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Descript pricing
Descript has a free plan with 720p, watermarked exports. Paid plans start with Hobbyist at $24 a month, or $16 a month billed yearly, then Creator at $35 and Business at $65.
Prices and plans last checked 4 October 2026
Descript plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60 media minutes a month, 100 AI credits once, 720p exports with a watermark, limited AI tools. |
| Hobbyist | $24 a month, or $16 a month billed yearly | 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month, 1080p exports without a watermark, full Underlord and Remove Filler Words. |
| Creator | $35 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly | 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month, 4K exports, unlimited stock media, AI avatars. |
| Business | $65 a month, or $50 a month billed yearly | 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month, translation and dubbing, brand tools, priority support. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom hours and credits, single sign-on, a dedicated contact. |
Is Descript free?
Yes, Descript has a free plan, and it's enough to try the idea of editing a video by editing its words. You get 60 minutes of media a month and a one-off 100 AI credits.
The limits are what push people to pay: free exports are 720p and carry a watermark, and the AI tools, including Underlord and Remove Filler Words, are only available in a limited form.
Media hours and AI credits: the two limits to watch
Descript meters your plan two ways. Media hours are how much video and audio you can bring in each month: 10 hours on Hobbyist, 30 on Creator. AI credits are spent whenever you use an AI tool, including Underlord: 400 a month on Hobbyist, 800 on Creator.
For one or two short videos a week, Hobbyist is usually enough. If you record long podcasts or lean on the AI tools for every edit, credits run out before hours do, and that's what moves people up to Creator.
Descript next to Krafto
The same questions for both, including the ones Krafto doesn't win: there's no free plan, it only runs in a browser, and it starts above Descript's cheapest plan.
| Descript | Krafto | |
|---|---|---|
| How you edit | By editing the transcript, plus a timeline and an AI assistant | By chatting: say what you want changed |
| Free plan | Yes: 720p with a watermark | No free plan |
| Paid from | $16 a month, billed yearly | $25 a month |
| Works on | Web, Windows and Mac | Any web browser |
| Captions added for you | Yes; the plan isn't stated | Yes, on every plan |
| Pauses cut for you | Yes: limited on Free, full from Hobbyist | Yes: pauses and retakes, on every plan |
| A first cut made for you | Yes, through Underlord, using AI credits | Yes: it makes the first cut from your clips |
| Resized to vertical for you | Not listed | Yes: 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9 |
| Best for | Podcasts and interviews, edited as text | Talking-to-camera videos, when you'd rather not edit at all |
Which should you pay for?
Pay for Descript if you make podcasts or interviews and like the idea of deleting words on a page to cut the video. You still work inside an editor and read through a transcript, and the AI help is rationed by monthly credits.
Pay for Krafto if you film yourself talking and the editing is what you want gone: it makes the first cut from your clips, with the pauses and retakes out and the captions on. No free plan or trial, no phone app, and no template library: you film, Krafto cuts, and you check the result in a browser.
Where Krafto fits
Krafto works differently from every editor on this page: you upload your clips and say what you want, and it cuts the retakes and pauses, adds captions and hands you a first cut. You change things by asking, and the timeline is still there if you want it. It costs $25 a month. There's no free plan, so it only makes sense if editing is the part you want off your plate.
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