Cleanvoice AI review: priced by the hour of audio processed
Cleanvoice AI cleans up recorded audio and does nothing else, and it is metered by hours of audio processed rather than by seats or episodes. Our check of cleanvoice.ai on 14 June 2026 recorded $11 a month for 10 hours, $30 for 30 hours and $90 for 100 hours. That evidence is four months old.
The short answer
Buy Cleanvoice AI Buy the Starter plan if you edit elsewhere and want filler words, dead air and background noise taken out before you start. It was $11 a month for 10 hours of audio processed when we checked cleanvoice.ai on 14 June 2026, or $110 a year on the annual rate.
Skip it if your editor already does cleanup. Descript includes filler word removal at $24 a month on Hobbyist, verified 1 October 2026, so paying separately for cleanup buys you a second bill for a feature you have.
Where Cleanvoice AI fits
Cleanvoice AI is a post-production step, not a recorder and not an editor. You upload a finished raw file, it removes filler words, dead air, mouth noise and background hum, and you download the cleaned file and carry on editing wherever you already edit. Understanding that it sits in the middle of a workflow is most of the buying decision.
The meter is hours of audio processed, and that unit is the thing to hold on to. Our 14 June 2026 check recorded Starter at $11 a month for 10 hours, Standard at $30 a month for 30 hours and Pro at $90 a month for 100 hours. Nothing here is priced per seat or per episode.
Translate that into episodes before you choose a tier. A weekly show with a 90-minute raw recording uses six hours a month, which sits inside Starter with room to spare. A daily show, or one that records three hours to publish forty minutes, moves to Standard quickly.
Unused hours roll over up to three times your plan limit, which our June check recorded and which softens the usual problem with a usage meter. On Starter that means a ceiling of 30 banked hours, so a quiet month is not money burned, though the rollover is capped rather than indefinite.
Annual billing was $110 for Starter, $300 for Standard and $900 for Pro on the same check. Twelve months of Starter at $11 is $132, so the annual rate saved $22 across the year and works out at about $9.17 a month, a division we have done rather than a headline rate. Standard at $300 against $360 saves $60, and Pro at $900 against $1,080 saves $180.
There is also a pay-as-you-go option, which our check recorded as starting at $11 for five hours of credits valid for two years. That is twice the per-hour cost of the Starter subscription, $11 for five hours against $11 for ten, so credits suit the podcaster who publishes in bursts rather than weekly.
This pricing was last verified on 14 June 2026 and has not been re-checked since, so allow for four months of drift. Usage tiers and rollover rules are exactly the sort of thing that moves. Read the current rate card before committing, and see the transcription and captions category for the adjacent tools.
Cleanvoice AI pricing
Cleanvoice AI meters by hours of audio processed, so your bill follows how much raw recording you push through it rather than how many people are on the account. The figures below come from our check of cleanvoice.ai on 14 June 2026 and have not been re-verified since.
| Plan | Price | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 | 30 minutes of audio processing, no subscription |
| Starter | $11/mo | 10 hours of audio processed a month. $110 a year, about $9.17 a month by our own division |
| Standard | $30/mo | 30 hours of audio processed a month. $300 a year, which is $25 a month |
| Pro | $90/mo | 100 hours of audio processed a month. $900 a year, which is $75 a month |
| Pay as you go | $11 for 5 hours | Credits valid for two years, no subscription |
One meter runs here, and it is hours of audio processed. Five things set your cost:
- Hours of raw audio you upload each month, not finished episode length. A show that records three hours to publish one consumes three hours of the allowance.
- Which tier that lands you in. 10 hours was $11 a month, 30 hours was $30 and 100 hours was $90 on our 14 June 2026 check.
- Rollover, capped at three times your plan limit. On Starter that is 30 banked hours, so a quiet month is carried rather than lost.
- Billing period. Starter annual was $110 against $132 for twelve monthly payments, a saving of $22 across the year.
- Whether you subscribe at all. Credits were $11 for five hours, twice the subscription rate per hour, so they only make sense for irregular publishing.
