Best for
Best for podcasters and video creators who want to record, clean up and re-cut a session by describing the edit.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI Sound & Audio Comparison
Async vs. LALAL.AI
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for extracting clean vocal or instrument stems from a finished mix.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Async | LALAL.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free tier; Essentials $19.99 / creator / month Billed per creator. Yearly billing takes 40 percent off, bringing Essentials to $11.99, Pro to $23.99 and Teams to $49.99 a month. Business is quoted. | lower value Free tier; Lite from $7.50 / month Lite is $90 per year and Pro $180 per year, both billed annually. One-off Fast queue packs: $50 for 750 minutes, $190 for 3,000, $300 for 5,000. |
| Free trial | Free plan: 3 hours of video recording, 10 lifetime AI credits and 1 hour of transcription, for one creator | Starter tier, always free: 10 minutes in the Relaxed queue |
| Users | Millions of creators, per the vendor | Not stated |
| Commercial use | Not stated | Yes |
| Output | Edited audio and video, transcripts, captions and short-form clips | Separated stems as MP3, OGG, AAC, AIFF, WAV or FLAC |
| API | Yes, the Async Voice API | Yes, on the Pro tier |
| What it does | Records, edits and publishes podcasts and video, with the edit driven by chat instructions instead of a timeline | Splits a finished track into vocals, instrumental, drums, bass, guitar, synth, piano, strings and wind, and separates lead from backing vocals; four neural models can be run on the same track |
| Noise removal and repair | Yes, Magic Dust removes background noise and clarifies the voice; a separate pass cuts filler words, pauses, repeats and bad takes | Yes, Voice Cleaner removes background music, plosives and mic rumble, with a separate echo and reverb remover for voice recordings |
| Mastering and loudness | AI Auto leveling optimizes the volume and noise levels across a track, but there is no mastering pass and no stated LUFS loudness target | Not offered; the toolset covers separation and cleanup, not mixing or mastering |
| Where it runs | In the browser, with remote recording for up to 10 participants and multitrack recording on the higher plans | In the browser, in desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, in mobile apps for iOS and Android, and as a VST plugin in a DAW on the Pro tier |
| Also included | Transcription, styled automatic captions, AI voice generation, generated B-roll and scenes, beat-synced pacing and short-form clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts | Voice Changer and Voice Cloner, batch processing on paid tiers, and a choice of four separation models per track |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Async Free tier; Essentials $19.99 / creator / month LALAL.AI Free tier; Lite from $7.50 / month
- Free trial Async Free plan: 3 hours of video recording, 10 lifetime AI credits and 1 hour of transcription, for one creator LALAL.AI Starter tier, always free: 10 minutes in the Relaxed queue
- Company size Async Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise LALAL.AI Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Support Async Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum LALAL.AI Email helpdesk
- Output Async Edited audio and video, transcripts, captions and short-form clips LALAL.AI Separated stems as MP3, OGG, AAC, AIFF, WAV or FLAC
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Async
Strengths
- Records, cleans up, edits and publishes in one browser tool
- Editing by chat instruction rather than by timeline
- Turns one recording into clips, captions and a transcript
- Free plan available, and a developer voice API alongside the studio
Limitations
- The public pricing page names the plans but leaves the amounts blank, so a price has to be looked up in the help centre or in the app
- Metered in AI credits, so heavy months cost more regardless of seat count
- Free plan's AI credits and transcription are lifetime allowances, not monthly ones
- The vendor cautions that AI edits need reviewing
LALAL.AI
Strengths
- Extracts ten stem types, including lead against backing vocals
- Runs in the browser, on desktop, on mobile and as a VST plugin
- One-off minute packs, so no subscription is required
Limitations
- Covers separation and cleanup only, with no mixing or mastering
- Quality varies with the source mix
- Fast queue minutes are capped per month; the unlimited queue is the slow one
Plans
Pricing
Async
- Free $0 One creator, 3 hours of video recording, 10 remote participants, 10 lifetime AI credits and 1 hour of transcription.
- Essentials $19.99 Per creator per month, or $11.99 a month billed yearly. 8 hours of recording, 450 AI credits a month, 10 hours of transcription, no watermark and 320 kbps MP3 audio.
- Pro $39.99 Per creator per month, or $23.99 a month billed yearly. 20 hours of recording, 1,200 AI credits a month, 25 hours of transcription, 4K video and unlimited cloud storage.
- Teams $84.99 Per creator per month, or $49.99 a month billed yearly. 20 hours of recording, 3,000 AI credits a month, 100 hours of transcription, unlimited multitrack recording and collaboration features.
- Business Not stated Custom, contact sales.
LALAL.AI
- Starter $0 Always free. 10 minutes in the Relaxed queue, 200 MB per file, preview only.
- Lite $90 Per year, $7.50 per month billed annually. Unlimited Relaxed queue minutes, 90 Fast queue minutes a month, 2 GB per file, batch processing.
- Pro $180 Per year, $15 per month billed annually. 250 Fast queue minutes a month, plus the VST plugin and API access.
- Fast queue packs From $50 One-off: $50 for 750 minutes, $190 for 3,000, $300 for 5,000.
What users say
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Async
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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LALAL.AI
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Async https://async.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-17
LALAL.AI https://www.lalal.ai · no check date recorded yet
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