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Descript vs Fish Audio

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing their transcript, with AI audio cleanup and clips

4.0(1 review)Freemium
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Fish Audio

Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-text with fine-grained emotion control

Freemium
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Verdict

Descript is listed under Video AI and Fish Audio under Audio & Speech AI. Descript scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.5 vs 8.2 out of 10), led by ease of use. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Descript is available on Windows and macOS.

Best overall

Descript

  • Podcasters
  • YouTube creators
  • Marketing teams
  • Course creators

Choose Descript if

  • You want a tool built for podcast editing.
  • Editing by transcript makes cutting speech content faster than a timeline alone.
  • Studio Sound, filler word removal and retake removal are built in.

Choose Fish Audio if

  • You want a tool built for expressive narration and character voices, cloning a voice from a short sample, and building voice agents through an API.
  • Inline emotion and non-verbal tags give direct control over delivery.
  • Voice cloning from about 10 to 15 seconds of audio.
Best for beginners
Fish Audio
Best for business
Descript

Features

19 features compared.

  • Text-based editing
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Underlord
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Studio Sound
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Filler word and retake removal
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • AI speech and voice clones
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Create clips
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Recording
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Translation and dubbing
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Generation tools
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • API and MCP
    Descript
    Available
    Fish Audio
    Not available
  • Expressive Text-to-Speech
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Voice Cloning
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Speech-to-Text
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Voice Library
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Voice Design
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Audio Tools
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Voice Agents
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Developer API and MCP
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available
  • Avatar Lipsync and Media Generation
    Descript
    Not available
    Fish Audio
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Descript
    Freemium
    Fish Audio
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Descript
    Yes
    Fish Audio
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Descript
    $0
    Fish Audio
    $0
  • Plans
    Descript
    5 plans
    Fish Audio
    5 plans

Descript plans

  • Free

    $0

    1 media hour per month and 100 one-time AI credits

    • Text-based editing
    • Limited AI tools
    • 720p export with watermark
    • 5GB storage

  • Hobbyist

    $24/user/mo

    10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month, 1 person

    • Underlord access
    • Studio Sound
    • Remove filler words
    • Create clips
    • AI speech with voice clones
    • 1080p export without watermark
    • 100GB storage

  • Creator

    Most popular

    $35/user/mo

    30 media hours and 800 AI credits per month, up to 3 seats

    • Full Underlord
    • 20+ AI tools
    • AI video generation
    • Unlimited stock library
    • Top-ups
    • 4K export
    • 1TB storage

  • Business

    $65/user/mo

    40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits per month, up to 5 seats

    • Brand Studio
    • Translation and dubbing in 30+ languages
    • Custom avatars
    • Top-ups
    • Priority support with SLA
    • 4K export
    • 2TB storage

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales; media minutes and AI credits sized to the team

    • SSO and SCIM
    • SOC 2 Type II
    • Audit logs
    • Custom data retention
    • Custom legal terms
    • Dedicated customer success manager

Fish Audio plans

  • Free

    $0

    Personal use with monthly credits

    • 8,000 credits/month
    • 500 characters per generation
    • 3 public voice slots
    • standard speed

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $15/month

    Individual creators needing more volume and private voices

    • 250,000 credits/month
    • 15,000 characters per generation
    • 10 private voices
    • 1 professional voice
    • Voice Design
    • priority generation

  • Pro

    $100/month

    Heavier production use with team seats

    • 2,000,000 credits/month
    • 30,000 characters per generation
    • 5 professional voices
    • 3 team seats

  • Max

    $999/month

    High-volume production

    • 25,000,000 credits/month
    • 15 professional voices
    • 10 team seats

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations needing controls and compliance

    • Pay-as-you-go
    • zero data retention
    • on-premise deployment
    • SOC2 compliance
    • volume discounts

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Descript
8.5overall
Fish Audio
8.2overall

Descript leads in 1 category and Fish Audio in 1.

  • Text-Based Media Editing

    Descript
    9.4
    Fish Audio
    Not rated

  • Studio Sound Enhancement

    Descript
    8.6
    Fish Audio
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Descript leads by 0.5
    Descript
    8.8
    Fish Audio
    8.3

  • Feature Breadth

    Descript
    8.4
    Fish Audio
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Fish Audio leads by 0.7
    Descript
    7.3
    Fish Audio
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    Descript
    Not rated
    Fish Audio
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    Descript
    Not rated
    Fish Audio
    8.3

  • Documentation & Support

    Descript
    Not rated
    Fish Audio
    7.8

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Descript

Pros

  • Editing by transcript makes cutting speech content faster than a timeline alone
  • Studio Sound, filler word removal and retake removal are built in
  • Includes recording, transcription, captions and clip creation in one app
  • Free plan available with no credit card required
  • API and MCP server allow automated editing
  • SOC 2 Type II and SSO or SCIM on Enterprise

Cons

  • Free plan exports 720p with a watermark and allows only 1 media hour per month
  • Paid prices are $24 to $65 per month on monthly billing, with annual billing needed for the lowest rates
  • Media hours and AI credits are capped, with top-ups only on Creator and above
  • Desktop app needs macOS 14 or Windows 11 and there is no listed mobile app

Fish Audio

Pros

  • Inline emotion and non-verbal tags give direct control over delivery.
  • Voice cloning from about 10 to 15 seconds of audio.
  • Permanent free tier with 8,000 credits per month.
  • Separate pay-as-you-go API with published per-unit prices and an MCP integration.
  • Large public voice library, reported at more than 2 million voices.
  • Open-source roots in Fish Speech and OpenAudio.

Cons

  • No official mobile app confirmed; web and API only.
  • Free plan is limited to 500 characters per generation, and its commercial-use terms are inconsistent on the plan page.
  • Big price jumps between tiers: $15 Plus, $100 Pro and $999 Max per month.
  • Plan page credit-per-minute estimates do not match plan figures, which makes usage hard to forecast.

Platforms

  • Web
    Descript
    Supported
    Fish Audio
    Supported
  • Windows
    Descript
    Supported
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Descript
    Supported
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Descript
    Not supported
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
  • Android
    Descript
    Not supported
    Fish Audio
    Not supported
  • API
    Descript
    Supported
    Fish Audio
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Descript
    Not supported
    Fish Audio
    Not supported

Integrations

Descript

No integrations listed.

Fish Audio

9 integrations
  • HeyGen
  • Retell
  • LiveKit
  • Telnyx
  • ComfyUI
  • OpenArt
  • Novita AI
  • Viggle
  • Runware

Company

  • Company
    Descript
    Descript
    Fish Audio
    Hanabi AI Inc.
  • Founded
    Descript
    2017
    Fish Audio
    2025
  • Headquarters
    Descript
    San Francisco, CA
    Fish Audio
    Palo Alto, CA
  • Monthly users
    Descript
    Not listed
    Fish Audio
    8M+
  • Listing
    Descript
    Claimed
    Fish Audio
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Descript better than Fish Audio?

It depends on your workflow. Descript is built for podcast editing. Fish Audio is built for expressive narration and character voices, cloning a voice from a short sample, and building voice agents through an API.

What are the key feature differences between Descript and Fish Audio?

Descript: Edit video and podcasts by editing their transcript, with AI audio cleanup and clips. Fish Audio: Expressive text-to-speech, voice cloning and speech-to-text with fine-grained emotion control. Descript is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does Descript or Fish Audio have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Descript is freemium and Fish Audio is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Descript or Fish Audio?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.