Cleanvoice AI vs Descript

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Edit your podcast in minutes automatically by removing filler words, background noise, and mouth sounds using AI.

Edit video and podcasts by editing text

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Description

Cleanvoice AI is an artificial intelligence-powered audio editor designed to automatically remove background noise, filler words, stuttering, mouth sounds, and long silences from podcasts, interviews, and videos. It features multitrack editing, timeline exports to other editors, automated transcripts, and show notes generation. Developers can also integrate the tool via its EU-hosted API and Python or JavaScript SDKs.

Descript is an all-in-one editor with AI transcription, overdub voices, and studio effects.

Key features

• Filler Words Remover
• Mouth Sound Remover
• Background Noise Remover
• Studio Sound (Audio Enhancer)
• Podcast Summary & Shownotes
• Podcast Mixing
• Breath Remover
• Stutter Remover
• Deadair Remover
• Podcast Transcription
• Multitrack Editing
• Timeline Export

• Highlight detection
• Captions
• Vertical crop

Pros

• Offers 30 minutes of free audio and video processing without requiring a credit card.
• Provides robust speech editing capabilities including stutters, breaths, filler words, and dead air removal.
• Includes developer-friendly API integrations with official Python and JavaScript SDKs.
• Allows unused subscription credits to roll over up to three times the plan limit.
• Supports multitrack editing to simultaneously edit and sync files from separate guests.
• Fully compliant with GDPR and certified under ISO 27001 with all data securely stored in the EU.
• Supports timeline and marker exports to seamlessly integrate edit decisions into external editors.
• Generates automated transcription, podcast summaries, and show notes with highlighted key points.

• Edit video by editing text
• Automatic transcription
• Overdub voice cloning
• Studio-quality audio effects
• Built-in screen recording
• Multi-track editing
• Real-time collaboration
• Podcasts and video in one tool

Cons

• All listed pricing plans on the website exclude VAT.
• Credits purchased under the pay-as-you-go pricing model expire after 2 years.
• No native offline desktop applications (for Windows or macOS) are mentioned on the site.
• No native mobile apps for iOS or Android are advertised on the website.
• The free tier is limited to a one-time allotment of 30 minutes of processed audio and video.

• Steep learning curve for pros
• Overdub voice quality varies
• Cloud-based, uploads required
• Subscriptions stack fast
• Rendering can be slow
• Limited color grading
• Mobile app is minimal
• Voice cloning requires training data

Pricing plans

• Free TrialUSD0
  • • Clean 30 minutes of audio and video for free
  • • Try our service for free
  • • No credit card required
• Pay as You GoUSD11
  • • Flexible pricing for occasional use
  • • Credits purchased are valid for 2 years
  • • All plans include all features
  • • $20 for 10 hours; $45 for 30 hours
• SubscriptionUSD11/month
  • • All plans include all features
  • • Credits are usable anytime within the subscription period
  • • Unused credits roll over, up to three times your plan limit
  • • $30 for 30 hours; $90 for 100 hours
• Custom Plan—
  • • 200+ Hours Processed Audio
  • • Custom API Endpoints
  • • Priority Support
  • • Custom Pricing and Billing

• FreeUSD0
  • • Free
  • • Export 720p, watermark-free
• HobbyistUSD16
  • • Elevate your projects, watermark-free
  • • Export 1080p, watermark-free
• CreatorUSD24
  • • Unlock advanced AI-powered creativity
  • • Export 4k, watermark-free
  • • Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
• BusinessUSD50
  • • Empower collaboration on your team
  • • Team-wide access to Brand Studio
  • • Scale to a team of 5 (billed separately)
• Enterprise—
  • • Advanced Security and SSO / SCIM
  • • Custom AI credits
  • • Custom media minutes
  • • Custom legal terms

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