Chat With a Video Instead of Watching It
Video GPT takes a video you upload or a link you paste and lets you ask it questions in a chat window. It reads the audio and the video frames, so you can ask about something a speaker said or something that only appears on screen.
A chat next to the video
Type a question and get an answer about what was said or shown.
It reads the frames
AI reads video frames, not just the audio, so on-screen questions work too.
Quotes with timestamps
Ask for the exact words and where they are, then check them.
Free to try
The free plan includes 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each, with AI chat.
Can You Upload a Video to ChatGPT?
Yes, with limits. OpenAI’s help center says ChatGPT takes file uploads up to 512 MB, and also says its analysis of an uploaded video may not analyze the entire video or accurately interpret its audio. That is the gap Video GPT is built for.
A video as an attachment
Upload up to 512 MB. OpenAI says it may not analyze the entire video or accurately interpret its audio.
A video it has fully read
Transcribes all the audio and reads the frames before you ask, takes links as well as files, and keeps the video in your library.
So upload the video here when you need the whole thing: every word said, what is on screen, and answers you can check against the timestamp.
How to Upload a Video and Chat With It
- Add the video: Upload a file (MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV or FLV) or paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo and Loom links, direct audio and video links, PDFs and web articles.
- Wait for processing: ScreenApp transcribes the audio and reads the frames before the chat opens.
- Ask your question: Type what you want to know. Ask for a quote, a timestamp, or a summary of one section instead of the whole video.
Answers depend on how clearly the video’s audio was recorded and how the question is phrased. See how we measure accuracy.
Questions that work well:
What It Can and Cannot Do
Good at
- Answering questions about what was said
- Answering questions about what is on screen
- Quotes with timestamps you can check
- Working from files or links
Not built for
- Live streams: the video has to finish first
- Free transcript downloads: they are on paid plans
- Perfect answers from bad audio: quality follows the recording
- Private links: the video has to be public, or upload it
Video GPT vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | NoteGPT | ChatTube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 2 transcriptions, up to 45 min each, with AI chat | 15 quotas a month | 3 videos a day |
| Upload a video file | Up to 2 GB here, no set file size limit in the app | YouTube links only, no file upload | YouTube links only, no file upload |
| Reads video frames, not just audio | AI reads video frames, not just the audio | Not stated | Not stated |
| Languages | 100+ | 60+ | Not stated |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $9/month | $6.99/month |
Sources, checked 2026-10-06: ScreenApp pricing, NoteGPT, chattube.io, NoteGPT YouTube summarizer, ScreenApp supported languages, NoteGPT pricing
- vs NoteGPT: NoteGPT’s answer tool works from YouTube links only, at 20 free answers a day. ScreenApp also accepts an uploaded file, and reads the video frames rather than the transcript alone.
- vs ChatTube: ChatTube is built around YouTube links, with 3 free videos a day before it asks you to pay from $6.99 a month. ScreenApp’s free plan includes 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each with chat on it, whether it is uploaded or pasted as a link.
Who Uses Video GPT
Students
Find the definition a lecturer gave without scrubbing back through the timeline.
Researchers
Ask what a participant said about a topic, and get it with a timestamp to quote.
Journalists
Pull a quote from a press conference or interview without relistening.
Sales and success teams
Check what a customer asked about in a recorded demo or call.
Content reviewers
See what a YouTube or Vimeo video says about a topic before responding to it.
