Why we stopped rewarding creators for stuffing tags

We just fixed something most creator tools get wrong — tag scoring

Most YouTube tools still reward creators for adding 15–20 tags. We did too, until we dug into how YouTube actually works in 2026.

Tags are an 18% signal. Title and description do the heavy lifting.

Updated Meteorra AI's scoring engine to reflect this — plus added Topic Alignment scoring that catches mismatches between your title, description, and hashtags before you publish.

Would love feedback from any creators here — does your current tool still push you to add more tags?