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What does your own show
actually cost?

Slide a few numbers. See what twelve months of in-house podcast production looks like next to twelve months on Mato. In dollars, hours, and episodes shipped.

Tell us about your show.

Defaults match the median tech-brand podcast. Adjust to fit yours.

Episode cadenceHow often you want to publish
Episode lengthFinal cut, after editing
35min
153045607590
In-house production hoursPer episode · research, record, edit, publish
10hrs
48121620
Loaded hourly rateProducer + editor blended cost, fully loaded
$95/hr
$40$80$120$160$200
External costs per episodeHosting, music, guest fees, gear amortized
$320/ep
$0$500$1k$1.5k
Live · Updates as you slide
Annual savings with Mato
$27,360/year

That’s the gap between running this show in-house and running it on Mato. Same cadence, length, and quality.

Side by side · Annual
In-house productionDIY
$60,960
cost
In-house productionDIY
480 hrs
team time
MatoBusiness · yearly
$33,600
cost
MatoBusiness
24 hrs
team time
Recommended for your show
Business
$3,500/mo

or $2,800/mo billed yearly

Weekly cadence with full-length episodes calls for the full platform — live AI interviews, vertical clips, attribution, and the distribution stack.

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How the math works

Honest assumptions.

No magic. The calculator multiplies your cadence by your costs, then compares against the recommended Mato plan plus the average operator time customers spend per episode.

Launch
$1,200/mo

Or $960/mo billed yearly. AI-led discussions and topic episodes. No guest wrangling.

Business
$3,500/mo

Or $2,800/mo billed yearly. Live AI interviews, vertical clips, attribution, full distribution stack.

Network · custom
Custom

Multiple shows across verticals, custom-built around your stack. Revenue share available.

Mato team time
30 min

Per episode · review, approve, publish. Customer median across all plans.

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