Async vs Rask AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Async grades higher than Rask AI: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Async grades higher on value for money and platforms. Rask AI grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Async
Chat-based video editor with AI voices, dubbing and music
Rask AI
AI video dubbing and translation with voice cloning
Which one is for you
Pick Async if
- Fits if you make videos or podcasts and want to edit by typing what you want
- Works for creators who also want AI voiceover in the same tool
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: allowances are lifetime, not monthly, at 1 hour and 10 credits
- Pricey if you want dubbing and lip sync, which start on Teams at $49.99 a creator
- Watch out: AI use burns credits fast, and premium models can use dozens per video
- Watch out: English-only subtitles on Essentials and Pro, and no desktop app
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated
Pick Rask AI if
- Fits if you dub videos for several language audiences
- Makes sense if you want to edit the translation before it is voiced
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, because the trial is 3 minutes total
- Pricey if you dub a lot: cost scales with minutes of source video
- Watch out: extra minutes are $3 each on Creator Pro and Business, and Creator buyers must upgrade
- Watch out: lip sync needs Creator Pro, and the annual price is flagged as a limited-time offer
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAsyncFair | 2.0GPARask AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEssentials is $11.99 a month billed yearly, above the voices middle of $10. Credits meter all AI use, and 450 credits is about 61 videos from one premium model. | DCreator is $28 a month yearly ($39 monthly) for 25 minutes. Creator Pro is $67, Business $167. That is near the top of the category for a handful of minutes. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe Free plan is 1 hour of media for AI chat and 10 AI credits, both lifetime. Paid plans have a free trial of unstated length. | C3 minutes of dubbing, no card, with cloning in 57 languages. Enough for one short clip. |
| Features | CChat editing, text to speech, voice cloning, generation, recording and clips. Dubbing and lip sync start at Teams, and subtitles are English only on Essentials and Pro. | BDubbing, cloning, a built-in editor, lip sync on Creator Pro and on-screen text translation on Business. It covers the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You learn the credits and which model to spend them on. | CNo store rating on record. Upload, pick languages, edit: a web workflow with some learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and iPhone, with Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube. | CWeb only, with YouTube listed. API access is Enterprise. |
| Best for | editing video by chatting with an AI | dubbing creator videos into several languages |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Async and Rask AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Async starts at $11.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rask AI starts at $28 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Async starts $16.01 a month lower. Of the other AI voice generators on the chart, 6 score higher than Async for less, and 6 score higher than Rask AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Async also covers video editing, image generation, video generation and text to speech.
At a glance
| Async | Rask AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $11.99 per month, billed annually | $28 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 hour of media for the AI chat and 10 AI credits, both one-time. | Free trial plan with 3 minutes of dubbing included and no card required, with voice cloning in 57 languages. |
| Free trial | A free trial is offered on the paid plans; the page does not state its length. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Async | Brask Inc. |
| Price read from | async.com | rask.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Async
- Everything AI is metered in credits, and a single video from a premium model can use dozens; Essentials' 450 credits is about 61 Kling 3.0 videos or 900 Nano Banana 2 images.
- The Free plan's credits and media hours are lifetime allowances, not monthly ones.
- Dubbing and lip sync start on the Teams plan, and subtitles are English only on Essentials and Pro.
- The prices read are for yearly billing; the monthly-billing prices were not shown in the page text.
Rask AI
- Pricing is by minute of source media, so cost scales with how much video is translated.
- The free trial covers 3 minutes in total, which is enough for one short clip.
- Extra minutes are $3 each on Creator Pro and Business; Creator buyers must upgrade instead.
- Annual plans roll unused minutes over while subscribed; the pricing page marks annual prices as a limited-time offer with no end date.
Key features
Async
- Chat-based video editing
- You tell the editor what to cut, pace or polish and it makes the edit, including removing filler and pauses, syncing cuts to music, and adding captions.
- Text to speech and voice cloning
- Voices can be generated in chat or through the standalone text-to-speech and voice cloning tools. Paid plans include monthly text-to-speech hours.
- Dubbing and lip sync
- AI dubbing and lip sync, with multilingual voices, are listed from the Teams plan.
- Video, image, music and sound effects generation
- Credits are spent on third-party models such as Kling, Veo, Seedance, Nano Banana and GPT Image; the pricing page lists credit costs per video or image.
- Recording, audio cleanup and hosting
- The former Podcastle studio records remote guests, removes noise with Magic Dust, edits audio by transcript and publishes to Spotify, Apple and YouTube.
- Clips and subtitles
- Finds strong moments to turn into short clips for social platforms and adds subtitles, English only on lower plans.
Rask AI
- Video and audio dubbing
- Uploads a video or audio file and produces a dubbed version in more than 135 languages, with a built-in editor to correct the transcript and translation.
- Voice cloning
- Keeps the original speaker's voice in the translated track. The pricing page lists voice cloning in 57 languages.
- Lip-sync
- Adjusts mouth movement to the dubbed speech. Lip-sync is listed from the Creator Pro plan upward.
- Multi-speaker translation
- Handles videos with several speakers and lets teams keep a translation dictionary and prompts so brand terms stay consistent.
- On-screen text translation
- Translates slides, captions and text inside video frames. It is included on the Business plan and sold as an add-on for Enterprise.
- API
- An API lets teams automate localization workflows at scale, with custom integrations offered on the Enterprise plan.
Plans
Async
Free$0
1 hour of media uploaded to AI chat (lifetime) and 10 AI credits (lifetime).
Essentials$11.99
per month, billed annually
450 credits a month, 4 hours of recording, 2 hours of text to speech, 20 GB of storage and English-only AI subtitles.
Pro$23.99
per month, billed annually
1,200 credits a month, 20 hours of recording, 10 hours of text to speech, 120 GB of storage and AI video enhancement.
Teams$49.99
per creator / month, billed annually
3,000 credits a month, 40 hours of text to speech, 1 TB of storage, dubbing and lip sync, brand kit and basic user management.
BusinessCustom
Custom credits, hours and storage, advanced user management, priority support and security and compliance. Sold through sales.
Rask AI
Free trial$0
3 minutes included, voice cloning in 57 languages and the built-in editor.
Creator$28
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
25 minutes a month, or 300 a year when billed annually. Annual price shown as $329 a year, struck down from $39 a month.
Creator Pro$67
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
100 minutes a month, or 1,200 a year, adding lip-sync and control over translation and speech accuracy.
Business$167
per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly)
250 minutes a month, or 3,000 a year, with team review, batch uploads, terminology control and on-screen text translation.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom minutes, SLA, custom integrations and API access, and managed quality assurance. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Async
- Annual discount
Save 40% with yearly plans
The pricing page shows a Yearly toggle labelled 40% off, and shows savings of $96 on Essentials, $192 on Pro and $420 on Teams per year.
Rask AI
- Annual discount
Annual billing saves up to 33%
Annual billing is listed at $329, $799 and $1,999 a year for Creator, Creator Pro and Business, against $39, $99 and $249 a month billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Async or Rask AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Async is cheaper to start with: $11.99 a month, against $28 a month for Rask AI. Async starts at $11.99 per month, billed annually, and Rask AI starts at $28 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Async or Rask AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Async and Rask AI have a free plan.
Which platforms do Async and Rask AI run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Async lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.