Descript and Pika: plan limits side by side

Descript and Pika publish their plan limits differently on 7 of the eight: generations at once, queue lanes, storage, seats, project caps, unused credits and extra credits. From 2 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Fig. 1 Solid: published. Hollow: not on the pages read.

Descript and Pika, limit by limit, read 2026-09-25.
Limit	Descript	Pika
Generations at once	Not stated on the pages read	A number per plan
Priority and slow lanes	Not stated on the pages read	A priority queue on some plans
Storage allowance	A set amount per plan	Not stated on the pages read
How long files stay	Not stated on the pages read	Not stated on the pages read
Seats and collaborators	Counted per seat	Not stated on the pages read
Project caps	Unlimited projects	Not stated on the pages read
Unused plan credits	Not stated on the pages read	Reset each cycle
Extra credits	Extra credits on sale	Bought credits expire later

Inclusion rule. The eight limits every tool on the sheet is read for. Order. The order limits take on every tool page.

1How the two compare

Descript publishes storage, seats and project caps, which Pika's pages leave out. Pika publishes generations at once, queue lanes and unused credits, which Descript's pages leave out. Both publish extra credits, in different forms: extra credits on sale for Descript, bought credits expire later for Pika. Neither publishes file keeping.

2The published wording where they differ

Priority and slow lanes

Descript publishes nothing on this limit.

Included: Priority queue
Pika, pricing page

Seats and collaborators

Scale to a team of 3 (billed separately)
Descript, pricing page

Pika publishes nothing on this limit.

Extra credits

Access to top ups for more media hours and AI credits
Descript, pricing page

Credits you buy as top-ups carry over and expire 365 days after purchase.
Pika, pricing page

Top plan
A priority queue on the top planPika, pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Plan cards
Priced per person, with a team of three on Creator and five on BusinessDescript, pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Plan cards
Top-ups for more media hours and AI credits on the higher plansDescript, pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Credits FAQ
Top-up credits carry over and expire 365 days after purchasePika, pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25

3Descript and Pika against a third tool's published limits

SceneMixer's published figure on the limits where Descript and Pika differ, read 2026-09-25.
Limit	SceneMixer	Source
Generations at once	3 at once on a free account; 5, 8, 10, 15 and 20 on the paid tiers	SceneMixer, guide to what a paid plan changes
Priority and slow lanes	A priority queue on the top three tiers	SceneMixer, guide to what a paid plan changes
Storage allowance	Upload storage grows with the tier; generated files do not count	SceneMixer, guide to what a paid plan changes

Inclusion rule. Limits on which the two tools differ and SceneMixer publishes a figure or a rule. Order. The order limits take on every tool page.