Buzzsprout Cohost

Cohost AI represents a significant advancement in podcast production, offering a suite of automated features that reduce the workload on podcasters, allowing them to concentrate more on creating engaging content.

Buzzsprout Cohost is a valuable tool for podcasters of all levels, helping you save time, improve your discoverability, and reach a wider audience.

Cohost Features

• Automated Content Creation: Cohost AI generates episode titles, descriptions, chapter markers, and complete transcripts using advanced transcription engines. This feature assists podcasters by automating time-consuming tasks​​​​.

• Episode Title Generation: Cohost AI proposes five episode titles based on the topics discussed in the podcast episode, which podcasters can select or modify for the final title​​​​.

• Paragraph-Formatted Episode Descriptions: The tool writes episode descriptions covering each topic, which can be edited before publishing​​​​.

• Chapter Markers and Transcripts: It includes Podcasting 2.0 features like transcripts and chapter markers, enhancing the episode's structure and accessibility​​​​.

• Integration with Buzzsprout Features: Cohost AI complements Buzzsprout's existing features like Magic Mastering, Dynamic Content, automatic file optimization, and the Smart Insertion Point Finder​​.

Cohost Pricing

• Free Plan
• 3-hour Buzzsprout Subscription: $10/month
• 6-hour Buzzsprout Subscription: $20/month
• 12-hour Buzzsprout Subscription: $30/month

Cohost Usages

• Streamlining Episode Creation: Cohost AI simplifies the podcast creation process, allowing podcasters to focus more on content rather than on technical details​​.

• Content Ideas and Drafting: The tool provides episode title ideas, drafts episode descriptions, defines chapter markers, prepares social media posts, and transcribes episodes​​.

• Transcriptions: Obtain a written record of your audio, making your content accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing listeners while facilitating SEO benefits.

• Blog Post Drafts: Cohost AI creates draft blog posts summarizing your episode, providing engaging content for your website, and promoting your podcast.

• Review and Adjustment: After processing, the Cohost AI Summary provides all generated information for review and adjustment by the podcaster​​.

Cohost Competitors

• Deepgram: Deepgram specializes in AI-powered speech recognition and offers solutions for audio transcription and analysis​​.

• Dubb Media: An AI tool that assists in creating marketing content for podcasts, including show notes, social media posts, newsletter content, and transcriptions​​.

• Podcast Marketing: A tool specifically geared towards marketing aspects of podcasting with AI assistance​​.

• Whisper: An AI-powered tool focused on podcast marketing, transcription, and show notes creation​​.

• Podsqueeze: AI tool that assists in podcast transcription and marketing asset creation​​. tool designed to aid in podcast production and marketing, focusing on content optimization and promotion​​.

• Podium: Offers AI-powered transcription, show notes creation and promotional content generation for podcasts​​.

Cohost Launch & Funding

Cohost AI was announced by Buzzsprout on May 25, 2023​​. The tool's launch coincided with a $10 million Series B funding round for Buzzsprout.

Cohost Limitation

• Transcripts: While generally accurate, transcripts can have errors, especially with accents, technical jargon, or fast-paced dialogue. Manual editing is often necessary.

• Descriptions and Titles: AI-generated descriptions and titles may not always capture the nuances of your episode or resonate with your target audience. You'll likely need to refine them to ensure clarity and appeal.

• Marketing materials: Though Cohost AI generates draft tweets and blog posts, they might require significant adjustments to sound natural and engaging.

• Limited control: You can't fine-tune the AI's output beyond choosing from a handful of title suggestions and editing the generated text.

• No genre-specific options: The AI doesn't adapt its style to different podcast genres, potentially leading to generic or off-target outputs.

• No social media editing: The automatically generated social media posts and blog drafts can't be edited within Buzzsprout. You'll need to copy and paste them into your preferred platform for further tweaks.

• Cost: Cohost AI is only available on the Buzzsprout Pro plan and above, which may not be suitable for all budget levels.