Async
Verified BenchmarkPodcast and video recording with AI post-production (ex Podcastle)
Quality & reliability of primary audio output.
Remote recording
Onboarding & editor ergonomics.
Free · Essentials $11.99/mo annual ($19.99 monthly) · Pro $23.99/mo annual · Teams $84.99/mo
Scoring Vectors
Deterministic evaluation across the AiRecMark five-dimension rubric (v2-5dim)
# Async — official documentation
"https://async.com"
# Pricing source (T0): https://async.com/pricing
# Entry tier: Free · Essentials $11.99/mo annual ($19.99 monthly) · Pro $23.99/mo annual · Teams $84.99/mo (checked 2026-09-15)
# Rubric: v2-5dim · recorded features: 4
Quantitative Technical Specification
Core architectural subsystems in production release v2.5
Remote recording
Multitrack guests up to 4K on Pro.
AI editing
Edit by chatting with the editor.
Clips
AI repurposing for social.
Voice cloning
Dub and clone voices.
Direct Peer Matrix: Voice Synthesis & Conversational Engines
Standardized comparative evaluation using normalized 1,000-character test payloads
| Model & Provider | AiRecMark Score | Pricing Base | Performance (rubric) | Languages | Prosody Fidelity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Async Leader | 80.7 | $11.99/mo | 80/100 | — | 82% |
| ElevenLabs | 95.4 | Usage API / Tiered | — | — | — |
| PlayHT | 89.2 | Freemium | — | — | — |
| Cartesia | 85.8 | $5/mo | — | — | — |
| Adobe Podcast | 85.6 | $0/mo | — | — | — |
Commercial Tiers & Compute Allocation
Transparent character pools, concurrent socket capacities, and API rate limits
Entry tier for evaluation and light individual use.
- check Remote recording
- check AI editing
- check Clips
Free · Essentials $11.99/mo annual ($19.99 monthly) · Pro $23.99/mo annual · Teams $84.99/mo
- check Remote recording
- check AI editing
- check Clips
Dedicated infrastructure, security review, and compliance support.
- check SSO / SAML & audit controls
- check Dedicated support channel
- check Custom quota & SLA
Async stands out for multitrack remote recording up to 4K/48kHz. Podcast and video recording with AI post-production (ex Podcastle) anchors its proposition, and AiRecMark's five-dimension audit lands it at 80.7/100 — a pragmatic default for podcasters Moving to Video.