Clueso vs Descript

Clueso

• Customer education and product teams producing tutorials at volume
• Turning one screen recording into both a video and a help article
• Teams that need the same video in several languages

Descript

• Podcasters and video creators who prefer editing a transcript to a timeline
• Cleaning up interview and talking-head recordings with AI tools
• Turning long recordings into short captioned clips

Clueso

• Each plan caps exported video: 10 minutes a month on Free, 3 hours a year on Solo and 6 hours a year on Business with 2 users.
• Free exports carry a watermark and stop at 1080p; 2K needs Solo and 4K needs Business.
• SAML SSO, voice cloning, comments, multiple workspaces and editing by AI chat are listed for Enterprise only.
• It runs in the browser with a recording extension; the site lists no desktop or mobile app.

Descript

• The Free plan is limited to 60 media minutes a month, a one-time 100 AI credits and watermarked 720p exports.
• Paid plans cap monthly usage too: 10 media hours and 400 AI credits on Hobbyist, 30 and 800 on Creator, 40 and 1,500 on Business.
• Hobbyist covers 1 person; Creator scales to a team of 3 and Business to 5, each person billed separately.
• There are no mobile apps: phones, iPads and Chromebooks are not officially supported, and the desktop app needs macOS 14 or Windows 11.

Clueso

Recordings turned into finished videos

Starts from a browser-extension recording, an uploaded video, a slide deck, a document or screenshots, then writes the script, adds a voiceover and applies zooms and spotlights.

Clueso Agent

A browser agent is told what to demonstrate, navigates the product and captures the walkthrough itself. Videos can also be created from a chat prompt.

AI voiceovers, avatars and captions

Generates voiceovers synced to the video, AI presenters and timed captions. The Free plan has 500+ voices and paid plans 10,000+.

Translation

Translates voiceovers, on-screen text and captions into other languages. A translation glossary with custom rules is an Enterprise feature.

Step-by-step guides

Turns the same recording into a help article with screenshots and written instructions, exportable in five formats on every plan.

Timeline editor

Trims, splits and merges clips, crops and resizes, and animates text, images and shapes with keyframes, with music, a stock media library and version history.

Descript

Text-based editing

Recordings are transcribed automatically, and deleting or rearranging words in the transcript makes the same cut in the audio or video.

Underlord AI co-editor

An AI assistant that carries out editing tasks on a project. Its use draws on the plan's AI credits.

Studio Sound and filler-word removal

Studio Sound uses AI to remove background noise, and filler words can be detected and cut from a recording.

Screen recording and Rooms

Record your screen inside Descript, or use Rooms to record remote guests.

Clips, captions and translation

Turn long recordings into short clips, add captions and subtitles, and translate content into dozens of languages.

AI voices and Eye Contact

Create a clone of your voice or use stock AI voices, and correct gaze with Eye Contact. These AI features consume AI credits.

Clueso

• Free$0

  1 user, 10 minutes of video exports and 15 article exports a month, up to 1080p with a watermark, and input videos of up to 10 minutes each.

• Solo$40

  per month, billed yearly; $50 billed monthly

  1 user, 3 hours of video exports and 180 articles a year, 2K exports with no watermark, 2,500 AI credits a month and in-app chat support.

• Business$120

  per month for 2 users, billed yearly; $150 billed monthly

  2 users, 6 hours of video exports a year, 4K exports, live collaboration, roles, clip templates and viewer analytics. Up to 10 users at $440 a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom users, export limits and AI credits, plus SAML SSO, voice cloning, multiple workspaces, a translation glossary and a customer success manager.

Descript

• Free$0

  60 media minutes per month, 100 one-time AI credits and 720p export with a watermark.

• Hobbyist$16

  per person / month, billed annually ($24 monthly)

  1 person, 10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month, and 1080p export without a watermark.

• Creator$24

  per person / month, billed annually ($35 monthly)

  Up to 3 people, 30 media hours and 800 AI credits per month, and 4K export without a watermark.

• Business$50

  per person / month, billed annually ($65 monthly)

  Up to 5 people, 40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits per month, and 4K export.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom pricing with single sign-on, SCIM provisioning and dedicated support.

Clueso

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page marks yearly billing as a 20% saving: Solo is $40 a month against $50, and Business $120 against $150 for 2 users.

Descript

• Annual discount

  Save up to 35% with annual billing

  Descript's pricing page says annual plans save up to 35% over monthly. Hobbyist is $16 per person per month billed annually versus $24 billed monthly.

• Education

  Education plan from $8 per editor / month

  Students, educators and administrators at accredited institutions can apply for Hobbyist features at $8 per editor per month paid annually, or $12 paid monthly.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit plan from $8 per editor / month

  Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) or equivalent charitable status can apply for the same rate: Hobbyist features at $8 per editor per month paid annually, or $12 paid monthly.