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Model infoModelsSnapshot: 15 Oct 2026

Descript / Managed speech enhancement

Studio Sound

Descript’s managed enhancement model family for speech recordings, reducing background noise and room echo with a user-controlled intensity.

availableClosed weightsAudio processingSpeech enhancement
Official documentation (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 13 Oct 2026
6 of 20 specification fields collected
Context windowNot collectedAwaiting source review
Maximum outputNot collectedAwaiting source review
Input billingSee ratesDescript editor
Output billingSee ratesPublished units and conditions below

Specifications

Provider-documented facts. “Not collected” means we have not verified that field yet, not that the feature is unsupported.

Context / input limit
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Maximum output
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Reasoning
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Tool calling
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Structured output
Not collected
Streaming
Not collected
Batch processing
Not collected
Fine-tuning
Not collected
Knowledge cutoff
Not collected
Release date
Not collected
Parameters
Not collected
Architecture
Not collected
Languages
Not collected
Context caching
Not collected
Generation controls
Intensity slider; file-level effect applies to every use of that file in the projectSource for Generation controls (opens in a new tab)
Input requirements
Internet connection required. Convert generated AI speech to an editable audio layer before applying.Source for Input requirements (opens in a new tab)
Published price
Manual application capped at 30 AI credits per fileSource for Published price (opens in a new tab)

This is a ceiling, not a fixed charge or a per-minute rate. Underlord reasoning can add a separate charge.

Usage metering
Shared AI-credit allowance; exact feature cost depends on the operationSource for Usage metering (opens in a new tab)

Media imports/recordings use separate media minutes. Subscription credits do not roll over. A subscription price is not a per-inference rate.

Access & pricing

Prices belong to an endpoint and billing tier. A provider listing does not guarantee access for every account or region.

API model ID
Not collected

No standalone model API ID is published for this editing feature.

Access
Enable Studio Sound in the Audio Effects panel. A project file is processed once and the effect applies to all its instances.
Regions
Managed service; exact model-processing region not verified
Generation controls
Intensity slider; file-level effect applies to every use of that file in the projectSource for Generation controls (opens in a new tab)
Input requirements
Internet connection required. Convert generated AI speech to an editable audio layer before applying.Source for Input requirements (opens in a new tab)
Maximum manual tool charge
30 AI credits per file/tool applicationSource for Maximum manual tool charge (opens in a new tab)

Manual tool ceiling only. No fixed minimum or media-minute rate collected.

Billing basis
Manual effects scale with job size. Underlord charges separately for its agent reasoning and the tools it invokes; identical prompts can use different credit amounts.Source for Billing basis (opens in a new tab)
Included plan allowances
Hobbyist: 400 AI credits + 10 media hours per editor/month, Creator: 800 AI credits + 30 media hours per editor/month, Business: 1,500 AI credits + 40 media hours per editor/month, Free: 100 one-time AI credits + 1 media hour/month; limited feature trialsSource for Included plan allowances (opens in a new tab)

Editor seats contribute to a shared Drive pool. Enterprise has custom allowances. Plan limits and export resolution are not model context/output limits.

Prices retain their published currencies and billing units below.

Published billing units · original currency · observed 13 Oct 2026
CategoryUsageRateUnit
SubscriptionHobbyist · monthly billing1$24.00editor / month
SubscriptionHobbyist · annual billing2$16.00editor / month, billed annually
SubscriptionCreator · monthly billing1$35.00editor / month
SubscriptionCreator · annual billing2$24.00editor / month, billed annually
SubscriptionBusiness · monthly billing1$65.00editor / month
SubscriptionBusiness · annual billing2$50.00editor / month, billed annually
Credit bundleOptional shared credit top up3$35.00350 AI-credit bundle
Credit bundleOptional shared credit top up3$80.001,000 AI-credit bundle
Credit bundleOptional shared credit top up3$200.004,000 AI-credit bundle

Rate conditions

  1. Shared editor subscription including credit/media allowances and other features; AI operations consume credits. Not a flat per-model or per-question price.
  2. Monthly-equivalent shared subscription with annual commitment. Included monthly credits do not roll over. Not an independent inference tariff.
  3. Creator/Business only. Shared across the Drive, expires 12 months after purchase, consumed after monthly allowance. Credit cost of an operation varies; do not convert this into a universal media-minute rate.
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Data & enterprise terms

Descript help states that production models use no Descript user data; internal research/development uses data only from users who opted in. Enterprise data sharing is disabled by default. Partner agreements prohibit using submitted data to train partner AI. This is not a blanket zero-retention promise; project storage and deletion have separate policies.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)
API model ID
Not collected

No standalone model API ID is published for this editing feature.

Access
Paid Descript users can ask Underlord to edit a project. This is agent-orchestrated access, not a dedicated or pinned media-model endpoint.
Regions
Managed service; exact model-processing region not verified
API endpoint URL
POST https://descriptapi.com/v1/jobs/agent; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id}Source for API endpoint URL (opens in a new tab)
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer personal token, scoped to a Drive and inheriting its permissionsSource for Authentication (opens in a new tab)
Request limits
Supply exactly one of project_id or project_name; optional composition_id requires project_id. Callback URL supports completion/failure notifications.Source for Request limits (opens in a new tab)
Model routing
model selects the editing agent’s LLM, not this media model. GET /agent/models is authenticated and dynamic; documentation examples are not the full available catalog.Source for Model routing (opens in a new tab)
Request quotas
On HTTP 429 respect Retry-After; response also exposes remaining/consumed quota headers. No numeric fixed quota collected.Source for Request quotas (opens in a new tab)
Billing basis
No additional API access fee for paying users; operations use the account’s AI credits and media minutes. Agent reasoning and the tool are both metered.Source for Billing basis (opens in a new tab)

Endpoint pricing has not been collected. Check the provider for applicable rates.

Data & enterprise terms

Descript help states that production models use no Descript user data; internal research/development uses data only from users who opted in. Enterprise data sharing is disabled by default. Partner agreements prohibit using submitted data to train partner AI. This is not a blanket zero-retention promise; project storage and deletion have separate policies.

Read the service policy (opens in a new tab)

Caching

Caching can reuse earlier input processing. Availability, lifetime and billing depend on the endpoint. A cache hit still generates a new response.

01 / INITIAL INPUTProcess & retain

The system processes eligible input and retains reusable state.

02 / LATER REQUESTCheck available state

Reuse depends on matching input, session state and the cache policy.

03 / CACHE HITReuse & generate

Reusing state can reduce repeated work. Any charges follow the billing rules below.

Descript editor

Not verified

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

Descript Agent API

Not verified

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

How it works
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Minimum reusable input
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Lifetime & refresh
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

How to enable it
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Usage fields
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Billing rules
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

Limits & data boundaries
Not collected

No model-specific discounted prompt-cache contract collected. Project reuse, stored voices and persistent editing conversations do not establish caching.

No verified cache rate for this endpoint. An empty rate is not a zero charge.

What the measurements say

No benchmark observations have been added for this model. We do not turn a vendor description into a performance score.

Latency and throughput depend on the host, request size, reasoning settings and load. There is no measured speed or global usage figure in this record.

The record behind the model

Why it is included

Descript identifies its media-editing models as proprietary and reserves service/model rights. The record is a documented proprietary model generation or explicitly labeled managed enhancement family; project-page code is not released model weights. Separately downloadable DAC and Mouse research weights are excluded.

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Sources reviewed