I recently tried YouTube’s new Ask Studio assistant.
My goal was simple: see how helpful it is for real-world decisions, not just surface-level summaries.
In fairness, it performs well when you keep the questions focused on your own channel.
It can summarize comments, help interpret performance changes, and provide a quick read on what your analytics are signaling.
Where it stopped being useful
I had a popular video from another channel open.
It was clearly performing well, and I wanted to understand how it was positioned.
One of the first things I typically check when studying a winning video is the tag set.
So I pasted the video link into Ask Studio.
I asked it to show me the tags used on that video. The assistant refused.
The response was essentially:
I can only access and analyze videos published on your channel.
That limitation makes sense from a privacy and product-scope standpoint.
But it also means Ask Studio is not designed for competitor research.
What I used instead
At that point, I switched to a tool that can extract metadata from any public YouTube video.
I used TunePocket YouTube Video Tags Extractor.
I pasted the same video URL into the tool.
The tag list appeared immediately. No guesswork. No manual digging.
Just a clean list I could use for analysis and pattern-spotting.
How I use this as a workflow
This is the practical process I now follow when Ask Studio can’t help.
1. Pick a strong reference video
Choose a video that is clearly performing well in your niche and matches the style of content you plan to publish.
2. Extract the tags
Paste the URL into TunePocket’s YouTube Video Tags Extractor and save the output.
Identify repeating keyword patterns
Look for clusters of topic keywords, phrasing style, and terms that appear across multiple winning videos.
Write your own tag set
Use the patterns as guidance, then create a tag set that accurately describes your video.
The goal is to learn the structure of what works.
Not to copy names, branding, or any channel-specific identity.
If you need more successful channels to study
Sometimes the bottleneck is not extracting tags.
It is simply finding enough strong examples to learn from.
For that, I recommend browsing TunePocket’s YouTube Top 100 Channels Analyzer.
It is a straightforward way to explore proven channels and collect examples without relying on guesswork.
Once you have a shortlist of channels and videos, you can run the same tag extraction workflow consistently.
The takeaway
Ask Studio is useful for understanding your own channel performance.
It is not designed to analyze other channels or pull competitor metadata.
If you want to study what is working across your niche, you need a separate workflow.
For tags specifically, the easiest path is the YouTube Video Tags Extractor.
If you want a large pool of successful channels to study, start with YouTube Top 100.
Mini FAQ
Will Ask Studio show tags from another channel?
In my test, it limited analysis to videos published on my own channel, so it would not provide information for videos owned by other channels.
Is it okay to use competitor tags as research?
Use tags to learn patterns and topic language, then write your own tag set that accurately reflects your video.
What if I don’t know which channels are worth studying?
Use YouTube Top 100 Channels Analyzer to browse proven channels and collect stronger examples faster.
Facts Box
Tools mentioned: YouTube Video Tags Extractor, YouTube Top 100 Channels Analyzer
Works with: Public YouTube videos
Best for: Competitor research, metadata pattern discovery, faster strategy learning
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