# The best AI podcast and audio studios (2026) — Dubsheet

> Source: https://dubsheet.com/category/ai-podcasts (curated, re-verified)
> Updated 31 October 2026 · Reviewed by the Dubsheet editorial team

Script to multi-voice audio with music and editing, for podcasts and audio shows.

5 tools in this category, ranked by what we can confirm about each (a public price, an API and docs, independent sources, stated limits; payment never changes the order). Each name links to its answer-first markdown twin.

## Facts

- Free to start: 5 of 5
- API: 4 of 5
- First paid plan a month: 5 of 5 publish one, $9.99 to $30, median $24
- Checked against their own sites: 27–30 October 2026 (5 of 5)
- Added in October 2026: 5

| Name | What it is | Pricing | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Async](https://dubsheet.com/async.md) | Chat-based AI video studio with built-in AI voices, voice cloning, dubbing and subtitles. | Free, then €19.99 a month (about $22) | Yes |
| [Descript](https://dubsheet.com/descript.md) | Text-based video and audio editor with AI voices, voice clones, dubbing and captions. | Free, then $24 a seat a month | Yes |
| [Jellypod](https://dubsheet.com/jellypod.md) | AI podcast studio for editable narrated shows, videos, shorts, and voiceovers. | Free, then $30 a month | Yes |
| [Riverside](https://dubsheet.com/riverside.md) | A conversation-focused studio that records locally, edits by transcript, and publishes finished episodes. | Free, then $9.99 a month | — |
| [Wondercraft](https://dubsheet.com/wondercraft.md) | AI studio for voice-over, podcasts and video, with multi-engine voices, cloning and a timeline editor. | Free, then $25 a month | Yes |

## October in AI podcast and audio studios

- Prices checked: 5 of 5 tools, on their own pricing pages
- Added in October: 5 new tools
- Last checked: 30 Oct, oldest check 27 Oct

## AI podcast and audio studios compared

| Tool | Price on its site | MCP server | API | Open source | Self-host |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Async](https://dubsheet.com/async) | Free, then about $22 a month | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Descript](https://dubsheet.com/descript) | Free, then $24 a seat a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Jellypod](https://dubsheet.com/jellypod) | Free, then $30 a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Riverside](https://dubsheet.com/riverside) | Free, then $9.99 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Wondercraft](https://dubsheet.com/wondercraft) | Free, then $25 a month | Not stated | Partly | Not stated | Not stated |

All 5 AI podcast and audio studios we list.

## Questions buyers ask

### Which tool here costs the least?

All 5 have a free plan: Async, Descript, Jellypod, Riverside and Wondercraft.

### How much do AI podcast and audio studios cost?

Paid plans run from $9.99 to $30 a month, across the 5 with a monthly price. The median is $24 a month.

### When were these prices checked?

Read between 27 October 2026 and 30 October 2026 on each vendor’s pricing page.

## Sources and method

Ordered by what the vendors’ own pages confirm: price, the right to publish, API and limits. [How we rank](https://dubsheet.com/methodology/)

Each price is quoted from the vendor’s pricing page.

- [Async](https://dubsheet.com/async): [async.com/pricing](https://async.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [Descript](https://dubsheet.com/descript): [descript.com/pricing](https://www.descript.com/pricing), checked 29 October 2026
- [Jellypod](https://dubsheet.com/jellypod): [jellypod.com/pricing](https://www.jellypod.com/pricing), checked 30 October 2026
- [Riverside](https://dubsheet.com/riverside): [riverside.com/mobile](https://riverside.com/mobile), checked 30 October 2026
- [Wondercraft](https://dubsheet.com/wondercraft): [wondercraft.ai/pricing](https://www.wondercraft.ai/pricing), checked 28 October 2026

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