Two video & audio tools, one decision. Here is the honest split.
| Descript | Suno | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Best at | Podcast and talking-head editing without learning a timeline editor. | Custom songs for fun, content, and prototyping musical ideas fast. |
| In short | Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript - delete a sentence, delete it from the video. | Generates full songs - vocals, instruments, arrangement - from a text description. |
| On Atlas | 3 starter prompts | 3 starter prompts |
Pick Descript when the job is Podcast and talking-head editing without learning a timeline editor.. Pick Suno when the job is Custom songs for fun, content, and prototyping musical ideas fast.. Still torn? Run one real task through both free tiers. An hour of testing beats a week of reviews.
Create a [length] [format] about [topic] for [audience]. Tone: [tone]. Include a hook in the first 3 seconds and end with [call to action].