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Descript
Edits video and podcasts by editing the transcript. AI-powered tool, with a free plan; runs on desktop, web. The stack builder picks it for video and podcasts.
What it is known for
- Strengths: transcript-based editing of video and audio; voice clone, stock AI voices and dubbing; filler word removal, eye contact, green screen.
- For: marketing, sales, L&D, support teams, podcasters and creators.
- Runs on: desktop app on macOS 14 or Windows 11 and newer; web editor.
- Learning curve: easy: first cuts within minutes, editing like a doc.
- Works with: Adobe Premiere timeline export, Final Cut Pro timeline export, Pro Tools and Logic timeline export, Adobe Audition and Reaper timeline export, YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn reformatting and API and MCP.
Read on October 9, 2026 from descript.com, descript.com/download, descript.com/pricing.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 media hr/mo, 720p export, 100 one-time AI credits |
| Hobbyist | $24/mo | 10 media hrs/mo, 400 AI credits, 1080p; $16/mo annual |
| Creator | $35/mo | 30 media hrs/mo, 800 AI credits, 4K; $24/mo annual |
| Business | $65/mo | 40 media hrs/mo, 1,500 AI credits, up to 5 seats |
Checked by hand against descript.com/pricing on October 6, 2026; confidence high. Prices are monthly in US dollars unless the row says otherwise; the builder counts the plan it starts on, Hobbyist.
When the stack builder picks it
The builder reads each job's rules from the top and takes the first step whose conditions hold and whose plan fits the money left. Descript is named in these steps:
- Video, step 2 of 3, when less than $10 is left for it: the free plan; the step also names CapCut and DaVinci Resolve, and the best score takes it.
- Video, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Hobbyist ($24/mo); the step also names CapCut, OpusClip, Palmier Pro, Captions, Submagic, Wondershare Filmora, Adobe Premiere, Vizard, Loom and VEED, and the best score takes it.
- Podcasts, step 3 of 3, otherwise: Hobbyist ($24/mo); the step also names Riverside, Alitu and Auphonic, and the best score takes it.
The rules are public in stack-rules.json, and how the stack builder scores explains the tie-break.
Alternatives the same rules name
- CapCut: Mobile and desktop video editor with AI captions and effects. From free.
- DaVinci Resolve: A full video editor with colour grading and audio; Studio adds AI tools, paid once. From free.
- OpusClip: Cuts long videos into short clips for social. From free.
- Palmier Pro: A Mac video editor with AI video and image generation built in, where Claude, Codex or Cursor can edit on the timeline. From free.
- Captions: Edits talking-head video: captions, eye contact, dubbing and AI actors. From free.
- Submagic: Captions, b-roll, zooms and trims for short-form video. From $19/mo, or $12/mo billed yearly.
- Wondershare Filmora: An approachable video editor with AI tools metered by credits. From $5/mo billed yearly only ($59.99 a year).
- Adobe Premiere: The industry video editor, with generative extend and AI captions. From $22.99/mo.
- Vizard: Cuts long videos into short clips with a virality score. From free.
- Loom: Records your screen and camera into a shareable video, with AI titles, summaries and silence removal. From free.
- VEED: Online video editor with auto subtitles, translation, AI avatars and clip generation in one place. From free.
- Riverside: Records remote podcasts in separate tracks, with AI editing. From free.
- Alitu: Records, cleans and edits podcast episodes, with hosting included. From $38/mo, or $32/mo billed yearly.
- Auphonic: Cleans and levels podcast audio automatically, priced by the hour. From free.
Signals and what people say
- Hacker News, 30 days to October 15, 2026: 0 stories
Change log
- October 6, 2026: plans and prices first recorded from descript.com/pricing.
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