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Descript vs Kapwing

Descript or Kapwing? 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, 4K
  • Only Descript states: API
  • Only Kapwing states: Image to video, Lip sync, Commercial use

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

Kapwing

Browser-based video editor with AI tools for generating, editing, captioning, translating, resizing, and repurposing content.

Plans

Free

Free

  • 10 credits
  • Unlimited exports with a watermark
  • Export videos up to 4 minutes long
  • 720p video quality
  • 5 GB of cloud storage
  • Credits usable for auto-subtitling and text to speech

Pro

  • $ 16 per member, per month, billed annually
  • $24 billed monthly
  • $192/year
  • No Kapwing watermark on your creations
  • Upload files up to 6 GB
  • Export content in 4K resolution
  • Create and edit unlimited projects
  • Export projects up to 2 hours long
  • Brand Kit and custom fonts

Business

  • $ 50 per member, per month, billed annually
  • $64 billed monthly
  • $600/year
  • Create custom voice clones
  • Lip sync videos
  • Ability to purchase additional credits
  • 800 GB of cloud storage
  • Credits usable for auto-subtitling
  • Credits usable for dubbing

Enterprise

Price on request

  • Custom billing
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Priority customer support
  • Onboarding & training
  • SAML single sign-on (SSO)
  • Custom cloud storage

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

Capabilities

  • Text to video — “Turn a short prompt, full video script, article, or PDF into a fully-edited video project” source
  • Image to video — “Animate any still image into an AI video, whether a produc shot upload or an AI-generated image start frame” source
  • Edits video — “A drag-and-drop timeline makes it easy to edit, trim, and combine video clips and add overlays, with a collaborative interface to let your team take part and share thoughts.” source
  • AI presenters — “Lifelike AI presenters that read your script on camera — no recording required” source
  • Lip sync — “Match lip movement to translated audio” source
  • Dubbing — “Translate audio and videos into 100+ languages” source
  • Captions — “Generate customizable on-brand subtitles with 99% accuracy” source
  • Sound and music — “Turn a simple text prompt into original videos complete with voiceover, visuals, subtitles, music, and characters, with a script you can customize for tone and content.” source
  • 4K — “Export content in 4K resolution” source
  • Commercial use — “Free AI stock characters. Full commercial rights.” source

Latest updates

  • About the Kapwing MCP

    Kapwing MCP gives AI agents access to Workspace editing functions and is in beta with trusted testers.

  • Release Notes - August 2026

    Kapwing launched autonomous mode for Kai, media references in prompts, new subtitle styles and animations, and improvements to AI creation, playback, and exports.

  • Release Notes - June 2026

    Kapwing added a Draw tool and improved AI understanding of uploaded media and follow-up edits, subtitles, and Side Kai.

About Kapwing