Castmagic Pricing (2026): Plans, Cost Drivers and Buyer Fit

Castmagic currently lists Hobby at $29/month ($21/month annual) for 5 transcription hours per month, Starter at $99/month ($79/month annual) for 20 transcription hours per month, and Business at $999/month ($790/month annual) for 80 transcription hours per month. A limited trial is available without a card. All plans include full AI content template access — show notes, newsletters, social posts, summaries, timestamps, and blog drafts. Annual billing saves approximately 20-25%.

Prices and limits can change. Treat this as a checked editorial snapshot, then verify the provider pricing page before purchase.

Calculate your monthly recording hours before choosing. One weekly 60-minute podcast produces approximately 4 hours of source audio per month, comfortably within Hobby. A daily show, multiple podcasts, or a team of creators repurposing webinars and calls will need Starter at 20 hours minimum. Business is for studios, agencies, or high-frequency teams.

If you are unsure, start on Hobby and move up when you consistently exceed your monthly hour limit.

Monthly transcription hours are the only variable cost driver within a plan. There are no per-seat charges on lower plans, no per-template charges, and no export limits. The Business plan adds seat allowances and custom prompts.

Annual billing locks in a meaningful saving. Only commit annually if your recording cadence is consistent — the monthly plan gives flexibility if your output varies by season or project.

A solo podcaster with a weekly one-hour show fits Hobby at $21/month annual. A content team producing 15 hours of recordings per month from podcasts, webinars, and sales calls fits Starter at $79/month annual. An agency managing repurposing for multiple client brands needs Business or a custom arrangement.

Run Castmagic against one real episode before buying. The quality of AI-generated show notes and social copy varies by audio clarity and speaker style.

Compare Castmagic against Descript (transcript-first editing with some repurposing, from $16/month annual), Riverside (recording-first with some repurposing features), and ChatGPT-based workflows using raw transcripts. Castmagic's advantage is the depth of content templates and the speed of going from recording to usable written assets without manual prompting.