RRiverside Agents

Riverside has hosted more than 40 million recording sessions, and on October 27, 2026 it gave those sessions a production crew: four AI agents called the Producer, the Editor, the Clipper and the Marketer. They prepare an interview, plan the cut of a full episode, find the clips worth posting and write and schedule the social posts, all in the same tool where the show was recorded. Riverside names Spotify, NBC and The New York Times among its customers.

Riverside Agents are best for podcasters, video creators and brand or media teams that already record in Riverside and want the after-show work handled for them. The agents were days old at the time of writing, some capabilities depend on the plan, and security controls such as SOC 2 and SSO sit on the custom Business tier. The agents come with every plan, paid plans start at $24 a month billed annually, and we rate Riverside Agents 9.0/10 on our scale. We have not used the product ourselves; this review is based on Riverside’s published pricing, product pages and announcements.

Riverside’s 40 Million Sessions and the New Agent Layer

Riverside is a mature recording platform that has just added an agent layer, so most of the hard numbers describe the platform the agents sit on.

For a buyer, the scale numbers matter more than the launch claims. Forty million sessions and a million creators mean the recording and editing base the agents rely on is proven, even if the agents themselves are new. The Mastra case study adds a useful detail: the Co-Creator works by calling the same product tools a human would use, so its output lands in Riverside’s normal editor rather than in a separate system.

The price list is the second signal. Most rivals charge per credit for agent work, while Riverside says its Co-Creator, Magic Clips and Magic Audio do not draw on credits. Heavy clippers should still check which agent features fall under credit-based tools such as AI B-roll and animated clips.

A Virtual Production Team Working Around Each Recording

Riverside describes the agents as a production team that works around a recording. They act on their own once a session ends, but they hand decisions back to the user at the points that matter.

Producer, Editor, Clipper and Marketer

• Producer: prepares the session and supports the host while recording, with interview questions, talking points, scenes, layouts and branding.
• Editor: turns a full-length recording into a finished episode, proposing edit decisions and adding layouts, B-roll, motion graphics, audio polish, captions and branding. It builds a plan for the whole episode and works through it with you.
• Clipper: finds moments worth sharing and turns them into ready-to-post clips, flagging them before you have watched the recording back.
• Marketer: writes post copy and show notes, creates thumbnails, recommends where each clip should run, and posts or schedules clips across social channels after approval.

What Happens After a Recording

1. Record: the session is captured in up to 4K with separate audio and video tracks for each participant.
2. Clips and plan appear: the Clipper flags highlights and the Editor prepares a plan for the cut; you get a notification when clips are ready.
3. Review the edit: you approve, change or reject the Editor’s proposed decisions.
4. Hand off to the Marketer: finished clips move to the Marketer with a recommendation on where to post them.
5. Approve and publish: the Marketer posts or schedules clips and episodes once you sign off.

How the Mastra-Built Co-Creator Paved the Way

According to Mastra’s September 2026 customer story, the Co-Creator that preceded the four agents is a Node.js service built on Mastra. Riverside exposes its product features and knowledge base as tools, loads task-specific skills, and lets the model choose things like the moment, framing and copy for a thumbnail. Video editing is handled by a separate Python agent, the Director, which the Co-Creator calls over A2A. Chat history and working memory carry context into later conversations. Clients include the React web app and native iOS, Android and Mac apps.

Publishing Approval and Hosting Stay With the Creator

A person approves anything that gets published and works through the Editor’s plan rather than receiving a locked final cut. Hosts still run the conversation; the Producer prepares questions and scenes but does not interview anyone. Brand rules, posting choices and final quality checks remain with the team, and Capterra reviewers note that fine-grained edits can take extra steps compared with desktop editors.

Riverside’s Free, Pro and Grow Tiers in October 2026

Prices below are from Riverside’s pricing page as viewed in October 2026. Annual billing saves up to 20%.

AI credits pay for AI translation, AI B-roll and animated clips, and more can be bought when they run out. The AI Co-Creator, Magic Clips and Magic Audio do not use credits. Pro, Grow and Webinar can add an editor seat as an add-on; collaborative editing and custom roles come with Business.

A Solo Podcaster’s Annual Versus Monthly Riverside Bill

These scenarios use Riverside’s published prices; the usage patterns are our own illustrations.

• A solo podcaster on Pro: paying monthly costs $348 a year, while annual billing costs $288, a saving of $60. That covers the agents, Magic Clips, show notes and hosting for one show.
• A brand team that wants scheduled social posts: Grow adds social scheduling and AI thumbnails for $468 a year billed monthly or $408 billed annually. The step up from Pro annual is $120 a year.
• A podcast that dubs into other languages: translation draws on AI credits. Pro starts with 2,000 credits; once they are spent, extra credits are a separate purchase, so dubbing a back catalog adds cost beyond the plan price.

