Pick Castmagic if
podcast and content teams who will pay Hobby or Starter so more than a one-off trial upload becomes a reusable hour library.
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Our take
Pick Castmagic if podcast and content teams who will pay Hobby or Starter so more than a one-off trial upload becomes a reusable hour library. Pick Descript if podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours. Skip Descript if people who need a text-to-video model (Runway, Kling AI) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs).
Descript
text-based video and podcast editor
Best for
Castmagic Turn one episode into a week of assets
Descript Edit footage by editing words
Free plan
Castmagic No free plan
Descript $0 · 60 minutes (1 hr) of media / month; 720p export with a watermark on the comparison table
Lowest paid
Castmagic Hobby $19/mo yearly
Descript Hobbyist $16/mo yearly
Next step up
Castmagic Starter $48/mo yearly
Descript Creator $24/mo yearly
Watch out
Castmagic $19 / $48 / $139 are yearly-billed cards
Descript Media hours and AI credits are the meter
Last checked
Castmagic 2026-10-22 · castmagic.io/pricing
Descript 2026-10-20 · descript.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Descript if
podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours.
Read the Descript page