Cleanvoice AI pricing against the recording tools
Cleanvoice AI is not an alternative to a recorder, it is something you buy on top of one, and that is the fair way to read the price. Riverside was $29 a month on Pro, verified 1 October 2026, and records as well as edits. Podcastle was $14.99 a month on Storyteller, verified 10 June 2026, with its own one-click cleanup. Stacking Cleanvoice Starter on a recorder at $11 a month means a combined bill rather than a replacement, which is the comparison that matters.
Cleanvoice AI billing terms worth knowing
The hour meter and the rollover cap are the two terms that decide whether this is cheap for you.
- Unit
- Hours of audio processed, not seats and not episodes, as of 14 June 2026.
- Free trial
- 30 minutes of processing. Enough for a segment, not a full episode.
- Starter
- $11 per month for 10 hours, or $110 a year. $132 or $110 across a year.
- Standard
- $30 per month for 30 hours, or $300 a year. $360 or $300 across a year.
- Pro
- $90 per month for 100 hours, or $900 a year. $1,080 or $900 across a year.
- Rollover
- Unused hours roll over up to three times the plan limit, so 30 hours on Starter.
- Check date
- 14 June 2026. Not re-verified since, so confirm before buying.
If the current rate card differs from these figures, the rate card is right and this page is four months behind it. The thing to price is not Cleanvoice on its own but Cleanvoice plus whatever you record and edit with, and our creator tool cost calculators will total that stack once you have today's numbers.
What Cleanvoice AI gives up
It does not edit. Cleanvoice removes the things you would have cut anyway, so structure, pacing, music and sound design stay with you and with whatever editor you already pay for.
It does not record either, so this is always a second subscription. A podcaster on Starter at $11 a month is paying that on top of a recorder, and the honest cost of the workflow is the sum of the two.
The processing is rule-based and it is not always right. Filler word removal can cut a word that was doing work, or leave a seam you can hear, which means listening to the output rather than publishing it unheard.
The free trial is 30 minutes of processing, which our 14 June 2026 check recorded, and that is not enough to evaluate a full episode. You will be forming a judgement on a segment.
Transcription is included but it is a by-product rather than the point, so anything accuracy-critical belongs with a dedicated service. Otter.ai and Rev exist for that reason.
The hour meter counts raw uploads, which punishes a loose recording habit. A host who records three hours to publish forty minutes pays for three hours, and that is worth knowing before you choose the cheapest tier.
Our pricing evidence is from 14 June 2026 and four months old. Usage tiers, rollover caps and credit expiry are all terms that change quietly, so treat every figure on this page as something to confirm rather than something to budget against.
How Cleanvoice AI compares
The three tools below are the ones weighed against Cleanvoice AI, and the axis is a narrow cleanup step against a platform that includes cleanup. Each price is that vendor's own published rate with the date we checked it, and those dates differ. The full field sits in the podcast recording software category.
| Tool | Best for | Price | Where it breaks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanvoice AI | Automated cleanup before you edit elsewhere | $11/mo for 10 processing hours (June 2026) | No recording, no editing, raw uploads eat the allowance |
| Podcastle | Recording, cleanup and hosting in one browser tab | Free, $14.99/mo Storyteller (June 2026) | Remote audio quality trails local-recording tools |
| Riverside | Recording video and audio cleanly in the first place | Free, $29/mo Pro (October 2026) | A recorder and editor, so a heavier purchase |
| Cleanfeed | Audio-only recording at the highest fidelity | Free Lite, $36/mo Pro (June 2026) | No cleanup automation and no video |
What to test on the Cleanvoice AI free trial
The trial was 30 minutes of audio processing on our 14 June 2026 check, with no credit card recorded. That is one segment, so spend it deliberately. Our figures are four months old, so confirm the allowance first.
- Check the current trial allowance and the per-tier hours on cleanvoice.ai. Our June 2026 figures are the oldest thing on this page.
- Upload your worst real recording, not a clean test file. Cleanup tools are bought for bad audio and that is the only fair test.
- Listen to the whole processed segment for seams. A cut that removes half a word is the failure mode you are checking for.
- Test it in the language you publish in. Detection accuracy is strongest in English and varies elsewhere.
- Add up the raw hours you upload in a normal month. 10 hours was $11 a month on our check and 30 hours was $30, so the sum decides the tier.
