Descript
Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Descript lets you edit audio and video by editing the transcript like a document, with AI tools that cut filler words, clean up sound and pull out short clips. Hobbyist is $16 per editor a month billed yearly, or $24 month to month, with 10 media hours and 1080p exports without a watermark; the free plan exports at 720p with a watermark. It suits a business that records talking-head videos, webinars or podcasts. It is not built for avatar or fully AI-made video.
Cost at your size
Descript costs $16 a month for one seat.
Descript costs the same as the median AI voice & video tool for one seat ($16).
Descript pays for itself if it saves less than an hour a month at $30 an hour, our assumption.
Change assumptions
Figures from the vendor's published prices. How we calculate prices
Getting help with Descript
- How to reach them
- Email: every plan
- Live chat: every paid plan
- Video call: every plan
- Help center: every plan
- Live chat: Business only
- Hours
- Hours not published
- Response time
- Live chat is staffed Monday to Friday, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
- Onboarding
- Enterprise includes a dedicated CSM and onboarding.
13 incidents posted on Descript's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Descript. Status page
A vendor that posts every small issue can show more incidents than one that posts few, so a low count doesn't prove fewer problems.
From Descript's support and pricing pages, October 2026 · not yet checked by us · How we gather this
Sources
- descript.com/pricing, read 2026-10-19
- help.descript.com/connect-with-us/get-help, read 2026-10-19
- help.descript.com/billing-payments-plans/overview, read 2026-10-19
- Email: “Email-based support is available to everyone, even if you don’t have a Descript account.” (help.descript.com/connect-with-us/get-help)
- Live chat: “Available to paid plans.” (help.descript.com/connect-with-us/get-help)
- Video call: “Bring your questions, see live demos, and learn alongside other users.” (help.descript.com/connect-with-us/get-help)
- Help center: “Contact Descript support, browse tutorials, and find self-serve help resources.” (help.descript.com/connect-with-us/get-help)
- Live chat: “Priority support (with SLA)” (descript.com/pricing)
- Response time: “Our support team humans are available Monday—Friday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.” (help.descript.com/connect-with-us/get-help)
- Onboarding: “Support: dedicated CSM, onboarding, priority response” (descript.com/pricing)
Why people pick it
- Edit by editing text
- Remote recording included
Where it falls short
- Each editor pays
- AI credits run out on heavy use
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