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What your YouTube ad budget actually buys.

Cost per 1,000 views
all in with Chartlex Video
United States
about $30
Canada
about $21
United Kingdom
about $33
Brazil
about $13

Pick a budget and the countries you want. See how many YouTube ad views it buys for your music video, what 1,000 views cost, and how that compares with running Google Ads yourself. Estimates, not promises.

Inputs

Your budget and countries

Budget
$250
Countries

Your ad only runs in the countries you pick.

With Chartlex Video
8,400 to 10,900
estimated views in United States and Canada
Per 1,000 views
about $26
Runs for
about 10 days
You pay
$250

One price covers your ad budget at Google and our work: the video check, the setup, the targeting and your dashboard. Your ad usually goes live in 1 to 2 days. If it can't spend all of its budget, you get the unused part back.

Start with $250

Estimates from our recent campaigns, not promises. Your video and your countries change the result.

Running Google Ads yourself
5,000 to 12,500 views

Market range for United States, at the auction price with no fee, plus your own time for setup, Google's ad review and checking results. No public range for Canada.

Source: Dynamoi music campaign data, Aug 2025 to Feb 2026.

By country

What 1,000 YouTube ad views cost in 2026

CountryChartlex Video, all inGoogle Ads yourself, market range
United Statesabout $30$20 to $50
Canadaabout $21no public range
United Kingdomabout $33$10 to $30
Australiaabout $43no public range
Germanyabout $32$10 to $30
Brazilabout $13$5 to $10
Mexicoabout $14no public range

Chartlex Video figures are the estimates shown at checkout. Market ranges are third-party music campaign data and exclude your time. Since August 24, 2026, ad views also add to your public view count from the moment the ad starts; you are billed for engaged views.

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Chartlex Video

YouTube ads for your music video, from $50.

Your video, shown as an ad on YouTube through Google Ads, only in the countries you pick. Ad views show in YouTube Studio under “YouTube advertising”.

Start with $250