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DDescript vs Submagic
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Descript if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: podcasters, youtube creators
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Choose Submagic if…
- you want the lower entry price ($12/mo vs $16/mo)
- you're in its core audience: content creators, social media managers
Side by side
Feature Descript Submagic
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starting price$16/mo$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionPersonal data kept as long as necessary for collection purposesCustomer data kept no longer than 2 years after contract ends
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR—
Updates, last 90 days2—
Text-based editing—
AI auto-clipping—
Filler/silence removal—
AI dubbing/translation—
Social scheduling—
4K export
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryVideo EditingShorts & Clipping
CompanyDescript, Inc.TURBO STUDIO S.A.S.
Based inUnited StatesFrance
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
D Descript
- Edit video and audio by editing the transcript
- Transcription in 25 languages with speaker detection
- Studio Sound noise removal and voice enhancement
- One-click filler word and retake removal
- Underlord AI co-editor driven by prompts
- Voice clones, stock AI voices and speech regeneration
- Automatic clips, captions and video translation
- API and MCP server for programmatic editing
S Submagic
- AI captions in 123 languages
- Text-based editing through the transcript
- Magic Clips turns long videos into multiple shorts
- Auto silence removal, B-roll, transitions and zooms
- AI avatar videos without filming
- Schedule and publish posts to social platforms
- Shared team workspace with brand kit
- Export up to 4K at 60fps
Plans and prices
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Descript
Free$0
Hobbyist$16/mo billed annually ($24 monthly)
Creator$24/mo billed annually ($35 monthly)
Business$50/mo billed annually ($65 monthly)
EnterpriseCustom
Submagic
Starter$19/mo, or $12/mo billed yearly
Pro$39/mo, or $23/mo billed yearly
Business$69/mo, or $41/mo billed yearly
CustomCustom
Strengths and limitations
Descript
- Free plan with no credit card required
- Text-based editing removes the need to scrub a timeline
- Recording, editing, captions and publishing in a single tool
- SOC 2 Type II, SAML SSO, SCIM and GDPR compliance for business use
- Free plan includes only 60 media minutes a month and 100 one-time AI credits
- 4K export requires the Creator plan or higher
- Translation and dubbing only on Business plan and above
- Paid plans are priced per person
Submagic
- Yearly billing lowers Starter to $12/mo
- Captions support 123 languages
- API available with minute-based packs
- Business plan exports in 4K at 60 FPS
- No free plan listed on the pricing page
- Starter limits videos to 2 minutes at 1080p/30 FPS
- API minute packs are extra and require a paid plan
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