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Async

Verified Benchmark

Podcast and video recording with AI post-production (ex Podcastle)

FREEMIUM PRICING SCORE 80.7/100 4 RECORDED FEATURES UPDATED 2026-09-15
AiRecMark Score
80.7 /100
workspace_premium #24 in Voice & Music AI
Launch Console north_east
Output Quality record_voice_over
82%

Quality & reliability of primary audio output.

Feature Depth bolt

Remote recording

Usability fingerprint
84%

Onboarding & editor ergonomics.

Entry Price payments
$11.99/mo

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)

SNAPSHOT 2026-09-15
sentiment_satisfied Output Quality & Reliability (Weighted 25%) 82%
format_quote Feature Depth & Integrations (Weighted 20%) 82%
noise_aware Onboarding & Usability (Weighted 15%) 84%
auto_stories Runtime Performance & Latency (Weighted 20%) 80%
graphic_eq Price-to-Value Efficiency (Weighted 20%) 76%
PACKET TRANSIT DISTRIBUTION (PING JITTER) 5-dim spread ±4.0 pts (5-dim spread)
40ms 65ms (Median) 75ms (Flash TTFT) 120ms
graphic_eq ARCHIVE RECORD
v2-5dim
QUALITY DIM 82%
FEATURES DIM 82%
VALUE DIM 76%
terminal quickstart.py
# 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

speed

Remote recording

Multitrack guests up to 4K on Pro.

Capability T0 Verified
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AI editing

Edit by chatting with the editor.

Capability T0 Verified
support_agent

Clips

AI repurposing for social.

Capability T0 Verified
surround_sound

Voice cloning

Dub and clone voices.

Capability T0 Verified

Direct Peer Matrix: Voice Synthesis & Conversational Engines

Standardized comparative evaluation using normalized 1,000-character test payloads

Benchmarks Updated 2026-09-14
Model & Provider AiRecMark Score Pricing Base Performance (rubric) Languages Prosody Fidelity
Async Leader 80.7 $11.99/mo 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

Free
$0 forever

Entry tier for evaluation and light individual use.

  • check Remote recording
  • check AI editing
  • check Clips
Pro Popular
$11.99 /mo

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
Enterprise
Custom SLA terms

Dedicated infrastructure, security review, and compliance support.

  • check SSO / SAML & audit controls
  • check Dedicated support channel
  • check Custom quota & SLA
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AIrecmark Analyst Consensus Verdict SCORING MODEL: v2-5dim

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.

Lead Evaluator: AiRecMark Audio Analyst Group
ARCHIVE SNAPSHOT: 2026-09-15 · async.com