Hobby
$19 per month ($239 per year)per month, billed annually30 transcribed hours (library total), up to 3 spaces, 50GB storage, up to 3 seats, standard support. No API access or onboarding call. Official source 1 ↗
Reviewed tool profile
Castmagic
AI content platform that turns podcast episodes and other recordings into transcripts, show notes, clips, newsletters and social posts.
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- Pricing
- There is no free plan on the pricing page. Hobby costs $19 a month billed annually ($239 a year), Starter $48 a month billed annually ($579 a year) and Team $139 a month billed annually ($1,669 a year, 5 seats included). Business & Scale is listed from $699 a month (the page also shows $999 /mo) and is booked through a demo. Plans differ mainly by transcribed hours, seats, spaces, storage, API access and support. Official source 1 ↗
- Available as
- Castmagic runs in the browser and has an iOS app that can record straight into a space or capture a voice memo. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Primary group
- Music & Audio
What it does
Castmagic is an AI content platform for podcast hosts, video creators and content teams. It transcribes long-form audio and video and turns each recording into ready-to-use copy such as show notes, highlight clips, summaries, blogs, social posts and newsletters.
Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗Features
- Import from links, files and feeds. Paste a YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Reel or TikTok link, upload a file, connect Zoom, Loom or Google Drive, or point it at an RSS feed to import a back catalogue. Autopilot pulls each new episode when it publishes. Official source 1 ↗
- Transcription in 60+ languages. Transcripts are speaker-labelled and timestamped with filler words removed, can be translated, edited in place, and exported as SRT, VTT, PDF or DOCX. Official source 1 ↗
- Podcast show notes and chapters. Writes show notes with a summary, highlights and resources for an episode, plus a chapter list with timestamps. Official source 1 ↗
- Automated content pipeline. Define a set of outputs once, such as show notes, a newsletter, a blog post and social posts, and every new recording gets that set drafted automatically using recurring prompts, brand voice and custom prompts. Official source 1 ↗
- Studio clips, carousels and audiograms. Studio drafts image carousels and captioned vertical clips from the recording, in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9 on a multi-clip timeline, and makes audiograms for audio-only moments. Official source 1 ↗
- Content strategist. Answers questions such as what to publish this week from your whole library, cites the source moments and drafts the plan. Official source 1 ↗
- Asks async interviews. Send a link to a guest, customer or community; they answer by voice in about ten minutes and the answers arrive transcribed in your library. Official source 1 ↗
- Audience chatbot. A website chatbot added with one script tag answers visitor questions from your episodes, cites the moment and captures leads. Official source 1 ↗
- REST API and Claude connector. The v1 REST API imports recordings and fetches transcripts and generated content; a Claude connector lets an AI agent work across your library. Zapier covers no-code automation. Official source 1 ↗
- Multi-brand team workspaces. Teams can manage several brands or clients with permissions, folders and workflows, and use comments, tasks and approval flows. Official source 1 ↗
Pricing & free limits
Starter
$48 per month ($579 per year)per month, billed annually100 transcribed hours, up to 10 spaces, 250GB storage, up to 5 seats, API access, standard support and an onboarding call. Official source 1 ↗
Team
$139 per month ($1,669 per year)per month, billed annually400 transcribed hours, up to 25 spaces, 1TB storage, 5 seats included with unlimited team size (extra seats $159 a year or $19 a month each), API access and priority support. Official source 1 ↗
Business & Scale
From $699 per monthper month; sold through a demoEverything in Team with custom volume, more seats and storage, custom implementations, volume discounts, an SLA and dedicated support. The page also shows a $999 /mo figure. Official source 1 ↗
Billing details
Plans can be billed monthly or annually, with annual billing saving 30%. Listed plan prices are the annual-billing rates; monthly-billing plan prices were not shown in the captured page. Official source 1 ↗
Extra transcription hours can be bought at any time, and plans can be upgraded or downgraded whenever you like. Official source 1 ↗
Free access & limits
Free access and its limits were not established by the checked official sources.
Best for & limitations
Podcast hosts can auto-import each new episode from their feed and get transcripts, show notes, clips and social copy drafted. Official source 1 ↗
Agencies, podcast networks and production studios can repurpose recordings for multiple brands or clients from one workspace. Official source 1 ↗
Marketers can turn webinars, interviews and event recordings into campaign content such as blog posts, email sequences and LinkedIn posts. Official source 1 ↗
Teams can transcribe meeting recordings from Zoom or Google Meet and produce recaps, action items and follow-up emails. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
- Transcription hours are capped per plan. Each plan has a total library allowance of transcribed hours: 30 on Hobby, 100 on Starter and 400 on Team; more hours must be bought. Official source 1 ↗
- No API on Hobby. API access and an onboarding call are not included in the Hobby plan. Official source 1 ↗
- File size limit. Uploaded files are limited to 10GB each on all self-serve plans. Official source 1 ↗
- Chatbot answers only from your library. The audience chatbot declines questions that your recordings do not cover. Official source 1 ↗
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