COMPARISONEvery claim sourced · verified Jun 2026

Krisp vs Superwhisper: the honest comparison.

Krisp and Superwhisper solve different voice problems. Krisp is for cleaner calls and meeting notes; Superwhisper is for private, system-wide dictation. Ottex is our Mac/iOS-first alternative when you want dictation, meetings, and finished written work in one tool.

Ottex

Mac, iOS · Free tier · $14/mo · PAYG

Ottex is unusually broad for a young Mac/iOS-first tool: it turns dictation and meetings into emails, tickets, CRM updates, notes, and docs, but it is not the pick if you need Windows, Android, web, browser extension, or compliance paperwork.

Choose if

You want one tool for system-wide dictation, meeting recording, and finished written outcomes like follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, and docs
You want a real free path: unlimited local dictation, file transcription, and meetings on Mac with Whisper/Parakeet, or BYOK instead of a forced subscription
You need multilingual dictation with 100+ languages, auto-detection, mixed-language speech, personal vocabulary, and per-app output rules

Look elsewhere if

You need Windows, Android, Linux, web access, or a browser extension
You need mature team infrastructure such as a shared workspace, API/webhooks, third-party note destinations, or assistant chat over transcripts today.

Krisp

Mac, Windows, Android, Web · Limited free · $16/mo

Krisp is strongest as a noise-cancelling meeting assistant with solid notes, summaries, and compliance signals, but it is not a live dictation tool for writing across apps.

Choose if

You want bot-free meeting recording and transcription on macOS or Windows, with noise cancellation as a core part of the workflow.
You spend a lot of time in calls and want summaries, action items, speaker identification, decisions, and chat across past meetings.
You need team or enterprise controls such as SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, encryption at rest, and SSO/SCIM on Enterprise.

Look elsewhere if

You need system-wide live dictation, hotkey-triggered insertion, voice commands, snippets, or per-app writing rules.
You want a local/offline transcription setup; Krisp’s noise cancellation is on-device, but meeting recordings and notes use cloud services broadly speaking.

Superwhisper

Mac, Windows, iOS · Limited free · $7/mo · $249.99 one-time

Superwhisper is a strong pick if you want private, system-wide dictation with local processing, 100+ languages, and a reasonably priced Pro plan, but it is less convincing as a full meeting-workflow system because calendar capture, shared w

Choose if

You want system-wide voice-to-text in native macOS, Windows, or iOS apps rather than a browser-first workflow.
You care about privacy: local transcription, no Superwhisper server retention, no AI training on user data, and BYO API keys are all publicly claimed.
You want dictation plus basic meeting recording in one personal tool, with Pro at $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once.

Look elsewhere if

You need a mature team meeting hub with calendar integration, shared workspaces, cross-meeting search, CRM updates, or automatic follow-up drafts.
You need Android, Linux, or a browser extension as a primary platform; those are not publicly claimed in the dossier.

The evidence

What actually differs, claim by claim.

Each section opens with the takeaway. The table underneath is the receipt — every cell carries its source and the date we checked it.

Pricing

Superwhisper wins price for most paid individual users: $8.49/mo, $84.99/yr, or $249.99 once. Krisp costs $16/mo for Pro and $30/seat/mo for Business, but its free plan is broader for calls with 60 min/day noise cancellation, 2 meetings/day for notes, and 60 min/day transcription. Ottex is the surprise on free and variable use, with free local AI, free BYOK, $0.2/hour PAYG, $14/mo Pro, and $24/seat/mo Team.

See the evidence — 15 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Superwhisper
Free tier	YesWhisper & Parakeet run on your Mac. Dictation and meetings, $0.	Partial60 min/day noise cancellation; 2 meetings/day to take notes; 60 min/day transcription; 10 min/day accent conversion	PartialPro features for 15 minutes of recording for free; free tier available forever
Subscription	$14/mo$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.	$16/moPro is priced at $16 monthly or $8/month billed yearly.	$7/moAnnual Pro is listed as $84.99/year.
Pay-as-you-go / one-timeEscape the flat subscription	$0.2/hourHosted models at cost: dictation ~$0.2/h, meetings ~$0.5/h (~$3/mo average).	NoSubscription only	$249.99 one-timeAll Pro billing options include the same features and work on all platforms.
Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman	YesOpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers.	NoNo bring-your-own-model-key support is published.	YesPro includes use of your own AI API keys.
Education discount	NoSame pricing for everyone.	YesStudents, teachers, faculty, and staff can apply for a 50% education discount.	YesThe pricing section advertises 40% off for students.

Platforms

Krisp has the widest coverage with Mac, Windows, Android, and Web. Superwhisper covers Mac, Windows, and iOS, which is strong for native dictation but leaves out Android and Web. Ottex is Mac and iOS only, so it loses platform reach even though it matches the Apple-first workflow well.

See the evidence — 5 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Superwhisper
Platforms	Mac, iOS	Mac, Windows, Android, Web	Mac, Windows, iOS
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke	YesNative Swift app, ~50MB RAM.	No public claim	YesVendor distributes platform-specific macOS, Windows, and iOS apps.

