the homepage call to action, though the site does not spell out usage limits or what the free tier includes.
  • How do you use Video Mood?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 5 steps: 1. Create your Video Mood account 2. Add an OpenAI or Open Router API key 3. Paste a YouTube link or video ID 4. Wait for the summary and sentiment read 5. Share the analysis.
  • What platforms does Video Mood support?
    Video Mood is available on Web App.
  • What does Video Mood integrate with?
    The tool connects to OpenAI and Open Router through API keys you supply. Those are the only integrations described on the homepage.
  • What are the limitations of Video Mood?
    Requires an OpenAI or Open Router API key and an account with those providers before the tool does anything. No managed plan for people who do not want to handle API billing themselves. Only works with YouTube; other video platforms and uploaded files are not mentioned.

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Added10/21/2026

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