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Descript: what’s new and our verdict

AI video and audio editor where you edit by editing text; Free plan, paid plans measured in media hours and AI credits.

Official site

Release Ruler for Descript: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Partly verified
Best for
video

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from descript.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

AI video and audio editor where you edit by editing text; Free plan, paid plans measured in media hours and AI credits.

Good for

  • Podcasters and video editors who prefer text editing

Skip if

  • You need a full non-linear editor

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Descript's pricing lists Free ($0, 60 minutes a month), paid plans with 10, 30 and 40 media hours a month and 400, 800 and 1,500 AI credits a month, 1080p and 4K export, and Enterprise.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Desktop and web (per site)
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Free: $0, 60 minutes per month
  • Paid plans: Paid plans listed by media hours (10, 30, 40) and AI credits (400, 800, 1,500); per-plan dollar prices not captured
  • How to start: Download Descript or open it in the browser and import a file.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Descript

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Descript.

  1. Get access

    Download Descript or open it in the browser and import a file.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free: $0, 60 minutes per month. Paid: Paid plans listed by media hours (10, 30, 40) and AI credits (400, 800, 1,500); per-plan dollar prices not captured. Read from descript.com/pricing on 2026-10-25.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier
  • Clear quotas

Cons

  • Prices not captured

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Runway: AI video and creative suite with an MCP server, Agent, and many partner models.
  • Kling AI: AI video and image generator whose latest model is Kling 4.0.
  • HeyGen: AI avatar video with a Free plan and paid tiers at $29, $49 and $149 a month.
  • invideo: AI video editor with agents; plans at $10, $30 and $75 per seat a month billed annually.

See all alternatives to Descript

FAQ

What is Descript?

Descript's pricing lists Free ($0, 60 minutes a month), paid plans with 10, 30 and 40 media hours a month and 400, 800 and 1,500 AI credits a month, 1080p and 4K export, and Enterprise.

Is Descript free?

Free: $0, 60 minutes per month. Paid: Paid plans listed by media hours (10, 30, 40) and AI credits (400, 800, 1,500); per-plan dollar prices not captured. Read from descript.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Descript under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Dollar prices

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • HeyGen: AI avatar video with a Free plan and paid tiers at $29, $49 and $149 a month.
  • invideo: AI video editor with agents; plans at $10, $30 and $75 per seat a month billed annually.
  • OpusClip: Turns long videos into shorts and posts to social platforms; Free forever plan.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Descript: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/descript

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/descript.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.