Descript
STEEP · priciest third for this operationDescript costs $0.04 for one minute of transcription. That is the priciest third of the 9 entries we price on the same operation.
Descript · the arithmetic
the unit$2.4 per media hour · Hobbyist plan, $24 per person/month with monthly billing ($16 billed annually), 10 media hours/month plus 400 AI credits/month.
the meterMetered in 'media hours': hours of audio or video imported and transcribed. Separate AI credits pay for the generative tools (Studio Sound, filler-word removal, AI Speech).
the sum$24 / 10 media hours = $2.40 per hour, / 60 = $0.04 per minute of transcribed audio. The division is ours.
the verdictSTEEP · priciest third for this operation
the catchThe media hour buys the transcription and the text-based editor; the AI operations on top are paid in a second currency (400 AI credits/month), whose per-operation cost Descript does not publish. So $0.04/minute covers the transcript, not the cleanup.
read on 14 sep 2026 · pricing page ↗ · documentation ↗
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How much does Descript cost on Descript?
$0.04 for 1 min transcribed, read from Descript's own pages on 14 sep 2026. The meter: Metered in 'media hours': hours of audio or video imported and transcribed. Separate AI credits pay for the generative tools (Studio Sound, filler-word removal, AI Speech)..
Where does this number come from?
$24 / 10 media hours = $2.40 per hour, / 60 = $0.04 per minute of transcribed audio. The division is ours.
What counts as one operation here?
1 min transcribed. Every entry in the same operation is priced on that same unit, which is what makes the comparison mean anything.