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AI tools for podcasters — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for ai tools for podcasters, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Swell AI moved #7 → #5
▼Otter moved #6 → #8
▼Podsqueeze moved #5 → #6
▲Auphonic moved #8 → #7
▲Whisper moved #10 → #9
▼Podcastle moved #9 → #10
▼Adobe Podcast -7.2pp (42.9% → 35.7%)
▲Swell AI +4.8pp (23.8% → 28.6%)
▼Podcastle -4.3pp (22.2% → 17.9%)
▼Otter -4pp (25.4% → 21.4%)
▼Podsqueeze -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
▼Riverside -2.8pp (49.2% → 46.4%)
▲Auphonic +1.2pp (23.8% → 25%)
▼Whisper -1.1pp (19% → 17.9%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INWhisper entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTOpus Clip left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Swell AI moved #9 → #7
▲Castmagic moved #4 → #3
▼Adobe Podcast moved #3 → #4
▼Auphonic moved #7 → #8
▼Podcastle moved #8 → #9
▲Whisper moved #11 → #10
▼Opus Clip moved #10 → #11
▼Riverside -3.2pp (52.4% → 49.2%)
▲Castmagic +3.1pp (42.9% → 46%)
▲Descript +1.6pp (61.9% → 63.5%)
▲Podsqueeze +1.6pp (27% → 28.6%)
▲Swell AI +1.6pp (22.2% → 23.8%)
▼Auphonic -1.6pp (25.4% → 23.8%)
▼Podcastle -1.6pp (23.8% → 22.2%)
▼Opus Clip -1.6pp (20.6% → 19%)
▼Adobe Podcast -1.5pp (44.4% → 42.9%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

▲ INOpus Clip entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTWhisper left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼Whisper moved #9 → #11
▲Otter moved #7 → #6
▼Auphonic moved #6 → #7
▲Swell AI moved #10 → #9
▲Opus Clip moved #11 → #10
▲Swell AI +3.2pp (19% → 22.2%)
▼Podsqueeze -2.8pp (29.8% → 27%)
▲Riverside +2.4pp (50% → 52.4%)
▼Whisper -2.4pp (21.4% → 19%)
▼Castmagic -2.3pp (45.2% → 42.9%)
▼Adobe Podcast -2pp (46.4% → 44.4%)
▼Auphonic -2pp (27.4% → 25.4%)
▲Opus Clip +1.6pp (19% → 20.6%)
▲Podcastle +1.2pp (22.6% → 23.8%)

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INSwell AI entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTElevenLabs left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Swell AI moved #13 → #10
▼ElevenLabs moved #10 → #12
▲Auphonic moved #7 → #6
▼Otter moved #6 → #7
▲Podcastle moved #9 → #8
▼Whisper moved #8 → #9
▼ElevenLabs -4.8pp (23.8% → 19%)
▼Adobe Podcast -4.4pp (50.8% → 46.4%)
▼Whisper -4pp (25.4% → 21.4%)
▼Otter -3.6pp (28.6% → 25%)
▲Swell AI +3.1pp (15.9% → 19%)
▼Podsqueeze -1.9pp (31.7% → 29.8%)
▼Descript -1.6pp (63.5% → 61.9%)
▼Auphonic -1.2pp (28.6% → 27.4%)
▼Podcastle -1.2pp (23.8% → 22.6%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

▲Otter moved #8 → #6
▲Whisper moved #10 → #8
▼Podcastle moved #7 → #9
▲Riverside moved #3 → #2
▼Adobe Podcast moved #2 → #3
▼Auphonic moved #6 → #7
▼ElevenLabs moved #9 → #10
▲Whisper +3.3pp (22.1% → 25.4%)
▲Otter +2.6pp (26% → 28.6%)
▲Descript +2.5pp (61% → 63.5%)
▼Podcastle -2.2pp (26% → 23.8%)
▼ElevenLabs -2.2pp (26% → 23.8%)
▲Riverside +1.4pp (49.4% → 50.8%)
▲Adobe Podcast +1.4pp (49.4% → 50.8%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ElevenLabs +3.1pp (22.9% → 26%)
▲Riverside +2.5pp (46.9% → 49.4%)
▲Whisper +2.3pp (19.8% → 22.1%)
▼Auphonic -1.6pp (30.2% → 28.6%)
▼Descript -1.5pp (62.5% → 61%)
▲Podsqueeze +1.2pp (31.3% → 32.5%)
▼Podcastle -1.1pp (27.1% → 26%)
▼Otter -1.1pp (27.1% → 26%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

▲ INWhisper entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTCleanvoice left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼Cleanvoice moved #9 → #11
▲ElevenLabs moved #10 → #9
▲Whisper moved #11 → #10
▼Cleanvoice -3pp (21.8% → 18.8%)
▲ElevenLabs +2.9pp (20% → 22.9%)
▲Whisper +2.5pp (17.3% → 19.8%)
▼Podsqueeze -2.3pp (33.6% → 31.3%)
▼Podcastle -2pp (29.1% → 27.1%)
▼Auphonic -1.6pp (31.8% → 30.2%)
▲Otter +1.6pp (25.5% → 27.1%)
▼Descript -1.1pp (63.6% → 62.5%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Descript64.3%
#2Riverside46.4%
#3Castmagic46.4%
#4Adobe Podcast35.7%
#5Swell AI28.6%
#6Podsqueeze25%
#7Auphonic25%
#8Otter21.4%
#9Whisper17.9%
#10Podcastle17.9%

