Pick Descript if
podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours.
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Our take
Pick Descript if podcasters and video editors who already think in a script and will spend media hours. Pick tl;dv if individuals and sales teams who want a bot in every meeting and will pay when the Free AI-note cap runs out. Skip Descript if people who need a text-to-video model (Runway, Kling AI) or speech-only TTS (ElevenLabs). Skip tl;dv if people who only need a transcript they edit as video (Descript) or a
Best for
Descript Edit footage by editing words
tl;dv A searchable record of every call
Free plan
Descript $0 · 60 minutes (1 hr) of media / month; 720p export with a watermark on the comparison table
tl;dv $0 · unlimited recordings and transcription; 10 AI-note meetings; 10 Ask AI queries
Lowest paid
Descript Hobbyist $16/mo yearly
tl;dv Pro $29, monthly only
Next step up
Descript Creator $24/mo yearly
tl;dv Business $39
Watch out
Descript Media hours and AI credits are the meter
tl;dv Free AI notes stop at 10 meetings
Last checked
Descript 2026-10-20 · descript.com/pricing
tl;dv 2026-10-21 · tldv.io/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick tl;dv if
individuals and sales teams who want a bot in every meeting and will pay when the Free AI-note cap runs out.
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