Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript, with AI clean-up built in.
- Starting price
- $16/month (Hobbyist, billed annually)
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- User rating
- 4.6 / 5
- Best for
- Editing podcasts and video by editing the transcript
Descript edits audio and video by editing the transcript. Delete a sentence in the text and it disappears from the recording. For anyone who has scrubbed a waveform looking for a stumble, that inversion is the whole product.
Who Descript is for
Podcasters, course creators and teams producing talking-head video. It removes filler words automatically, fixes mistakes by retyping them, and exports clips for social without a separate tool.
It is a weak fit for cinematic editing. There are no serious colour tools and the timeline is deliberately simple.
Which Descript plan should you pick?
Free gives 60 minutes of media a month and exports at 720p with a watermark. That is enough to test the transcript-editing workflow.
Hobbyist at $16 a month billed annually, or $24 monthly, gives 10 hours of media a month and clean 1080p exports. Most solo creators sit here.
Creator at $24 annually, or $35 monthly, gives 30 hours and 4K export. Business at $50 annually, or $65 monthly, gives 40 hours plus team features.
Media hours are the constraint, not features. Ten hours a month covers roughly ten to fifteen podcast episodes with re-records.
Descript pricing and plans
Free
$0
per month
60 minutes of media a month.
- 720p export with watermark
- 100 one-time AI credits
- Transcript-based editing
- 25 languages
Hobbyist
$16
per month, billed annually
$24 a month billed monthly.
- 10 hours of media a month
- 1080p, watermark-free
- 400 AI credits a month
- Filler word removal
Creator
$24
per month, billed annually
$35 a month billed monthly.
- 30 hours of media a month
- 4K, watermark-free
- More AI credits
- Studio Sound and Overdub
Business
$50
per month, billed annually
$65 a month billed monthly.
- 40 hours of media a month
- 4K export
- Up to 1,500 AI credits a month
- Team collaboration
Enterprise
Custom
contact sales
Media hours sized to your team.
- Custom limits
- SSO
- Security review
- Dedicated support
Pricing checked against the official Descript pricing page on 5 September 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm before you buy.
What Descript actually does
- Edit video and audio by editing the transcript
- Automatic filler word removal
- Studio Sound for cleaning up bad audio
- Overdub voice cloning to fix mistakes
- Multitrack recording and screen capture
- Automatic clip generation for social
- Transcription in 25 languages
- Real-time collaboration on projects
Pros and cons
What works well
- Transcript editing is genuinely faster for spoken content
- Automatic filler word removal saves hours
- Studio Sound rescues poor recordings
- Real free tier to test the workflow
- Up to 35% off on annual billing
What to watch out for
- Media hours run out faster than people expect
- Not suitable for cinematic or narrative editing
- Watermark on the free plan
- Monthly billing is around 35% more expensive
- AI credits are a second limit to track
Descript FAQs
Is Descript free?
Yes. The free plan gives 60 minutes of media a month, exports at 720p with a watermark and includes 100 one-time AI credits.
How much does Descript cost?
Hobbyist is $16 a month billed annually or $24 monthly. Creator is $24 or $35, and Business is $50 or $65.
What are media hours?
The amount of audio and video you can upload and transcribe each month. It is the real limit on every plan, not the feature list.
How many podcast episodes do 10 hours cover?
Roughly ten to fifteen, allowing for re-records and raw material. Heavier multitrack recording eats the allowance faster.
What is Overdub?
A cloned version of your voice that speaks corrections you type, so a mistaken word can be fixed without re-recording the take.
Does it work for video as well as podcasts?
Yes, for talking-head and screen-recorded video. It is not built for narrative or cinematic editing and has no serious colour grading.
When does the watermark go away?
On any paid plan. Hobbyist and above export clean at 1080p, with 4K from Creator upwards.
Can a team share a workspace?
Yes, from the Business plan, which adds collaboration and shared project libraries.
Where does the 4.6 rating come from?
It is the aggregate score from 915 reviewers on G2, checked 12 August 2026. It is not our own hands-on test score.
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