Ottex
Mac, iOSBest when: You want dictated emails to follow your saved writing instructions.
Superwhisper already offers local recognition, custom instructions and meeting recording. Switch when you need specific meeting drafts, a different payment model or a simpler dictation routine.
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Superwhisper is already genuinely free for unlimited local dictation; its $84.99/year Pro plan adds included cloud inference and AI features. Ottex also offers unlimited free app access through local models or BYOK, with provider charges separate, while its $14/month Pro subscription is a different payment path. QuickWhisper starts at $59 one-time for local dictation and meeting notes, although user-configured cloud processing can still incur provider charges; compare the license cost separately from inference costs.
| Free tier | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Forever free with local models and BYOK providers. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Up to 2 (no AI processing) | PartialSource: wisprflow.ai/pricing — checked Oct 20262,000/week on desktop; 1,000/week on mobile; Weekly limit | PartialSource: meetmic.app/blog — checked Oct 202610 minutes of dictation a day | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026No daily limit; Last 30 days only in the app | YesSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Free local transcription and basic dictation have no published usage cap, with advanced models and workflows reserved for Pro. |
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| Subscription | $14/moSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included. | $8.49/moSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Cloud inference is included, local transcription and optional BYOK are available, and meeting summaries do not require BYOK. | $15/moSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Pro also serves teams at the same per-user prices without a minimum seat requirement; Notetaker access is rolling out gradually. | $2/moSource: apps.apple.com/us — checked Oct 2026The US App Store publishes this annual total but does not specify its capability entitlements or inference billing. | $14/moSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Pricing is per active workspace member, with monthly billing only. | $9.99/moSource: apps.apple.com/us — checked Oct 2026Assistant funds hosted transcription and transcript AI in the App Store editions; capture entitlements and dictation coverage remain unverified. |
| One-time payment | Not applicableSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Application is free | $249.99 one-timeSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026The same Pro features are licensed for the product's lifetime, subject to the service terms. | NoNo one-time payment plan | $59 one-timeSource: meetmic.app/buy — checked Oct 2026Lifetime updates | Not applicableSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Application is free | $73.2 one-timeSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026All future updates included. |
| Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026OpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro supports user-supplied provider API keys. | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Optional cloud transcription and summaries use user-provided API keys. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Granola does not support bringing your own AI models. | YesSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users can configure their own provider credentials, with provider charges separate from the application purchase. |
| Education discount | NoSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Same pricing for everyone. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Verified students, faculty and academic institutions receive 40% off monthly, annual and lifetime website purchases after verification; discounted USD prices are not published. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Eligible students can claim $0/year on desktop or purchase $7.50/month or $72/year, representing 50% off standard Pro; the separate student marketing page advertises three months free followed by $6/month billed annually, which conflicts with the plans documentation. | YesSource: meetmic.app/edu — checked Oct 2026Students and educators with a university-issued email receive 30% off the one-time Pro license; no discounted USD total is published. | YesSource: granola.ai/students — checked Oct 2026Accepted currently enrolled students at accredited universities in the US, UK, and Canada receive Business for $0 for 12 months; no percentage discount or recurring monthly or annual student price is published. | YesSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Students, journalists and nonprofits can request 25% off the one-time direct-download license by email; no discounted amount or monthly or annual education offer is published. |
Wispr Flow and Superwhisper both ship on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, so broader OS coverage alone does not distinguish them. Superwhisper requires macOS 14+, its iPhone app requires iOS 26+, and its Android app excludes tablets; Windows ARM also has local-model restrictions. Vowen ships on Mac and Windows, while its mobile apps remain roadmap items and Linux is still in development. Native-versus-Electron app quality cannot be ranked from the available framework information.
