# Descript: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/descript · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Descript · Official site: https://www.descript.com/

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

## 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. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

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

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for video](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/ai-video) (#-): Text-based video and audio editor with AI co-editor.

## 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

- [Runway](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/runway): AI video and creative suite with an MCP server, Agent, and many partner models.
- [Kling AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kling): AI video and image generator whose latest model is Kling 4.0.
- [HeyGen](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/heygen): AI avatar video with a Free plan and paid tiers at $29, $49 and $149 a month.
- [invideo](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/invideo): AI video editor with agents; plans at $10, $30 and $75 per seat a month billed annually.
- [OpusClip](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/opus-clip): Turns long videos into shorts and posts to social platforms; Free forever plan.
- [Pika](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/pika): AI creative platform with a free plan and monthly tiers at $10, $35 and $95.
- [Synthesia](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/synthesia): Business video platform with AI avatars in 140+ languages and a free credit allowance.
- [Luma](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/luma): AI video and image studio with its own Ray models and now Kling 4.0, all in one project board.
- [ComfyUI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/comfyui): Node-graph engine for local and cloud image, video, audio and 3D generation.

## 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

- [Descript](https://www.descript.com/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Descript pricing](https://www.descript.com/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

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

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