Wondercraft for podcasts in 2026: Convo Mode, and where the podcast tools went
by Danny Abdeljabbar, founder of manekuThe short answer
Wondercraft now describes itself as an AI video studio, with podcasts listed among its audio-first formats. Its main podcast feature is Convo Mode, launched in June 2025: you write a script like a screenplay, assign two AI voices, and it generates the whole conversation as one clip that you can edit and regenerate in parts. There's a free plan, and commercial rights start on the $25 a month Creator plan (as of October 2026).
Wondercraft was one of the earlier names in AI-generated audio, and it still shows up when people search for AI podcast tools. I build an AI co-host for podcasts, so I went through Wondercraft's current site, pricing and help center to see what it offers for podcasters today. Everything here is as of October 2026.
Wondercraft now leads with video
The first thing you'll notice is the positioning. Wondercraft's homepage describes it as an AI video studio for making professional, business-ready video. Podcasts are still there, listed with audio ads, meditations and narrated content as audio-first formats it supports.
The homepage still links to an AI podcast generator, described as a way to plan, record and auto-edit episodes with music and chapters. When I checked on October 8, 2026, though, that link pointed to an archived tools section and returned an error. The podcast feature that's clearly current and documented is Convo Mode.
What Convo Mode does
Convo Mode launched in June 2025. The idea is to generate a conversation between AI voices as a single performance, rather than stitching separate clips together, so the voices react to each other more naturally.
According to Wondercraft's help center, it's built for back-and-forth between two speakers. The workflow looks like this:
- Write or generate a script for two speakers. Wondercraft has a library prompt for a NotebookLM-style podcast as a starting point.
- Add performance cues. Filler words, pauses, emphasis, and short directions in square brackets before a line, like laughing or sighing.
- Describe the delivery of the whole conversation, including how the two speakers relate to each other.
- Generate, then fix in parts. If one section sounds wrong, you edit it and regenerate just that part instead of the whole clip.
What it costs
Wondercraft has a free plan with a small number of credits. The Creator plan, at $25 a month or $21 a month billed yearly, is where the pricing page lists no watermark and full commercial rights, along with a custom AI character. Pro starts at $45 a month and adds team seats and higher limits.
Who it's for
Convo Mode suits people who want tight control over a scripted two-voice conversation: audio ads, training material, explainer episodes, or a podcast-style segment where you care about exactly how each line lands. If you mainly want to make video, Wondercraft's broader studio is now built for that.
How it differs from an AI co-host
Convo Mode performs a conversation you've written. An AI co-host takes part in one you're actually having. maneku joins your Descript, Riverside or Restream recording as a participant with its own tile, name and voice. It listens to you and your guests, stays quiet until you summon it, and responds to whatever was just said.
| Wondercraft Convo Mode | maneku | |
|---|---|---|
| What it makes | A scripted conversation between two AI voices | A voice in your own recording |
| Where the words come from | A script you write or generate | A live conversation between real people |
| Who speaks | Two AI voices | You, your guests, and one AI voice when summoned |
| Where it runs | Wondercraft's web studio | A macOS app, inside Descript, Riverside or Restream |
For the full picture of AI podcast tools, including NotebookLM, HeyGen, Jellypod and ElevenLabs, see AI podcast generators vs. an AI co-host.
Questions people ask
Does Wondercraft still make AI podcasts?
Yes. Its site lists podcasts among the audio-first formats it supports, and Convo Mode is documented in its help center. The company now leads with video, though, and when I checked in October 2026 the podcast generator page linked from its homepage returned an error.
How many speakers does Wondercraft's Convo Mode support?
Wondercraft's help center describes Convo Mode as built for natural back-and-forth between two speakers.
Is Wondercraft free?
There's a free plan with a small number of credits. The pricing page lists no watermark and full commercial rights starting on the Creator plan, at $25 a month or $21 a month billed yearly, as of October 2026.
What's the difference between Wondercraft and an AI co-host?
Wondercraft generates a scripted conversation between AI voices. An AI co-host like maneku joins a recording you're actually making and speaks when you summon it.
Danny Abdeljabbar
I built maneku. I also make all the artwork and marketing for Dry Quest, an app I developed with my wife, and I'm usually building a smaller app or two on the side. I co-host the Bro History podcast, and by day I work in revenue operations. Before all of this, I was an artist across a lot of mediums, including music and audio.
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