| Platforms | Mac, iOSSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidSource: superwhisper.com/changelog — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, iOSSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, Windows, iOS, AndroidSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026 | Mac, iOSSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026 |
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| Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Native Swift app, ~50MB RAM. | No public claim | No public claim | No public claim | NoSource: granola.ai/jobs — checked Oct 2026The desktop application uses Electron with OS integrations; mobile implementation frameworks remain unverified. | YesSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026The vendor identifies MacWhisper as a native macOS application. |
Superwhisper already captures system audio without a bot and offers editable speaker labels, so Ottex's difference is calendar detection and a meeting archive with cross-meeting search, rather than bot-free capture alone. Ottex supports speaker separation, but public share links do not constitute a full shared team workspace. Granola provides shared meeting-note memory and configured desktop speaker tags, but does not retain playable audio or video recordings; its camera recording watermark and meeting-chat recording notices require setup, while Ottex's camera recording watermark is experimental and its participant chat/calendar recording notices remain unconfirmed.
| Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026With speaker separation. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Desktop Pro modes capture live meetings through system-audio recording. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Notetaker records on Mac and Windows, with account rollout, organization, and HIPAA restrictions. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Meeting recording became available without a license in version 1.33. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Live audio is captured for transcription, but playable audio and video recordings are not retained. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Pro records meetings, while automatic recording remains labeled beta in its dedicated documentation. |
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| Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026System-audio capture, no bot joins the call. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/meeting-transcription — checked Oct 2026Meeting audio is recorded from the user's device without a bot joining the call. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Notetaker captures audio from the user's device without joining the call as a bot. | YesSource: meetmic.app — checked Oct 2026Captures Mac audio without joining the call as a participant. | YesSource: granola.ai/security — checked Oct 2026The app captures device audio without adding a participant bot. | YesSource: macwhisper.com/meeting-recording — checked Oct 2026Meetings are captured locally without a bot joining. |
| Camera recording watermarkShow recording in your camera video | PartialExperimental macOS virtual camera adds an Ottex icon to video; install/enable the extension, select it and turn video on. Guide covers Meet in Chrome and Zoom desktop; effects may obscure it. | No public claim | No public claim | No public claim | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026All plans can install and select a virtual camera on macOS 14+ or Windows 11; Enterprise enforcement requires chat notices and may require workspace activation by support. | No public claim |
| Participant noticesRecording notices in chat or calendar | No public claim | No public claim | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Mac and Windows can post chat notices in Zoom, Teams, Slack huddles, and foreground Chrome Google Meet; Google Calendar notices require organizer write access, while organization policy can lock chat notices on. | NoSource: meetmic.app/blog — checked Oct 2026The vendor states that recording notifications are not broadcast to other participants. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Desktop chat notices support Meet through a Chromium extension and Zoom or Teams through app setup; Enterprise admins can enforce them, while calendar-invite notices remain unverified. | No public claim |
| Speaker separation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro separates speakers into editable labels, with labels omitted from standard AI summaries. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Names use calendar details, visible participant tiles, and spoken introductions; unsupported apps, hidden tiles, or shared microphones can retain numbered labels. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Local diarization distinguishes up to 4 speakers, and a speaker registry remembers renamed voices. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Configured desktop speaker tags identify participants in Meet, Zoom, and Teams; mobile transcripts use speaker labels. | PartialSource: apps.apple.com/us — checked Oct 2026Pro live meetings support speaker identification when enabled with a compatible recognition model. |
| Calendar detection | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Calendar-based meeting detection. | No public claim | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Notetaker detects calls and presents a recording card, with configurable automatic starting. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Apple Calendar and Google Calendar supply meeting events. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Calendar reminders and microphone-use detection prompt the user to start notes. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users enable app-based meeting notifications in direct-download MacWhisper; detection excludes FaceTime and remains labeled beta in its documentation. |
| Cross-meeting search | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026 | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026The macOS CLI searches across stored transcriptions, including captured meeting transcripts. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Ask Wispr in the Notetaker hub searches across meeting notes and cites source meetings. | YesSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Full-text and semantic search retrieve past transcripts across the local archive. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Chat queries multiple meetings, with Basic limited to the accessible 30-day history. | YesSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Full-text and speaker search spans saved transcripts, including meeting transcripts. |
| Shared team memory | PartialSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Public share links, not a full team workspace. | No public claim | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Shared notes appear in search and Ask Wispr context, subject to sharing permissions and separate transcript-access restrictions. | No public claim | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Folder-level Chat queries shared meeting-note collections. | No public claim |
Ottex supports follow-up email drafts, structured CRM drafts and Linear ticket drafts, with rough notes steering the result; Superwhisper's documented Meeting Mode centers on minutes, decisions and action items. Ottex also has two distinct libraries: meeting templates extract transcript information into structured documents, while transcript chat prompts support questions and analysis about meetings. Granola offers desktop meeting-type templates and reusable Recipes for chat over meetings, but its automatic follow-up emails require a paid plan or trial, connected Gmail, an external guest and no more than 10 attendees. Those meeting libraries serve different jobs from automatically rewriting a dictated email.
