Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing a transcript, with AI assistance for clips, audio and captions.
Text-based media editing, screen capture, Underlord, Studio Sound, captions, clips, dubbing and 4K export cover many creator/business use cases.
Six visible G2 2026 reviews praise fast transcript editing but mention precision and regeneration issues; Capterra includes a project-reliability complaint.
Published per-person annual/monthly rates and quota limits help comparison, but hours, AI credits, top-ups and paid seats increase budgeting complexity.
Vendor publishes web/desktop workflows and SOC 2 Type II claims, with Enterprise SSO/SCIM and retention controls; these controls are not on basic plans.
Scored by Surabhi Singh
Quick facts
- Vendor
- Descript, Inc.
- Pricing model
- freemium
- Plan pricing
- $16/person/mo billed annually for Hobbyist ($192/year); $24 monthly
- Free plan
- Yes — check limits
- Free trial
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- 11/4/2026
About Descript
Descript is a text-first audio and video editing environment aimed at podcasts, product demos, screen recordings, training content and social clips. Instead of editing every cut exclusively on a timeline, creators can revise the transcript and have linked media follow. Its Studio Sound, filler-word cleanup, captions and Underlord AI co-editor help streamline common work. A free plan lets teams explore the workflow. Hobbyist begins at $16 per person per month on annual billing and includes 10 media hours and 400 monthly AI credits; Creator raises this to 30 hours, 800 credits and 4K exports; Business adds stronger brand/collaboration features and 1,500 credits. Enterprise offers custom quotas, SSO/SCIM and retention controls. Descript is attractive for teams converting talking-head recordings into finished assets, though credit metering, AI regeneration quality and project reliability deserve a real trial.
Best for
Podcast producers, marketers, educators, sales enablement teams, and video editors who work heavily from spoken recordings and transcripts.
Descript pros and cons
Pros
- Transcript editing updates linked video/audio cuts and is useful for interviews, podcasts and tutorials.
- AI tools provide speech cleanup, captions, filler-word removal, clips and additional guided editing.
- Hobbyist includes 1080p watermark-free exports with 10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month.
- Creator expands to 4K exports, 30 media hours and 800 AI credits monthly, with stock media access.
- Visible G2 reviewers repeatedly value faster transcript-based editing and recording-to-export workflows.
Cons
- −Media-hour and AI-credit allowances can constrain frequent or long-form production; top-ups may be needed.
- −Free and Hobbyist export resolution and feature limits are lower than Creator or Business.
- −Some users report inaccurate precision cuts, awkward select management, or uneven AI voice/video regeneration.
- −A serious Capterra review alleges missing historic edits and poor support follow-through; it is one reported case, not a reproduced result.
- −Seats are billed per person and Brand Studio plus support SLAs are tier-gated.
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Platforms
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Pricing — verified 11/4/2026
What you’ll actually pay
No-cost text-based audio/video editor; vendor changelog states 60 media minutes per month and 100 lifetime AI credits. Free exports have quality limits; check current signup quota.
$24 monthly or $16/person/mo equivalent on annual billing ($192/year); one editor, 10 media hours and 400 AI credits monthly.
$35 monthly or $24/person/mo equivalent on annual billing ($288/year); additional team seats billed individually.
$65 monthly or $50/person/mo equivalent on annual billing ($600/person/year); scales by editor seat.
Custom quote for editor seats and quotas, data controls, SSO/SCIM, audit logs and dedicated services.
Official pricing / availability source · Checked 4 November 2026. Confirm current taxes, regional terms and allowances. A listed plan is not necessarily the cheapest option.
Editorial verification: 11/4/2026. Check the vendor's site for current pricing.
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