Descript pricing for video and audio editors
Compare Descript plans by features, hours, and team size
Editing video and audio by editing text
Great At
- Text-based video editing
- AI filler word removal
- Screen recording
- Transcription with high accuracy
Not The Best For
- Professional color grading
- Complex visual effects
- Live streaming
Edit media like a doc. Perfect for podcasters and creators.
| Plan | Price | What You Get | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 with text-based audio and video editing and access to try Descript's AI tools. | Trying Descript's recording, editing, mixing, and AI tools |
| Hobbyist | $24/person/month or $16/person/month billed annuallyAnnual option: $16/month equivalent | $24 per person with monthly billing or $16 per person per month with annual billing, including 10 media hours and 400 AI credits each month plus 1080p watermark-free export. | Watermark-free individual projects |
| Creator | $35/person/month or $24/person/month billed annuallyAnnual option: $24/month equivalent | $35 per person with monthly billing or $24 per person per month with annual billing, including 30 media hours and 800 AI credits each month plus 4K watermark-free export. | Advanced AI-assisted creation and teams scaling to three people |
| Business | $65/person/month or $50/person/month billed annuallyAnnual option: $50/month equivalent | $65 per person with monthly billing or $50 per person per month with annual billing, including 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits each month, Brand Studio, and priority support with SLA. | Collaborative teams scaling to five people |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales for Custom AI credits and media hours, Brand Studio, SSO, SCIM, audit logs, custom retention and legal terms, flexible billing, onboarding, and dedicated support. | Organizations requiring custom capacity, controls, procurement, and support |
How to read the total cost
- Free$0 with text-based editing and access to try Descript's AI tools.
- Monthly billingHobbyist is $24 per person, Creator is $35 per person, and Business is $65 per person each month.
- Annual commitmentThe official annual state displays monthly equivalents of $16 for Hobbyist, $24 for Creator, and $50 for Business. The official page does not publish billed annual totals, so no annual total is stated here.
- Monthly allowancesHobbyist includes 10 media hours and 400 AI credits, Creator includes 30 media hours and 800 AI credits, and Business includes 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits.
- Top upsCreator and Business list access to top ups for additional media hours and AI credits, but the public pricing page does not list top-up prices.
- EnterpriseContact sales for custom AI credits, media hours, security, controls, legal terms, billing, onboarding, and support.
- Allowance and billing qualificationsEach Editor seat adds to the Drive shared pool. Monthly media minutes/AI credits are 10 hours/400 Hobbyist, 30 hours/800 Creator, 40 hours/1,500 Business per Editor seat. Unused minutes/credits do not roll over. Viewers and project-level Editors cannot use features requiring those resources.
- Scope and verificationEach Editor seat adds to the Drive shared media/AI pool; Viewers and project-level Editors cannot spend those resources. API/MCP imports consume media minutes and Underlord edits can consume AI credits; exhausting either returns HTTP 402. The calculator covers Editor licenses; usage top-ups are additional.
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$24 per person with monthly billing or $16 per person per month with annual billing, including 10 media hours and 400 AI credits each month plus 1080p watermark-free export.
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Subscription vs API
Descript API and MCP can consume the same Drive media minutes and AI credits as editor use. Imports use media minutes; Underlord edits such as Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words and captions can use AI credits. Exhausting either returns HTTP 402. No separate per-token API tariff is published in this evidence. Descript does not publish a separate general API rate card in the captured evidence.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- A public free plan provides text-based editing and access to try Descript's AI tools
- Paid plans publish media-hour and AI-credit allowances
- Monthly and annual-commitment monthly equivalents are both public
Cons
- Annual billed totals are not published on the current pricing page
- Creator and Business top-up prices are not publicly listed
- Enterprise pricing and capacities require sales contact