- Decide between a subscription and credits. Credits were $11 for five hours, twice the Starter rate per hour, so they only suit irregular publishing.
- Price your whole chain before subscribing. If your editor already removes filler words, the honest comparison is Cleanvoice plus your recorder against Podcastle at $14.99 a month on Storyteller, verified 10 June 2026, and the cost calculators will total both.
Cleanvoice AI questions buyers ask
How much does Cleanvoice AI cost per month?
Cleanvoice AI is metered by hours of audio processed. Our check of cleanvoice.ai on 14 June 2026 recorded Starter at $11/month for 10 hours, Standard at $30/month for 30 hours and Pro at $90/month for 100 hours. The annual rates on the same check were $110, $300 and $900, so Starter works out at $110 across a year against $132 for twelve monthly payments. Pay-as-you-go credits started at $11 for 5 hours and were valid for two years, and the free trial covered 30 minutes of processing. Those figures are four months old.
Does Cleanvoice AI have a free trial?
Yes. Cleanvoice offers a free trial with 30 minutes of audio processing. That's enough to test one segment of an episode but not a full 60-minute recording. No credit card is required for the trial. To properly evaluate the tool, upload a real raw recording (not a clean test file) and listen critically to the processed output.
Who is Cleanvoice AI best for?
Cleanvoice is best for podcasters who spend significant time manually removing filler words, background noise, and dead air from recordings. It's ideal if you edit in a separate DAW (Audacity, GarageBand, Logic Pro) and want to automate the cleanup step. It's not for you if you already use Descript or Adobe Podcast, which include similar cleanup features.
Cleanvoice AI vs Descript: which is better for podcast cleanup?
Descript is a full editing platform that includes filler word removal among many other features, and its Hobbyist plan was $24 a month when Descript's pricing was verified on 1 October 2026. Cleanvoice AI is a cleanup step and nothing else, at $11 a month for 10 hours of audio processed as verified on 14 June 2026. Choose Cleanvoice if you edit elsewhere and want focused cleanup. Choose Descript if you want cleanup and editing in one tool. Note that the two checks are nearly four months apart.
What languages does Cleanvoice AI support?
Cleanvoice detects and removes filler words in multiple languages, including English, German, French, and Portuguese. Multi-language support is a genuine differentiator: most competitors only handle English fillers. Accuracy is strongest in English and varies for other languages. Test with your specific language content before committing to a subscription.
How accurate is Cleanvoice AI's filler word removal?
Accuracy is good but not perfect. Cleanvoice catches the majority of common fillers ('um,' 'uh,' 'like,' 'you know') in clear speech. It occasionally removes non-filler words or cuts too aggressively, creating choppy transitions. Fast-paced conversations with overlapping speakers are harder for the AI. Always review the processed audio before publishing.
Does Cleanvoice AI include transcription?
Yes. Cleanvoice generates transcriptions along with episode summaries and show notes. However, the transcription quality is average compared to dedicated services like Otter.ai or Rev. For rough show notes and content ideas, it's adequate. For verbatim transcripts or accuracy-critical uses, you may need a separate transcription tool.
Can I use Cleanvoice AI with my existing podcast editor?
Yes. Cleanvoice fits into any existing workflow. Upload your raw audio file, let Cleanvoice process it, then download the cleaned file and import it into Audacity, GarageBand, Descript, Adobe Audition, or whatever editor you use. It's designed as a preprocessing step, not a replacement for your editor.
Is Cleanvoice AI worth it compared to manual editing?
It depends on how much cleanup you do by hand. Starter was $11 a month for 10 hours of audio processed on our 14 June 2026 check, so the question is whether removing filler words and dead air from those hours yourself would take longer than the plan is worth to you. If you spend only a few minutes per episode on cleanup, or you enjoy that part of the work, the subscription will not pay for itself. Time one real episode before deciding.
Can I cancel Cleanvoice AI anytime?
Yes. Monthly subscriptions can be cancelled anytime. Unused subscription hours roll over up to 3x your plan limit, so there's no urgency to use all your hours before cancelling. Pay-as-you-go credits remain valid for 2 years after purchase, regardless of subscription status. Annual plans continue through the prepaid period.