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CapCut vs Descript

CapCut or Descript? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Text to video, Edits video, AI presenters, Dubbing, Captions, Sound and music
  • Only CapCut states: Image to video
  • Only Descript states: 4K, API

CapCut

CapCut is a video editor for creating social, marketing, educational, and personal videos with templates, effects, captions, and AI tools.

Plans

Not read from the maker’s page yet.

Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Text to video — “CapCut's AI video maker allows you to turn simple text prompts into fully edited videos in minutes.” source
  • Image to video — “Turn text, images, or keyframes into videos with the smartest online video editor you've ever used.” source
  • Edits video — “With CapCut, you can refine your videos using a wide range of tools such as transitions, filters, face retouching, transcription, color correction, and background removal.” source
  • AI presenters — “It can automatically add voiceovers, generate subtitles, and even create avatar videos.” source
  • Dubbing — “Use available languages and accents with CapCut's video translator to prepare narration for localized videos, exported short dramas, lessons, presentations, and game dialogue.” source
  • Captions — “AI Auto Subtitle Generator Online Free – Add Accurate Automatic Captions to Videos in Multiple Languages, No Watermark” source
  • Sound and music — “Use CapCut's AI text to speech generator to turn a written script into clear, editable narration.” source

Latest updates

About CapCut

Descript

Descript records, transcribes, and edits audio and video by letting users edit media through its transcript.

Plans

Hobbyist

  • $16 per person / month
  • $24 per person / month
  • 10 media hours / month
  • 400 AI credits / month
  • Export 1080p, watermark-free
  • Access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor
  • AI tools including Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, Create Clips, and more
  • AI Speech with custom voice clones and video regenerate

Creator

  • $24 per person / month
  • $35 per person / month
  • 30 media hours / month
  • 800 AI credits / month
  • Export 4k, watermark-free
  • Full access to Underlord, our AI video co-editor and 20+ more AI tools
  • Generate video with the latest AI models
  • Unlimited access to royalty-free stock media library

Business

  • $50 per person / month
  • $65 per person / month
  • 40 media hours / month
  • 1500 AI credits / month
  • Team-wide access to Brand Studio
  • Translate and dub video in 30+ languages with proofread
  • Generate custom avatars from photo upload or text
  • Priority support (with SLA)

Enterprise

Price on request

  • AI credits and media hours: sized to your team
  • Brand Studio: shared templates and company-wide guardrails
  • AI and data controls: opt-out of training, custom retention
  • SOC 2 Type II: SSO, SCIM, and audit logs
  • Procurement: custom MSA, legal terms, flexible billing
  • Support: dedicated CSM, onboarding, priority response

Free

Free

  • Text-based editing
  • Give our AI tools a spin

Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Text to video — “Create bespoke, custom video and images from a prompt.” source
  • Edits video — “Editing video in Descript is as easy as using docs and slides.” source
  • AI presenters — “AI Avatars” source
  • Dubbing — “Translate to dozens of languages.” source
  • Captions — “Add subtitles to extend your reach in a single click.” source
  • Sound and music — “Fill in the gaps with generated video, voice audio, music, and images that blend seamlessly with your footage.” source
  • 4K — “Up to 4K video” source
  • API — “API + MCP Edit video through code, or from inside your AI assistant” source

Security

  • SOC 2 Type II — “We have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance by going through a Certified Public Accounting firm and auditing our internal measures and controls against the SOC 2 standards.” source
  • SOC 2 — “We have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance by going through a Certified Public Accounting firm and auditing our internal measures and controls against the SOC 2 standards.” source
  • GDPR — “We align with SOC 2 standards and guidelines, as well as GDPR, CCPA, and the Privacy by Design framework.” source

Latest updates

About Descript