VEED vs Descript
A browser video editor or transcript-first production
At a glance
VEED combines browser video editing with captions and visual assets. Descript uses a transcript as the editing interface for spoken audio and video.
Prices, limits and features
Guide updated 2026-10-01. VEED: prices and features as of September 2026; Descript: prices and features as of September 2026.
| Feature | VEED | Descript |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | VEEDYes VEED watermark; 720p exports up to 10 minutes; 1 GB per file; 2 GB storage; 10 minutes a month of auto subtitles; Clips, voice clone and AI dubbing marked "Try once" | DescriptYes 60 minutes (1 hr) / month of media, 100 AI credits (one-time), 720p export with watermark, 5GB cloud storage, uploads up to 1 GB. A real free plan, not a trial ("Do I need to enter a credit card to try Descript? No"). The 100 AI credits are one-time, not monthly. |
| Paid plan pricing | VEEDLocal currency only Regional INR pricing: ₹999/month or ₹5,874/year (about ₹490/month), per user. A USD price was not confirmed. | DescriptHobbyist: US$24/mo, or US$16/mo billed yearly Per person/month, in USD. Usage is metered in two pools: media minutes (any upload or recording, transcribed or not) and AI credits (Underlord, Studio Sound, translation, generative media). Allowances reset each billing cycle and unused minutes/credits do not roll over. Top-ups are available on Creator and Business only (not Free or Hobbyist). |
| Languages | VEED125+ languages transcription | Descript25 languages transcription |
| AI clips from long video | VEEDYes Clips feature finds highlights in long videos; Free can use it once, paid plans without limit. | DescriptYes "Create clips" AI tool (1-20 clips, 10 s to 5 min each). Pricing table: "Repurpose media: Create clips, highlights" is Limited on Free, included on Hobbyist and up; uses AI credits. |
| Transcription | VEEDYes Auto subtitles: 10 minutes a month on Free; on paid plans "unlimited", subject to a fair-use limit of 50 hours a month. Audio/video to text; SRT, VTT and TXT export. | DescriptYes Text-based editing on every plan; transcription is metered as media minutes. |
| Subtitles / captions burned in | VEEDYes Styled and dynamic (word-animated) subtitles in the editor. | DescriptYes "Dynamic captions: Automatically create animated captions for your videos", unlimited on every plan. |
| Translation | VEEDYes Subtitle translation uses AI credits; AI dubbing too. | DescriptYes Translate captions and Dub speech: Limited on Free, included Hobbyist and up; lip-sync Creator and up; translation proofread Business and Enterprise only. Uses AI credits. |
| Speaker labels | VEED— | DescriptYes "Detect 8+ speakers" on every plan; automatic speaker detection and labelling. |
| YouTube timestamps / chapters | VEED— | DescriptYes Markers/Add Chapters AI tool; "Copy chapters for YouTube" copies a formatted chapter list for the video description (YouTube ignores chapter metadata in files). Add chapters is Limited on Free. |
| Audiograms | VEEDYes Sound-wave (audio visualiser) element in the editor. | DescriptYes Waveform layers: "Add an animated audio visualizer for audiograms or podcast clips." |
| Public API | VEEDPartly Subtitles, lip-sync and avatar APIs are sold through fal.ai (from US$0.10/min for subtitles), separate from VEED plans. | DescriptYes "API access is available for all paying users at no additional cost." Usage draws from plan media minutes and AI credits. Page says it is in early access. |
| Mobile app | VEEDYes The plan comparison lists an iOS app on Creator, Pro, Studio and Enterprise (not Free); VEED Lite is a separate iOS app for quick edits. | DescriptNo Help center: "Descript is not officially supported on mobile browsers or tablet devices like Chromebooks or iPads." Desktop apps are macOS and Windows, plus Descript for Web. |
| Team workspaces | VEEDYes Per-seat workspaces: up to 3 editors on Free, Creator and Pro, up to 5 on Studio, 5+ on Enterprise; reviewers: 1 on Studio, unlimited on Enterprise. | DescriptYes Shared drive with a general workspace; Creator scales to 3 editors, Business to 5. Custom workspaces are Enterprise-only. |
VEED plan allowances
- Max upload size: 1 GB per file (Free)
- Max upload size: No per-file limit (recommends projects under 5 GB) (Paid)
- Max file length: No limit per file (recommends ~4–5 hours per project)
- Clips source video: 1 minute to 3 hours of speech
Descript plan allowances
- Media minutes per editor: 60 minutes / month (Free)
- Media minutes per editor: 600 minutes (10 hrs) / month (Hobbyist)
- Media minutes per editor: 1800 minutes (30 hrs) / month (Creator)
- Media minutes per editor: 2400 minutes (40 hrs) / month (Business)
- Max upload file size: 1 GB (Free)
- Max upload file size: 10 GB (Hobbyist)
- Max upload file size: 20 GB (Creator)
- Max upload file size: 50 GB (Business)
- Video export resolution: 720p (watermarked) (Free)
- Video export resolution: 1080p (Hobbyist)
- Video export resolution: 4k (Creator and Business)
- Web-link video export duration: 1 hour (Free and Hobbyist)
- Web-link video export duration: 3 hours (Creator and Business)
- Cloud storage: 5GB (Free), 100GB (Hobbyist), 1TB (Creator), 2TB (Business)
- Seats: 1 (Free, Hobbyist), 1-3 (Creator), up to 5 (Business)
Where VEED wins
- A full browser video editor with generative AI (text-to-video, avatars, AI voice), so it does more editing than a transcription-first tool.
- Subtitle translation into 150+ languages and dialects, plus AI dubbing.
- iOS apps (the VEED app on paid plans, and VEED Lite) and per-seat team workspaces.
Where Descript wins
- A full text-based video and podcast editor (edit the video by editing the transcript) with Mac and Windows desktop apps, remote recording and screen recording, well beyond a transcription or clipping tool.
- Caption translation into 61 languages and AI dubbing into 30 languages, with lip-sync from the Creator plan.
- Large uploads: files up to 10 GB on Hobbyist ($16/mo billed yearly) and up to 50 GB on Business.
Try it on your own material
Make the same one-minute explainer with a screen recording, voice-over and captions. Compare precise edits, collaboration, premium assets and the final export rather than the number of AI features advertised.
Create more from every recording
Exemplary AI turns a recording into a transcript in 99 languages, short clips, subtitles, audiograms and written content, all in one workspace. The Free plan includes 200 one-time credits; paid plans offer additional credits and features.