Async
Chat-based AI editor that turns footage into finished videos
- Category
- Audio & Voice
- Pricing
- Free plan (10 lifetime AI credits, 720p export); Essentials 450 credits/mo, Pro 1,200 credits/mo, Teams 3,000 credits/mo; Business is custom. The live pricing page did not display dollar amounts for paid tiers when we checked on 2026-10-31, so check async.com/pricing for current prices.
- Best for
- Solo podcasters, YouTubers and small content teams who want recording, cleanup, captions, dubbing and clip-making in one place and are happy to edit by describing changes in chat.
- Official site
- async.com
- Last checked
- 2026-10-31
Async is a good pick for podcasters, YouTubers and small teams who want one tool to record, clean up, caption and cut clips from footage by typing instructions, but skip it if you need predictable costs at high AI-generation volume or a precise manual timeline. It is the rebrand of Podcastle, and it now centres on a chat assistant (Bumblebee) that carries out edits such as removing filler and bad takes, cleaning audio with its Magic Dust feature, adding captions, and cutting short social clips. Beyond editing, it offers remote multitrack recording, voice cloning and text-to-speech, dubbing and subtitle translation, and generation of B-roll, voice or music through third-party models, all paid for from a monthly pool of AI credits. Free users get only a small lifetime allowance, so serious use means a paid plan.
Solo podcasters, YouTubers and small content teams who want recording, cleanup, captions, dubbing and clip-making in one place and are happy to edit by describing changes in chat. Not for editors who want frame-accurate manual control, teams that need flat predictable pricing while generating lots of AI video, or anyone who needs a free tier for ongoing work (free credits are lifetime, not monthly).
Key features
Chat-based AI editing (Bumblebee)
A natural-language assistant that executes video and audio edits, generation, and cleanup tasks based on plain-English chat prompts rather than manual timeline editing.
Multi-track remote recording
Records up to 10 remote participants on separate local tracks, preserving studio-quality audio and video even if a participant's internet connection drops.
Magic Dust AI audio cleanup
One-click AI cleanup that removes background noise, auto-levels volume across speakers, and strips long silences from a recording.
AI voice cloning (Revoice) and TTS
Creates a digital clone of a user's own voice for generating new audio just by typing text, alongside a library of 1,000+ pre-built AI voices in 15+ languages.
AI video generation
Generates video clips and scenes using integrated third-party models including Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling, Wan 2.7, and Grok Imagine, billed through a shared AI credit system.
Transcription, subtitles, and dubbing
Automatic transcription with text-based audio/video editing, auto-generated subtitles, and AI dubbing with lip-sync translated into 70+ languages.
AI Clips and Reframe
Automatically identifies and cuts short-form clips from long-form recordings and reframes them for vertical formats like TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
Podcast Hosting Hub
Hosts and publishes podcasts to a dedicated show page and distributes episodes across major podcast networks and directories.
Pricing breakdown
Free
- 10 AI credits (lifetime)
- 1 hour AI chat media upload (lifetime)
- 1 hour transcription and 1 hour remote recording (lifetime)
- About 15 minutes text-to-speech (lifetime)
- 2 GB cloud storage
- Up to 720p video, 160kbps MP3 export
- 1 export file
Essentials
- 450 AI credits/month
- 10 hours transcription
- 2 hours remote recording
- 45 min AI Clips/Reframe/Subtitles
- About 2 hours text-to-speech
- 20 GB storage
- Up to Full HD, 320kbps MP3 or WAV audio
- Email support
Pro (most popular)
- 1,200 AI credits/month
- 25 hours transcription
- 20 hours remote recording
- 120 min AI Clips/Reframe/Subtitles
- About 10 hours text-to-speech
- 120 GB storage
- Up to 4K export
- Live chat support
Teams
- 3,000 AI credits/month
- 100 hours transcription
- 50 hours remote recording
- 300 min AI Clips/Reframe/Subtitles
- About 40 hours text-to-speech
- 1 TB storage
- Unlimited recording studios
- Up to 4K export
Business
- Custom credits, hours and storage
- Customer happiness manager
- Custom onboarding
- Dedicated Slack channel
Pros and cons
Pros
- Chat-driven editing can handle tedious jobs like removing filler, pauses and repeated takes without manual timeline work.
- Covers a lot in one subscription: remote multitrack recording, audio cleanup, captions, voice cloning, text-to-speech, dubbing and clipping.
- Records each participant on a separate track, which helps keep interview quality when someone's connection is poor.
- Plan limits are published clearly per tier (credits, transcription hours, storage, export quality), so you can estimate fit before paying.
- Can generate B-roll, voice or music inside the same chat, avoiding trips to separate generator sites.
Cons
- The free plan is a small lifetime allowance (10 credits, 1 hour of recording), so it works for a trial, not ongoing use.
- AI generation draws on a shared monthly credit pool; heavy video generation can exhaust a tier quickly, and we could not confirm top-up pricing.
- Dollar prices for paid tiers were not visible on the live pricing page when checked, so you cannot compare cost without signing in or using a regional view.
- Chat-based editing trades precision for speed; people who want exact manual control may find it frustrating.
- The Podcastle-to-Async rebrand means older tutorials and some publishing pages still use the old name.
Alternatives to Async
Frequently asked questions
What is Async and how does it relate to Podcastle?
Async is the current name of the product formerly called Podcastle. It has grown from a podcast recorder into a chat-based AI editor for audio and video.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, but it is a lifetime allowance rather than a monthly one: 10 AI credits, about 1 hour each of recording and transcription, 2 GB storage and 720p export.
How much do the paid plans cost?
We could not verify current dollar prices; the live pricing page showed placeholders for Essentials, Pro and Teams on 2026-10-31. Plan allowances are 450, 1,200 and 3,000 AI credits per month respectively. Check async.com/pricing directly.
Can it make short clips and captions from long recordings?
Yes. It can cut highlight moments into short-form clips, reframe them, and add styled captions, with monthly minute limits that rise by plan.
Can I use it for dubbing and translation?
The site lists subtitle translation and multilingual AI voices. The earlier-noted lip-sync dubbing being limited to the Teams tier was not re-verified on the current page.
Ready to try Async?
Head to the official site to explore pricing and start a free trial where available.
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