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Pricing: Freemium
Editor rating: 4.0/5
Updated: September 2026

Automatic audio post-production by the hour. Free 2 hours/month; recurring S 9 h $13/month ($11 yearly), M 21 h $30 ($25), L 45 h $64 ($52), XL 100 h $136 ($113), XXL 250 h $290 ($245); one-time credits from 5 h for $12 ($2.40/hour) down to $1.045/hour at 1,000 h.

Editor's take: The cleanest per-hour pricing in audio; 2 free hours a month, then from $13 for 9 hours — Sohail Akhtar

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Editor's Verdict

Official Review
Auphonic is the post-production robot: two free hours a month, then hours priced in the open, for people who want clean audio without opening an editor.
4.0 / 5.0
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Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar

Lead Editor & Founder

Pros

What we like

  • Two free hours a month
  • Transparent per-hour pricing
  • Credits that never expire

Cons

Limitations

  • Not an editor; it processes what you give it
  • No video
  • Per-hour costs add up for long shows on one-time credits

Pricing

PlanDetails
FreeFree – 2 hours of processed audio per month
RecurringRecurring credits – S 9 h $13/month ($11 yearly), M 21 h $30 ($25), L 45 h $64 ($52), XL 100 h $136 ($113), XXL 250 h $290 ($245) (listed on 14 September 2026); credits reset monthly
OnetimeOne-time credits – 5 h $12, 10 h $23, 25 h $55, 50 h $100, 100 h $171, 250 h $320, 500 h $545, 1,000 h $1,045 (listed on 14 September 2026); never expire

Auphonic is free for 2 hours of processed audio a month. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026, rendered with the US dollar toggle, listed recurring plans at 9 hours for $13 per month, 21 hours for $30, 45 hours for $64, 100 hours for $136 and 250 hours for $290, with yearly billing at $11, $25, $52, $113 and $245 per month respectively, and one-time credits from 5 hours for $12 ($2.40 per hour) to 1,000 hours for $1,045, which never expire.

What is Auphonic?

Quick Summary

Auphonic is an automatic post-production service: levelling, noise and hum removal, loudness targets, transcripts and chapters, priced by hours of audio. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed 2 free hours a month, recurring plans from 9 hours at $13 a month to 250 hours at $290, about 20% less on yearly billing, and one-time credit packs from 5 hours for $12.

Auphonic does the part of editing most people dread: it takes a finished recording and applies adaptive levelling, noise and reverb reduction, loudness normalisation, filtering, speech recognition and chapter marks automatically, then publishes to hosts and storage. On 14 September 2026 its rendered pricing page, with the currency set to US dollars, listed a free tier with 2 hours of processed audio a month; recurring credit plans at S 9 hours for $13 a month, M 21 hours for $30, L 45 hours for $64, XL 100 hours for $136 and XXL 250 hours for $290, with yearly billing at $11, $25, $52, $113 and $245 a month respectively; and one-time credits that never expire, from 5 hours for $12 ($2.40 an hour) through 100 hours for $171 to 1,000 hours for $1,045. Recurring credits reset each month and do not stack. Browse tools.

Associated Tags

automatic audio post-production, podcast loudness normalisation, noise reduction service, per-hour audio pricing, descript alternative for audio cleanup

Key Features

Adaptive levelling and loudness normalisation
Noise, hum and reverb reduction
Speech recognition, transcripts and chapters
Multitrack processing
Publishing to hosts, storage and an API

Target Audience

Who should use Auphonic?

Podcasters who want cleanup without editingNetworks with predictable hoursDevelopers automating post-production via API
Real Use Cases

How professionals leverage Auphonic – Automatic Audio Post-Production Priced per Hour

Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Auphonic delivers key solutions.

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A podcaster drops each episode in for consistent loudness

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A network processes hundreds of hours a month on XXL

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A one-off project buys 5 hours of credits that never expire

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Auphonic free?
Yes, 2 hours of processed audio a month are free. More hours come from recurring plans or one-time credits.
How much does Auphonic cost?
Recurring plans from 9 hours for $13 a month ($11 yearly) to 250 hours for $290 ($245 yearly); one-time credits from 5 hours for $12 to 1,000 hours for $1,045, as listed on 14 September 2026.
Auphonic or Descript?
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