Simple, transparent pricing
Start free with 120 Deepgram minutes. Upgrade only if your library needs more audio-only transcription. Most users stay on Free — YouTube captions and RSS transcripts don't count against your minutes.
Free
$0/mo
Forever free. No credit card.
- ✓ Unlimited feeds (YouTube + RSS)
- ✓ 120 Deepgram credit minutes/mo
- ✓ Full Claude MCP access
- ✓ 5 simultaneous transcriptions
- — Priority queue
- — REST API access
- — Team sharing
Most popular
Solo
$12/mo
or $99/year — save 31%
- ✓ Everything in Free
- ✓ 600 Deepgram minutes/month
- ✓ Priority transcription queue
- ✓ Episode refresh (weekly RSS polling)
- — REST API access
- — Team sharing
Pro
$24/mo
or $199/year — save 31%
- ✓ Everything in Solo
- ✓ Unlimited Deepgram minutes
- ✓ REST API access
- ✓ Team sharing (up to 3 seats)
How PodPast.ai compares on price
| Product | Starting price | Cross-corpus search | Claude MCP |
|---|---|---|---|
| PodPast.ai | $0 (Free tier) | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ Native |
| Snipd | $8.99/mo (Premium) | ✗ Per-episode | ✗ |
| Podwise | $5.90–$11.90/mo | ✗ Per-episode | ✓ Ships |
| NotebookLM | Free (capped) | ✗ Per-notebook | ✗ |
Pricing questions
- How much does PodPast.ai cost?
- PodPast.ai has three tiers: Free ($0/month), Solo ($12/month or $99/year), and Pro ($24/month or $199/year). The free tier covers most casual users — it includes unlimited feed ingestion and 120 minutes of Deepgram transcription per month. Paid plans add more Deepgram minutes, API access, and team sharing.
- Does PodPast.ai have a free tier?
- Yes. The free tier is genuinely functional — not a trial. You get unlimited YouTube and RSS feed ingestion using free transcript sources, 120 Deepgram credit minutes (roughly 2 hours of audio-only episodes), full Claude MCP access, and 5 simultaneous transcription slots. No credit card required.
- What counts as a Deepgram credit minute?
- One Deepgram credit minute equals one minute of audio processed through Deepgram nova-2. YouTube captions and RSS transcript tags are free and do not count against your minutes. Most popular podcasts and all YouTube videos have free transcript sources available — Deepgram is only used as a fallback for audio-only feeds without a pre-existing transcript.
- Is there a refund policy?
- Yes. If you cancel within 7 days of your first paid charge and have processed fewer than 100 Deepgram minutes in that billing period, you are eligible for a full refund. Contact support@podpast.ai. Annual plans are refunded on a pro-rated basis within 30 days of purchase.
- Can teams share a PodPast.ai library?
- Team sharing is available on the Pro plan, which includes up to 3 seats. Each seat has independent login but shares the same vault and Deepgram minute pool. Seat-level permission controls (read-only vs. contributor) are on the roadmap for Q3 2026.
- Is there a founders' lifetime deal?
- A founders' lifetime deal is planned for the first 100 paying users who upgrade to Pro before the public launch. The deal will be announced via the mailing list. Sign up on the homepage to be notified.