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By the toolist.ai editors. Read from Descript's pricing page, not hands-on tested by toolist.ai. Updated October 16, 2026.
Descript pricing
Descript's cheapest paid plan is Hobbyist at $24 a month billed monthly, or $16 a month billed yearly. The free plan: 60 media minutes a month, 100 AI credits once, 720p exports with a watermark. On Hobbyist, that works out to $2.40 per hour of media if you use the whole allowance.
Free plan: 60 media minutes a month, 100 AI credits once, 720p exports with a watermark.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly, per month | Includes | Price per hour of media |
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| Hobbyist | $24 | $16 | 10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month, 1080p without watermark, 100 GB storage | $2.40 |
| Creator | $35 | $24 | 30 media hours and 800 AI credits a month, 4K, 1 TB storage, all AI tools, unlimited stock | $1.17 |
| Business | $65 | $50 | Per person: 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month, brand studio, dubbing in 30+ languages | $1.63 |
| Enterprise | not listed | not listed | Custom pricing with SSO and a dedicated success manager | – |
Price per hour of media is our calculation: the monthly-billing price divided by what the plan includes, assuming you use all of it. It is not a measured cost.
| Cost per finished minute | Not measured by us. Calculated from the plan: $2.40 per hour of media on Hobbyist. |
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Prices last checked: 2026-10-16 on Descript's pricing page.
Price history
No price change since we first recorded these prices on October 6, 2026. We re-check them every week and list each change here.
To price your own month on Descript and the tools like it, use the AI cost calculator.
Before you pay
- Two monthly meters: media hours (everything you import or record) and AI credits.
- The free plan's 100 AI credits are one-time, and free exports are watermarked at 720p.
- 4K export needs Creator or above.
- Plan refunds only within 48 hours of the invoice.
- A tester saw slowdowns on long multi-scene projects and occasional sync drift in the built-in recorder.
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