| Meeting template libraryTurn a transcript into a structured document | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose a ready-made document template to extract relevant information from a meeting transcript into a structured document, such as a product review or client-call report. | No public claim | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026Ready-made prompts automatically receive the transcript and generate structured documents such as technical meeting notes with decisions, blockers, tickets, and follow-ups. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Desktop users select built-in meeting-type templates that generate or regenerate enhanced notes in the chosen structure. | No public claim |
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| Transcript chat prompt libraryReady-made prompts for AI chat about meetings | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Use ready-made reusable prompts in AI chat to ask questions, analyze discussions and extract information from meeting transcripts. | No public claim | No public claim | No public claim | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026The Recipes menu and Discover tab provide reusable Granola and community prompts that run over individual or multiple meetings. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users select predefined reusable prompts for an opened transcript and run them through a configured AI model. |
| Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Decisions with owners extracted. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Meeting Mode organizes action items alongside attendees and discussion points. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Generated summaries include a Decisions section with speaker labels. | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026The Decision log prompt extracts decisions, rationale, and owners from the transcript. | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Chat extracts action items from meeting notes and transcripts. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Configured transcript AI can produce meeting action points. |
| Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Drafted from templates or your own. | No public claim | PartialSource: wisprflow.ai/notetaker — checked Oct 2026Connected AI tools can draft follow-ups from meeting history through MCP; a dedicated built-in follow-up-email action is unverified. | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026A reusable transcript prompt drafts a follow-up email. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Automatic drafts require a paid plan or trial, connected Gmail, an external guest, and no more than 10 attendees. | No public claim |
| CRM update / ticket draft | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Structured for the target app. | No public claim | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026Call notes for the CRM generates a structured note for manual insertion into a CRM. | No public claim | No public claim |
| Your rough notes steer the result | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Rough notes and instructions steer the result. | No public claim | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Ask Wispr reads typed meeting notes as chat context; automatic summaries are stored separately, and note-guided automatic summary generation is unverified. | No public claim | YesSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Typed raw notes guide generated notes alongside the transcript and calendar context. | No public claim |
Superwhisper already offers selectable local and cloud engines, per-app modes and saved custom instructions, but its fully local cleanup is restricted to English Message/Mail modes. Ottex supports local Whisper and Parakeet v3 recognition, model choice by task and provider, per-app output rules and mid-sentence language switching across 100 supported languages; those recognition options do not by themselves prove local AI rewriting. Wispr Flow also supports 100+ languages and automatic formatting, but requires cloud transcription, and its saved writing instructions currently run through a constrained desktop beta.