Other costs to plan for include extra editor seats, top-up credits for translation and B-roll, and the move to Business if your company needs SSO, SOC 2 documentation or API access.

Riverside Agents Compared With Underlord by Descript, OpusClip and Echobox

Each of these tools takes over part of the work that follows a recording or a published story. They differ in where the content starts and how much of the pipeline they cover.

If your show is already recorded in Riverside, Riverside Agents saves the export and re-upload step that OpusClip or Descript would need. Descript’s Underlord is the closer rival for detailed editing, while OpusClip is the lighter choice if you only need clips from footage recorded anywhere. Echobox suits newsrooms that publish articles to social and email rather than producing shows. More options are on our media and video category pages.

Interview Podcasters and Small Creator Teams

• Interview podcasters: the Producer preps questions and the Clipper and Marketer turn each episode into social posts without moving files between tools.
• Small creator teams: Pro and Grow have published prices and trials, and the Co-Creator does not eat credits.
• Media brands publishing weekly shows: Riverside counts Spotify, NBC and The New York Times as customers, and Business adds collaborative editing, producer mode and SSO.
• B2B marketing teams running webinars: the Webinar plan adds lead capture and HubSpot, and the Marketer agent can repurpose sessions into clips.

Footage From Other Tools and Editors Wanting Full Timelines

• Teams that record elsewhere: the agents are built around Riverside recordings; a clipping tool such as OpusClip may fit better for footage from other sources.
• Editors who need full timeline control: Capterra reviewers coming from Premiere Pro or a DAW find the editing tools lighter than a full desktop editor.
• Regulated companies on a small budget: SOC 2, ISO 27001 and SSO are listed only on the custom Business plan.
• Buyers who want a proven agent track record: the four agents launched on October 27, 2026, so there is little public feedback on them yet.

Plan-Gated Features and Credit-Based AI Extras

• Tier limits: Riverside says some agent capabilities depend on the plan, so confirm what your tier includes before committing to annual billing.
• Credits for some AI work: translation, AI B-roll and animated clips draw down credits, and Pro starts with 2,000.
• Separate track download caps: Pro allows 15 hours a month, Grow 20 and Webinar 25; after that you wait for the next cycle or upgrade.
• Reliability with large files: some Capterra reviewers report crashes, upload or sync issues and lag with big video files.
• Interface changes: reviewers mention frequent interface changes, and a major agent launch is likely to bring more.

The October 27 Launch and Mastra’s Customer Story

• October 27, 2026: Riverside launched Riverside Agents, a team of four AI agents for video production available on web and mobile across all plans.
• September 29, 2026: Mastra published a customer story on Riverside’s Co-Creator agent, describing its Node.js and Mastra architecture and the Python Director agent that handles editing.

An 8.0 for Creators Already Recording in Riverside

For podcasters and video teams that already record in Riverside, yes. Riverside Agents scores 9.0/10 on our scale, helped by published prices, a free plan, credit-free Co-Creator work and a platform with more than 40 million recorded sessions behind it. The agents handle the steps that usually eat a producer’s week, from finding clips to writing posts, while leaving approval with the user.

The score stops short of the top because the agents are brand new, some features depend on the tier, and security controls sit on Business. Start with the free plan or a 14-day Pro trial, run two or three real episodes through the agents and check how much of the Editor’s plan you keep before paying annually.

Podcasters Ask About Riverside’s Agents

Are Riverside Agents Included in the Free Plan?

Riverside says the agents are available across all plans, including Free, with some capabilities depending on the tier. The Free plan itself is limited to two hours of multitrack recording at 720p with a watermark.

Do Riverside Agents Use AI Credits?

The AI Co-Creator, Magic Clips and Magic Audio do not use credits, according to Riverside’s pricing page. Credits are used for AI translation, AI B-roll and animated clips. Pro starts with 2,000 credits and Business with 12,000.

Can the Marketer Agent Post Without My Approval?

No. Riverside says the Marketer posts or schedules clips only after approval and that nothing is published without your sign-off. It does recommend where each clip should run.

How Is Riverside Different From OpusClip?

Riverside records the session and then edits, clips and posts it in one place, while OpusClip clips video you upload or link from elsewhere. OpusClip has a lower entry price at $15 a month; Riverside Pro is $24 a month billed annually and includes recording and podcast hosting.

Is Riverside SOC 2 Compliant?

Riverside lists SOC 2 and ISO 27001 as Business plan features, alongside SSO with Okta and Azure. Companies that need those documents should plan on the custom Business plan rather than Pro or Grow.