Usage Monitoring

Keeping track of your text-to-speech and AI suite usage is crucial to making the most out of your Descript subscription. With the handy usage trackers available in the Settings menu, you can easily monitor your balances and ensure you stay within your plan's limits. Whether using the basic or advanced AI suite features or keeping an eye on your text-to-speech minutes, these trackers provide a clear overview of your current usage and help you manage your resources effectively.

How to Access Usage Trackers

  1. Open Descript: Fire up the Descript app on your device.
  2. Navigate to Settings: Click on your profile picture or initials in the top right corner to open the dropdown menu, then hit Settings.
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  3. Select Usage: In the Settings menu, under the Drive section, click on Usage.

Understanding Your Usage Trackers

In the Usage section, you'll see:

  • Current Plan: Your current subscription plan (like Creator) and when your usage limits reset.
  • Upgrade Option: A button to upgrade your plan for more features and higher limits.
  • User Information: Your account name and email.
  • Usage Details: This includes:
    • Underlord Basic AI Suite: Status of your basic AI features usage.
    • Underlord Advanced AI Suite: Status of your advanced AI features usage.
    • Text-to-Speech Minutes: Your remaining minutes for text-to-speech. For example, "2h remaining."
    • Regenerate: Number of uses left for the regenerate feature. For example, "100 uses remaining."

Additional Information

  • Icons: There's an info icon (i) next to each usage type. Hover over or click it for more details on each metric.

Keeping track of your usage helps you stay within your plan's limits and make the most of what Descript offers.

Viewing Usage Data for Drive Members

As a Drive admin, you can access detailed usage data for all Drive members. This information allows you to monitor the usage of AI suite features, text-to-speech minutes, and other features, ensuring that everyone stays within the limits of the current subscription plan.