specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Podcastle
providerId: podcastle
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: false
tags:
- AI
- Audio
- Text to Speech
- Voice Cloning
- Podcasting
- Plans
description: >-
  Podcastle has two pricing surfaces. The consumer creation platform (now
  branded Async) uses subscription tiers with monthly AI credits; the developer
  Async Voice API uses pay-per-use, per-hour synthesis pricing with a free
  trial. Voice cloning is included with the API tiers. Exact per-hour and
  per-credit figures change frequently; verify on the pricing pages during
  reconciliation.
notes: >-
  Platform subscription tiers and AI-credit allowances are taken from
  async.com/pricing; Voice API per-hour rates are taken from the Async
  developer pages. Values are subject to change and are not reconciled here.
sources:
- https://async.com/pricing
- https://async.com/async-voice-api
- https://docs.async.com
plans:
- id: podcastle-free
  name: Free
  type: free
  description: >-
    Entry tier for the creation platform with a one-time AI-credit allowance
    and capped recording, storage, and transcription.
  entries:
  - label: AI Credits (lifetime)
    name: free_ai_credits
    type: free
    metric: credits
    limit: 10
    timeFrame: lifetime
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transcription (lifetime)
    name: free_transcription
    type: free
    metric: hours
    limit: 1
    timeFrame: lifetime
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Recording and Editing
  - name: Text-to-Speech
  - name: Transcription
- id: podcastle-essentials
  name: Essentials
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Mid subscription tier with a monthly AI-credit allowance and higher
    transcription limits.
  entries:
  - label: AI Credits (monthly)
    name: essentials_ai_credits
    type: recurring
    metric: credits
    limit: 450
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see async.com/pricing
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transcription (monthly)
    name: essentials_transcription
    type: recurring
    metric: hours
    limit: 10
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Recording and Editing
  - name: Text-to-Speech
  - name: Transcription
- id: podcastle-pro
  name: Pro
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Most popular subscription tier with a larger monthly AI-credit allowance and
    higher recording, storage, and transcription limits.
  entries:
  - label: AI Credits (monthly)
    name: pro_ai_credits
    type: recurring
    metric: credits
    limit: 1200
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see async.com/pricing
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transcription (monthly)
    name: pro_transcription
    type: recurring
    metric: hours
    limit: 25
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Recording and Editing
  - name: Text-to-Speech
  - name: Transcription
  - name: Voice Cloning
- id: podcastle-teams
  name: Teams
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Collaboration tier with the largest monthly AI-credit allowance and team
    workspace features.
  entries:
  - label: AI Credits (monthly)
    name: teams_ai_credits
    type: recurring
    metric: credits
    limit: 3000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see async.com/pricing
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Team Workspaces
  - name: Text-to-Speech
  - name: Transcription
  - name: Voice Cloning
- id: podcastle-voice-api
  name: Async Voice API (Pay-as-you-go)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Developer Voice API billed per hour of synthesized audio, with a free trial
    and voice cloning included. Async Flash models are the lower-cost tier and
    Async Pro the premium tier.
  entries:
  - label: Free Trial
    name: api_free_trial
    type: free
    metric: minutes
    limit: 10
    timeFrame: lifetime
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0 (no credit card required)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Async Flash Series
    name: api_flash
    type: usage
    metric: hours
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $0.50 per hour
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Async Pro Series
    name: api_pro
    type: usage
    metric: hours
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $1.00 per hour
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Voice Cloning
    name: api_voice_cloning
    type: usage
    metric: clones
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Text-to-Speech
  - name: Streaming Text-to-Speech
  - name: WebSocket Text-to-Speech
  - name: Voices
  - name: Voice Cloning
- id: podcastle-business
  name: Business
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom enterprise plan with negotiated volume terms, dedicated support, and
    higher reliability commitments. Contact sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: business
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: Dedicated Support
  - name: Account Management
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com