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Braiv Thumbnails

Thumbnails for every video you publish, not just the next one

Generate from the video itself, score every option for click-through, localize text overlays for every market, and push them live across an unlimited number of connected channels.

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At a glance
Zero
Prompts to write Concepts come from the transcript and frames
Unlimited
Channels on Business 10 on Pro, 3 on Starter
16,200
Credit rollover on Business Unused credits carry for up to three months
80+
Localized languages Overlays match every market you publish in
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Part of the Braiv workflow
Capabilities

Built for the hundredth thumbnail, not the first

Four capabilities carry the workload: generation straight from the video, scoring before anything goes live, one-click fixes across a back catalog, and auto-localized overlays for every market you publish in.

01

AI Thumbnail Generator for YouTube

Generate clickable YouTube thumbnails straight from the video. Braiv uses transcript context and frames to compose options for the feed, so you ship volume without writing image prompts.

  • Overlay any image in your thumbnails
  • AI character replication
  • Maintain thumbnail styles
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02

Score and fix thumbnails instantly

Predict click-through potential before you hit publish. Score any thumbnail for composition and feed readability, get specific feedback, and fix weak designs in one click.

  • AI thumbnail scoring
  • Thumbnail analysis & feedback
  • Fix thumbnails in one-click
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03

One-click thumbnail optimization

One-click thumbnail optimization boosts contrast, sharpens faces and subjects, and checks text readability at feed size — before the video goes live, not after CTR drops.

  • AI thumbnail enhancement
  • Overlay any image in your thumbnails
  • Viral thumbnail overlays
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04

Auto-localize thumbnail text

YouTube does not translate thumbnail text. Localize overlays into every language you publish in, preserve brand styling, and ship thumbnails that match dubbed titles and audio.

  • AI thumbnail translation
  • Maintain thumbnail styles
  • AI thumbnail scoring
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How it works

From upload to published

  1. 01

    Connect a channel or upload

    Braiv reads your library from a connected YouTube channel or a direct upload — including the videos you published years ago.

  2. 02

    Generate from the video

    Transcript and frames drive the concepts, so there is nothing to describe and no prompt to write. Options come back composed for the feed.

  3. 03

    Score, localize, publish

    Each option is scored for composition, legibility and title match. Translate overlays into the languages you publish in, then approve in bulk and push live.

Deep dive

Everything you need to know about Braiv Thumbnails

Most thumbnail tools are built around making one image well. That is the wrong shape for a channel publishing daily, an agency running a dozen client channels, or a media team sitting on a back catalog of several hundred videos that never got a decent thumbnail in the first place.

Braiv Thumbnails is built for that second job: consistent, high-click-through thumbnails at volume, generated from the videos you already have.

Generated from the video, not from a prompt

Braiv reads the transcript and the frames and proposes thumbnails based on what is actually in the video. There is no prompt to write, which matters most for archive work — you can process material you shot two years ago without rewatching it to describe what happens in it. Each option comes back structured for the feed rather than as free-form artwork: readable text at small sizes, high contrast, and a composition that survives being shown at thumbnail scale on a phone.

Every option scored before it goes live

Every generated or uploaded thumbnail is scored for composition, text legibility at feed size, and whether the image and the title are telling the same story. That gives you a reason to pick one over another before publishing, instead of finding out from the click-through report a week later. Connect a channel and the same scoring runs across everything already published, so you can find the videos where a new thumbnail is worth the credits.

Volume pricing without a hard stop

Generation past your included allowance is billed as usage — USD$0.01 per AI Credit on Business — rather than blocking you mid-month or pushing you into an upgrade to finish a launch. Channel connections on Business are unlimited, so adding a twelfth client channel costs whatever it processes, not another seat. Full detail on pricing.

One pipeline, not four tools

Thumbnails are rarely the only thing a channel needs. The same subscription covers dubbing into 10 languages, shorts generation, caption styling and native publishing, so a video can go from upload to packaged-and-published without moving between four separate products and four separate invoices.

If you are already producing at volume, the 1of10 comparison and the Pikzels comparison cover how this differs from research tools and single-image designers.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How many thumbnails can I generate a month?
A thumbnail generation starts at 20 AI credits. The Business plan includes 5,400 credits a month — up to 270 thumbnails. Pro covers 135 and Starter covers 30. Unused credits roll over up to three times the monthly allowance — 16,200 on Business — so a quiet month funds a launch month.
What happens if I go over the monthly allowance?
Nothing stops. Generation past the included allowance is billed as usage at USD$0.01 per AI Credit on Business, with higher per-credit rates on Pro and Starter. You are not forced into an upgrade to finish a busy month.
Can I run more than one channel from one account?
Yes. Business allows unlimited channel connections, which is what agencies and multi-channel operators use. Pro connects 10 channels and Starter connects 3.
Can I re-thumbnail videos I published years ago?
That is the most common use. Connect a channel and Braiv reads click-through on past uploads, generates replacement thumbnails for the underperformers, and lets you approve and push them live in bulk rather than one at a time.
Do I need to write prompts?
No. Braiv reads the video itself — transcript and frames — and proposes thumbnails based on what is actually in it. For back-catalog work this matters, because you do not have to rewatch a video to describe it.
Can thumbnails be localized for other markets?
Yes. Text overlays can be translated into 80+ languages you publish in, so a dubbed video does not go out with an English thumbnail on top of it.
How does this compare with a dedicated design tool?
A design tool gives you more control over a single image and will win on bespoke brand work. Braiv is built for the case where the bottleneck is producing 100+ consistent thumbnails a month across several channels rather than perfecting one.

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