Descript pricing and free tier
As of , Descript's lowest-priced plan billed monthly is Hobbyist at $24/month, or $16/month billed annually (10 hours/month). Free tier: 1 hour (60 min)/month, 720p export with watermark.
Prices are from each vendor's official pricing page, checked on . This page has no affiliate links.
Key facts
- Monthly price range
- $24 to $65/month (3 paid plans)
- Lowest annual price
- $16/month billed annually (Hobbyist)
- Free tier
- Yes: 1 hour (60 min)/month, 720p export with watermark
- Usage limit (lowest-priced plan)
- 10 hours/month
- Checked
- on www.descript.com/pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually, per month | Usage limit |
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| Hobbyist | $24 | $16 | 10 hours/month |
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| Creator | $35 | $24 | 30 hours/month |
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| Business | $65 | $50 | 40 hours/month |
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Descript links and sources
| Website | www.descript.com |
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| Pricing page | https://www.descript.com/pricing |
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| Currency | USD |
| Free tier | 1 hour (60 min)/month, 720p export with watermark Source |
| API per 1 hour of audio | — |
Pricing page lists 25 transcription languages. Monthly vs annual labels were not readable on the page; assignment was inferred from the annual purchase links.
Descript pricing questions
How much does Descript cost?
As of , Descript's lowest-priced plan billed monthly is Hobbyist at $24/month, or $16/month billed annually (10 hours/month). Plans billed monthly run from $24 to $65/month.
Does Descript have a free plan?
Yes. 1 hour (60 min)/month, 720p export with watermark. (checked )
How much do you save with Descript annual billing?
Descript Hobbyist costs $24/month billed monthly and $16/month billed annually, 33% less per month (checked ).
Lowest monthly prices of other AI transcription tools
| Service | Monthly | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Transkriptor | $9.99 | Yes |
| Otter.ai | $16.99 | 300 min/month, 30 min per conversation, 3 file imports total |
| Happy Scribe | $17 | 10-minute free trial, 45 min per recording |
| PLAUD | $17.99 | Starter: 300 min/month, included with every Plaud device. No rollover. |
| Fireflies.ai | $18 | Unlimited transcription, 400 min storage per team, 20 AI credits |
| tl;dv | €29 | Unlimited recording and transcription, AI notes for 10 meetings |
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