Pick Descript Hobbyist if…
you edit a few hours of audio or video a month and 1080p is your target.
Hobbyist is a watermark-free 1080p plan with room for about 10 hours of media a month. Creator triples the hours, doubles the AI credits, exports in 4K and includes the full AI co-editor plus seats for up to 3 team members.
Hobbyist ($24/mo) fits a weekly podcast or a few YouTube videos a month. Creator ($35/mo) fits creators who publish more often, want 4K, or lean on the AI co-editor.
| Descript Hobbyist | Descript Creator | |
|---|---|---|
| Price / month | $24/mo | $35/mo |
| What you get |
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| Media hours/mo | 10 | 30 |
| AI credits/mo | 400 | 800 |
| Export | 1080p, watermark-free | 4K |
| AI co-editor | Not listed | Full AI co-editor |
| Storage & seats | 100GB storage; team members not listed | Up to 3 team members |
Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated November 2, 2026
you edit a few hours of audio or video a month and 1080p is your target.
you publish frequently, export in 4K, want the full AI co-editor, or share the account with a small team.
Descript can lag or crash on longer, larger projects, and most AI features need an internet connection. If you edit multi-hour recordings, test them during your first month before committing to an annual plan.
Hobbyist is $24/mo and Creator is $35/mo; both cost less billed annually.
4K export, the full AI co-editor and team members, and it has a third of Creator's media hours and half its AI credits.
Free gives 60 media minutes a month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p export — fine for testing, not regular publishing.
How we choose: prices come from each vendor's official pricing page and are re-checked every week. We take no affiliate fees, so rankings aren't for sale.