Descript · what it costsby Descript
$35 / seat / monthDescript Creator · billed monthly
Descript Creator costs $35 per person a month, or $24 a month billed yearly, for 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month. Hobbyist is $24 ($16 yearly) for 10 media hours and Business is $65 ($50 yearly) for 40 media hours; the Free plan gives 1 media hour a month and Enterprise is custom.
Cheapest paid$16/seat/moHobbyist, billed yearly
Top tier$65/seat/moBusiness
Every plan, side by side
5 plans · prices in USD, before tax| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Usage | Seats | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeNo credit card needed | $0 | — | 1 media hr / mo | 1 | Trying it out |
| HobbyistNo top-ups for extra media hours or AI credits | $24 /seat | $16 /seat | 10 media hrs / mo | 1 | Solo creators |
| Creator | $35 /seat | $24 /seat | 30 media hrs / mo | 1–3 | Regular video and podcast creators |
| Business | $65 /seat | $50 /seat | 40 media hrs / mo | 1–5 | Small teams |
| EnterpriseContact sales | Custom | — | — | Any | Larger organizations |
Usage limitsOfficial
How much you actually get
Free1 media hour (60 minutes) a month, 100 AI credits one-time, 720p watermarked export, 5GB storage
Hobbyist10 media hours a month, 400 AI credits a month, 1080p export, 100GB storage; no top-ups
Creator30 media hours a month, 800 AI credits a month, 4K export, 1TB storage; top-ups available
Business40 media hours a month, 1,500 AI credits a month, 4K export, 2TB storage; top-ups available
Top-upsCreator and Business only: AI credits from $35 for 350, media hours from $25 for 5 hours; top-ups expire after 12 months. Unused monthly media minutes do not roll over.
Official limits from the vendor's own pages.
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What will you pay, and what do you get?
Plan
Billing
$24
per month · $288 per year · billed yearly
Saving $132 a year
What you get on Descript Creator
Regular video and podcast creators
Everything in Hobbyist, plus:
- 30 media hours a month
- 800 AI credits a month
- Full Underlord access with 20+ more AI tools
- AI video generation
- Unlimited stock library
- 4K export
- 1TB cloud storage
- Custom font upload
- Top-ups for media hours and AI credits
- Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
Usage30 media hrs / mo
Official limit30 media hours a month, 800 AI credits a month, 4K export, 1TB storage; top-ups available
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Discounts, credits and local prices
Descript Education and Nonprofit plan$8 /editor/mo
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