| Engines | Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Source: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local. | Whisper, Nvidia Parakeet, Cohere Transcribe, Superwhisper S1-Voice, Deepgram Nova, ElevenLabs ScribeSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026The model library includes local and cloud recognition engines. | Cloud speech recognition with proprietary post-processingSource: wisprflow.ai/why-flow — checked Oct 2026Wispr describes proprietary models layered over speech recognition and introduced its Canto speech model in September 2026. | Whisper, Apple transcription, NVIDIA Parakeet, Nemotron, MLX modelsSource: meetmic.app/press-kit — checked Oct 2026Local speech models and optional API-key-based cloud transcription are available. | No public claim | WhisperSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Whisper is explicitly documented for system-wide dictation. |
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| Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Whisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Whisper, Parakeet and Cohere recognition models run on-device, subject to hardware support. | NoSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Dictation transcription requires an internet connection and runs in the cloud. | YesSource: meetmic.app/blog — checked Oct 2026Installed local models transcribe without an internet connection. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | YesSource: macwhisper.com — checked Oct 2026Whisper recognition can run locally after downloading a model. |
| Model selection per task | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Choose the model per task and per provider. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Each mode has selectable voice and optional language models. | No public claim | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Users select transcription models in Settings and can import custom Whisper models. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | PartialSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Dictation supports different Whisper models, with advanced models requiring Pro. |
| Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mixed-language dictation uses Automatic detection and may need vocabulary hints or instructions to preserve the input languages. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026100+ languages · Mixed Hindi-English speech is supported through explicitly selected Hinglish, and Polish preserves language blends while detection chooses one language per dictation. | No public claim | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | No public claim |
| Automatic formatting | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Dictation automatically fixes punctuation, groups ideas into paragraphs and formats enumerations as lists. Formatting toggles and profile rules customize output. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro AI modes add punctuation, paragraphs and lists, while custom modes can define additional formatting rules. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Smart Formatting automatically structures punctuation and lists, with controls on desktop and iOS and formatting always applied on Android. | YesSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026The selectable Clean up prompt adds punctuation, topic paragraphs, and lists where appropriate. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | PartialSource: goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l — checked Oct 2026Pro can improve dictation punctuation through a configured AI service; automatic lists and paragraphing are unverified. |
| Custom dictionary | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Add or delete names and specialist terms with preferred spellings; entries provide recognition context during transcription. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Editable vocabulary supplies recognition hints for names, acronyms and specialist terms. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Users can add names, technical terms, and jargon to an editable dictionary and configure recurring spelling replacements. | YesSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Dictation settings provide a custom vocabulary and replacement list with export and import. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | No public claim |
| Voice snippetsSay a saved phrase to insert a link or text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Save a voice trigger and expansion text; saying the trigger while dictating inserts the saved URL or text in place. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Saved replacements expand spoken phrases such as a work-email trigger into the configured text. | YesSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Speaking a saved trigger inserts its stored text during dictation; personal snippets are available on every plan. | No public claim | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | No public claim |
| Custom voice instructionsFree-form rules applied after dictation | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Saved profile instructions automatically process dictation before insertion; rules can include writing examples, personal phrasing and email signatures. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro Custom modes automatically apply saved user-written instructions to every dictation in that mode; S1-mini cannot run Custom modes. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Desktop beta Auto Apply After Dictation runs a saved custom prompt with optional writing samples before insertion, accepts 1–1,000 words, skips specified cleanup and rapid-repeat cases, and is subject to organization controls. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026Users can save and edit dictation prompts that process speech before insertion, with automatic app or website selection in the direct Mac build. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Saved user-authored Pro dictation prompts automatically process recognized text before insertion, with AI-service setup required. |
| Tone presetsChoose a predefined writing style | YesSelect built-in Messaging or Email profiles for casual or professional dictation; assigning apps or websites enables automatic profile activation. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/blog — checked Oct 2026Pro tone controls offer casual through formal settings, including five documented S1-mini preferences. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Formal., Casual, very casual, and Excited! presets change capitalization and punctuation with category restrictions and English-only style notices. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026The direct Mac build accepts predefined dictation prompts including Professional, Chat message, and Email. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | No public claim |
| Text transforms / AI ShortcutsApply an AI action to existing text | YesSource: ottex.ai/docs — checked Oct 2026Select or copy existing text, open Omnibar and run an AI Shortcut to rewrite, translate, summarize or apply a custom prompt; the result is copied/pasted. | PartialSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Pro Super Mode formats selected text through spoken commands, and Custom modes process selected or copied text with user-defined instructions. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Desktop beta Transforms rewrite selected or readable field text with built-in or saved prompts at 1–1,000 words; iOS Polish accepts 10–1,000 words with different controls. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/prompts — checked Oct 2026AI prompts transform existing transcripts into summaries and other documents; arbitrary selected or copied text actions were not verified. | PartialSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026Desktop Chat rewrites, expands, corrects, or translates selected sections of Granola meeting notes. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Users can run saved or custom AI prompts to rewrite or query an opened transcript; arbitrary selected-text actions across other apps are unverified. |
| Per-app output rules | YesSource: ottex.ai — checked Oct 2026Per-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email. | YesSource: superwhisper.com/docs — checked Oct 2026Modes can activate automatically for selected applications and websites. | PartialSource: docs.wisprflow.ai/articles — checked Oct 2026Styles are selected for app categories, with web-app detection on desktop; some iOS layouts apply one default style everywhere. | PartialSource: meetmic.app/changelog — checked Oct 2026Dictation prompts switch by app or website, with website matching limited to Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Brave, Arc, and Dia. | NoSource: docs.granola.ai/help-center — checked Oct 2026System-wide dictation is not supported. | PartialSource: docs.macwhisper.com/article — checked Oct 2026Pro lets users assign a saved dictation prompt to each selected destination app. |
Ottex turns spoken drafts into emails using your writing rules, but lacks Windows support.
