Descript review
Free tierEdit video and podcasts like text
Transcribes audio and video so founders edit by cutting text and cloning their voice, no timeline scrubbing.
Entry price
Free, then $12/mo
Free: 60 transcription minutes/month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p export, 5GB storage
Our Descript verdict
Descript costs free, then $12/mo. Nobody has reviewed it here yet, so this page is about what it costs and what it does, not how well it does it.
Text-based editing for talking-head video. There is a free tier: 60 transcription minutes/month, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p export, 5GB storage.
- Who it is not for
- Monthly transcription minutes run out fast
- What this is based on
- Based on pricing read from Descript's own page on 2026-08-28, and what the product says it does. No reviews yet, so no score.
Pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual /mo | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | One-off | 60 media min/mo, 100 one-time AI credits, 720p, 5GB |
| Hobbyist | $16 | $12 | 600 media min/mo, 400 AI credits/mo, 1080p, 100GB |
| Creator | $24 | $18 | 1,800 media min/mo, 800 AI credits/mo, 4K, up to 3 seats |
| Business | $50 | $37.50 | 2,400 media min/mo, 1,500 AI credits/mo, 4K, up to 5 seats |
| Enterprise | Not published | Same as monthly | Custom minutes and seats, SSO, dedicated support |
Descript price history
Every price changeDescript's pricing has not moved since we started tracking it on 2026-08-27. We read it off Descript's own pricing page on every update, and this section fills in when something changes.
Read from Descript's own pricing page, dated on the day we read it. We only claim a change happened between two dates we actually looked, never on a date we did not.
Primary output
Podcast/video editing via transcript
AI generation
Voice cloning, filler removal
Brand kit
Basic branded templates only
Team seats
1 up to 5
Free tier
Yes, 60 min/mo
Export quality
720p up to 4K
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