Sep 7, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside49.2%
#3Castmagic46%
#4Adobe Podcast42.9%
#5Podsqueeze28.6%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Swell AI23.8%
#8Auphonic23.8%
#9Podcastle22.2%
#10Whisper19%

Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside49.2%
#3Castmagic46%
#4Adobe Podcast42.9%
#5Podsqueeze28.6%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Swell AI23.8%
#8Auphonic23.8%
#9Podcastle22.2%
#10Whisper19%

Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside49.2%
#3Castmagic46%
#4Adobe Podcast42.9%
#5Podsqueeze28.6%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Swell AI23.8%
#8Auphonic23.8%
#9Podcastle22.2%
#10Whisper19%

Sep 4, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside49.2%
#3Castmagic46%
#4Adobe Podcast42.9%
#5Podsqueeze28.6%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Swell AI23.8%
#8Auphonic23.8%
#9Podcastle22.2%
#10Whisper19%

Sep 3, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside49.2%
#3Castmagic46%
#4Adobe Podcast42.9%
#5Podsqueeze28.6%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Swell AI23.8%
#8Auphonic23.8%
#9Podcastle22.2%
#10Whisper19%

Sep 2, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside49.2%
#3Castmagic46%
#4Adobe Podcast42.9%
#5Podsqueeze28.6%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Swell AI23.8%
#8Auphonic23.8%
#9Podcastle22.2%
#10Whisper19%

Sep 1, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Descript61.9%
#2Riverside52.4%
#3Adobe Podcast44.4%
#4Castmagic42.9%
#5Podsqueeze27%
#6Otter25.4%
#7Auphonic25.4%
#8Podcastle23.8%
#9Swell AI22.2%
#10Opus Clip20.6%

Aug 31, 202684 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Descript61.9%
#2Riverside50%
#3Adobe Podcast46.4%
#4Castmagic45.2%
#5Podsqueeze29.8%
#6Auphonic27.4%
#7Otter25%
#8Podcastle22.6%
#9Whisper21.4%
#10Swell AI19%

Aug 30, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-5

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside50.8%
#3Adobe Podcast50.8%
#4Castmagic46%
#5Podsqueeze31.7%
#6Otter28.6%
#7Auphonic28.6%
#8Whisper25.4%
#9Podcastle23.8%
#10ElevenLabs23.8%

Aug 29, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-5

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside50.8%
#3Adobe Podcast50.8%
#4Castmagic46%
#5Podsqueeze31.7%
#6Otter28.6%
#7Auphonic28.6%
#8Whisper25.4%
#9Podcastle23.8%
#10ElevenLabs23.8%

Aug 28, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-5

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside50.8%
#3Adobe Podcast50.8%
#4Castmagic46%
#5Podsqueeze31.7%
#6Otter28.6%
#7Auphonic28.6%
#8Whisper25.4%
#9Podcastle23.8%
#10ElevenLabs23.8%

Aug 27, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-5

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside50.8%
#3Adobe Podcast50.8%
#4Castmagic46%
#5Podsqueeze31.7%
#6Otter28.6%
#7Auphonic28.6%
#8Whisper25.4%
#9Podcastle23.8%
#10ElevenLabs23.8%

Aug 26, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1Descript63.5%
#2Riverside50.8%
#3Adobe Podcast50.8%
#4Castmagic46%
#5Podsqueeze31.7%
#6Otter28.6%
#7Auphonic28.6%
#8Whisper25.4%
#9Podcastle23.8%
#10ElevenLabs23.8%

Aug 25, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1Descript61%
#2Adobe Podcast49.4%
#3Riverside49.4%
#4Castmagic45.5%
#5Podsqueeze32.5%
#6Auphonic28.6%
#7Podcastle26%
#8Otter26%
#9ElevenLabs26%
#10Whisper22.1%

Aug 24, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1Descript61%
#2Adobe Podcast49.4%
#3Riverside49.4%
#4Castmagic45.5%
#5Podsqueeze32.5%
#6Auphonic28.6%
#7Podcastle26%
#8Otter26%
#9ElevenLabs26%
#10Whisper22.1%

Aug 23, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1Descript61%
#2Adobe Podcast49.4%
#3Riverside49.4%
#4Castmagic45.5%
#5Podsqueeze32.5%
#6Auphonic28.6%
#7Podcastle26%
#8Otter26%
#9ElevenLabs26%
#10Whisper22.1%

Aug 22, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1Descript61%
#2Adobe Podcast49.4%
#3Riverside49.4%
#4Castmagic45.5%
#5Podsqueeze32.5%
#6Auphonic28.6%
#7Podcastle26%
#8Otter26%
#9ElevenLabs26%
#10Whisper22.1%

Aug 21, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 20, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 19, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 18, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 17, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 16, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 15, 202696 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1Descript62.5%
#2Adobe Podcast49%
#3Riverside46.9%
#4Castmagic44.8%
#5Podsqueeze31.3%
#6Auphonic30.2%
#7Podcastle27.1%
#8Otter27.1%
#9ElevenLabs22.9%
#10Whisper19.8%

Aug 14, 2026110 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1Descript63.6%
#2Adobe Podcast49.1%
#3Riverside46.4%
#4Castmagic44.5%
#5Podsqueeze33.6%
#6Auphonic31.8%
#7Podcastle29.1%
#8Otter25.5%
#9Cleanvoice21.8%
#10ElevenLabs20%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/ai-tools-for-podcasters/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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