Personal or team — switch tabs. Subscriptions are flat; usage-based pricing depends on how much you speak and meet.
Estimates, not quotes. Striped bar segments are the cost of the second app you picked above to cover the gap — rankings use that combined total. PAYG uses hosted at-cost estimates ($0.2/h dictation, $0.5/h meetings); BYOK is estimated at about a third of that because you pay the model provider directly. Bring-your-own-key plans still pay the model provider per use. One-time licenses are amortized over 2 years. Subscriptions use published pricing, checked Oct 2026.
The honest one-liner we'd give a friend for each. Select 2–4 and compare them side by side.
Best when: You want dictated emails to follow your saved writing instructions.
Best when: You want saved writing instructions applied automatically during dictation.
Best when: You want automatically formatted dictation across computers and phones.
Best when: You want local dictation and meeting notes without recurring fees.
Best when: You want bot-free meeting summaries guided by your own notes.
Best when: You want offline Mac transcription with a one-time Pro purchase.
Best when: You want desktop dictation and meeting notes for $49 once.
Nothing breaks: both apps can run side by side while you decide.
Free out of the box: local models or the included starter credits, no card. Press the hotkey and speak — the default experience is deliberately close to Superwhisper. Keep Superwhisper installed; they coexist fine.
Set Ottex to the key you already press by muscle memory, or give it its own shortcut while you compare output side by side.
If Superwhisper keeps a custom dictionary or replacement rules, copy those words into Ottex's personal dictionary and glossaries — names and jargon survive the move.
Defaults just work on starter credits. When you care, switch per task: local Whisper or Parakeet v3 for on-device privacy, your own key for control, or hosted routing at cost.
Set exact text for AI chats, polished email, structured tickets. Then record one low-stakes call and check the follow-up, CRM update, and ticket drafts.
Superwhisper is a dictation app that inserts recognized speech into other applications using local or cloud models. It fits users who want selectable engines and saved writing instructions, with Pro also supporting file transcription and meeting recording.
Yes, its Free plan provides unlimited local Whisper dictation without AI processing. New users also receive 3,000 words of Pro access, roughly 23 minutes of speech at 130 words per minute. System-audio meeting capture, speaker separation and AI meeting processing require Pro.
Superwhisper Pro costs $8.49/month or $84.99/year, and Lifetime costs $249.99 with included cloud inference subject to fair-use rules. QuickWhisper starts at $59 one-time, while Ottex offers free local-model and BYOK app paths. BYOK provider charges are separate from app access or license payments.
Ottex is a free alternative if you want local-model dictation or to use your own API key without an app license. Provider usage charges still apply to BYOK, and local recognition does not establish that every AI rewriting step runs locally. Superwhisper's own unlimited free local dictation remains worth keeping if basic transcription is enough.
Superwhisper supports on-device recognition; hosted processing retains no audio or transcript content after processing, while recordings remain locally and account usage metadata is retained. It publishes SOC 2 Type II certification and GDPR compliance, and its terms prohibit training AI models on customer data. Ottex offers free local recognition and BYOK paths, but those options alone do not establish stronger compliance or fully local custom-instruction cleanup.
Yes, Superwhisper supports Windows 10 and 11 on x64 and ARM64, plus Android phones through a floating dictation bubble. Local models have restrictions on Windows ARM, and Android tablets are unsupported. Wispr Flow is another shipped Windows and Android option; Ottex is Apple-only.