Descript and Synthesia: plan limits side by side

Descript and Synthesia publish their plan limits differently on 5 of the eight: 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 Synthesia, limit by limit, read 2026-09-25.
Limit	Descript	Synthesia
Generations at once	Not stated on the pages read	Not stated on the pages read
Priority and slow lanes	Not stated on the pages read	Not stated on the pages read
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	Collaborators invited
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	Not stated on the pages read

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, project caps and extra credits, which Synthesia's pages leave out. Synthesia publishes unused credits, which Descript's pages leave out. Both publish seats, in different forms: counted per seat for Descript, collaborators invited for Synthesia. Neither publishes generations at once, queue lanes and file keeping.

2The published wording where they differ

Storage allowance

Cloud storage limit 5GB 100GB 1TB 2TB
Descript, pricing page

Synthesia publishes nothing on this limit.

Seats and collaborators

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

1 editor & 5 guests
Synthesia, pricing page

Unused plan credits

Descript publishes nothing on this limit.

If you are under your video credit limit at the end of a billing period, the unused videos do not roll over
Synthesia, pricing page

Plan comparison
Cloud storage set per plan, from 5GB up to 2TBDescript, 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
One editor with three guests on Starter and five on CreatorSynthesia, pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25
Pricing FAQ
Unused video minutes do not roll over into the next monthSynthesia, pricing page / recorded 2026-09-25

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

SceneMixer's published figure on the limits where Descript and Synthesia differ, read 2026-09-25.
Limit	SceneMixer	Source
Storage allowance	Upload storage grows with the tier; generated files do not count	SceneMixer, guide to what a paid plan changes
Unused plan credits	Membership credits land in the same balance as bought credits and do not expire at month end	SceneMixer, guide to what a paid plan changes
Extra credits	Credit packs bought as needed, with no monthly fee	SceneMixer, pricing page

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.