Captions vs Descript
Captions is an AI video editor for talking videos with AI actors, a chat-based editor and clipping; Descript is a video and podcast editor that edits recordings like a text document. Descript is cheaper to start: Descript Hobbyist costs USD 24 per seat a month, Captions Max USD 24.99 a month.
Choose Captions for people who record themselves talking and post several clips a week, and Descript for editing your own recordings, podcasts and talking-head videos. If you need browser games, presentations and websites as well, Siteglade, an autonomous AI agent with its own computer in the cloud, is a third option.
This comparison is published by Siteglade. Facts about other products come from their own pages, read on October 27, 2026 and linked under sources.
The comparison in one table
The table compares without ranking: each cell comes from the product's own pages, and "Not listed" means the pricing page is silent on it.
| Captions | Descript | Siteglade | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid plans | Max USD 24.99 a month; Frontier from USD 69.99 a month | Hobbyist USD 24 per seat a month; Business USD 65 per seat a month | Pro USD 14.99, Plus USD 34.99, Max USD 69.99 a month |
| Free plan | Not stated | A free plan to start | Free plan with 1,500 credits a month and 3 projects |
| Videos | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What sets Captions and Descript apart
Captions and Descript are both AI video tools, so they compete for the same job. Both Captions and Descript list videos and short clips from long videos. Only Captions lists avatar videos. Only Descript lists a free option, a free plan to start; the pricing page of Captions does not mention one. Descript prices some plans per seat, so its cost grows with the team, while every plan Captions lists has one price.
Pricing: Captions vs Descript
Captions's paid plans: Max USD 24.99 a month (500 credits a month) and Frontier from USD 69.99 a month (1,400 credits a month).
Descript's paid plans: Hobbyist USD 24 per seat a month (10 media hours and 400 AI credits a month) and Business USD 65 per seat a month (40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits a month). Descript is an editor for recordings you make yourself, and Hobbyist includes 10 media hours a month.
Credits are counted differently by each product, so run one real task in both before you decide.
Where Captions is stronger
It generates B-roll, music, sound effects and images inside the editor. Max turns a long video into a batch of post-ready clips.
Where Descript is stronger
Underlord, its AI co-editor, works on your own recordings. Hobbyist exports 1080p without a watermark. Creator adds 4K export and 800 AI credits a month.
A third option: Siteglade
Neither Captions nor Descript lists browser games, presentations, websites and web apps on its pricing page. Siteglade does. On the paid plans, browser games come with art, sound, controls for keyboard and touch and multiplayer rooms that friends join with a link.
Where Descript edits recordings you made, Siteglade creates the video from a brief: script, voice-over, captions and the edit. Every task runs in a sandbox on servers in the EU, and code can be exported on every plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is Captions better than Descript?
Neither is better for everything. Captions suits people who record themselves talking and post several clips a week; Descript suits editing your own recordings, podcasts and talking-head videos.
Which is cheaper, Captions or Descript?
Descript is cheaper to start: Descript Hobbyist costs USD 24 per seat a month, Captions Max USD 24.99 a month.
Is there an alternative to both Captions and Descript?
Siteglade, an autonomous AI agent with its own computer in the cloud. It delivers browser games, presentations, websites and web apps as well, with a Free plan with 1,500 credits a month and 3 projects.