Meetings & team memory

Krisp wins meeting capture for call-heavy users because it offers bot-free meeting recording and transcription on macOS or Windows, plus speaker identification. Superwhisper includes basic meeting recording, but its own strength is personal dictation rather than a mature meeting hub. Ottex also records meetings and files, but its Mac/iOS-only coverage makes Krisp the safer cross-platform meeting-capture pick.

See the evidence — 15 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Superwhisper
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all	YesWith speaker separation.	YesKrisp can record and transcribe online and in-person meetings.	YesMeeting Mode records meeting audio and produces summaries with action items.
Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call	YesSystem-audio capture, no bot joins the call.	YesThe desktop app can record and transcribe meetings without adding a bot to the call.	YesDocs describe local recording by starting Superwhisper rather than adding a meeting bot.
Speaker separation	Yes	YesKrisp supports speaker identification for meeting transcripts.	YesSpeaker separation can be enabled in Advanced Settings.
Calendar detection	YesCalendar-based meeting detection.	YesKrisp detects meetings from the desktop app and prompts to record or transcribe.	No public claim
Cross-meeting search	Yes	YesKrisp AI Chat can answer questions across Krisp meetings.	No public claim
Shared team memory	PartialPublic share links, not a full team workspace.	PartialMeeting notes can be shared, but no persistent team memory model is publicly described.	No public claim

From meeting to finished work

Ottex wins when the desired output is finished work, because it can turn meetings into follow-up emails, Linear tickets, CRM updates, PRDs, docs, and notes. Krisp is stronger than Superwhisper for meeting intelligence with summaries, action items, decisions, speaker identification, and chat across past meetings. Superwhisper is the weakest here because it is not positioned as a shared meeting workspace with calendar,

See the evidence — 6 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Superwhisper
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear	YesDecisions with owners extracted.	YesKrisp AI Chat can highlight decisions from meeting content.	YesMeeting Mode highlights key decisions.
Follow-up email draftedThe outcome is sent, not summarized	YesDrafted from templates or your own.	No public claim	No public claim
CRM update / ticket draft	YesStructured for the target app.	No public claim	No public claim
Your rough notes steer the result	YesRough notes and instructions steer the result.	No public claim	No public claim

Dictation & transcription AI

Superwhisper wins pure dictation between the compared tools because it has system-wide dictation, local AI, BYOK, and 100+ languages. Krisp loses this section because it is not a live dictation tool across apps, even though it handles transcription and meetings. Ottex matches the dictation side with BYOK, local models, 100+ languages, personal vocabulary, mixed-language speech, and per-app output rules, but only on 4

See the evidence — 11 claims across 3 toolsverified Jun 2026

	Ottex	Krisp	Superwhisper
Engines	Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.	No public claim	Local voice models, cloud voice models, Anthropic, OpenAI, Groq, and user-connected API tokensDocs describe local and cloud voice models and cloud language models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Groq.
Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine	YesWhisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.	NoLive system-wide dictation is not a supported feature.	YesVendor says offline speech recognition runs on Mac, Windows, and iOS with no upload.
Model selection per task	YesChoose the model per task and per provider.	NoNo user-selectable speech recognition model is published for live dictation.	YesUsers can pick voice models and select cloud or local AI models during setup.
Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence	Yes100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching.	No public claim	No public claim
Per-app output rules	YesPer-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email.	NoNot supported	No public claim

Cost

What a year actually costs at your volume.

Personal or team — switch tabs. Subscriptions are flat; usage-based pricing depends on how much you speak and meet.

You dictate about 3 h a week≈ 23,400 words at ~130 wpm

0 h5 h10 h

and sit in 4 h of meetings a weekhours you'd want captured and turned into follow-ups

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Fill the gaps with:

Dictation appadded to meetings-only toolsMeetings appadded to dictation-only tools

KrispPro$96/yr$96 + $0Pro is priced at $16 monthly or $8/month billed yearly. · Unlimited noise cancellation; unlimited meetings to take notes; 1200 min/month transcription; 60 min/day accent conversion

OttexOttex Provider — PAYG$135/yrHosted models at cost: dictation ~$0.2/h, meetings ~$0.5/h (~$3/mo average).

OttexPro$168/yr$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.

KrispBusiness$180/yr$180 + $0Business is priced at $30 per user monthly or $15/user/month billed yearly. · Unlimited noise cancellation; unlimited meetings to take notes; unlimited transcription; 60 min/day accent conversion

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 and BYOK usage are estimated at provider at-cost rates ($0.2/h dictation, $0.5/h meetings) — 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 Jun 2026.

FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

Krisp vs Superwhisper: which should I choose?

Choose Krisp if your main problem is calls: noise cancellation, bot-free meeting recording, transcription, summaries, action items, speaker identification, decisions, and past-meeting chat. Choose Superwhisper if your main problem is writing by voice across apps, especially with local AI, BYOK, and 100+ languages.

Is Krisp free?

Yes, but the free plan is limited: 60 min/day noise cancellation, 2 meetings/day for notes, 60 min/day transcription, and 10 min/day accent conversion. It is useful for occasional calls, but the paid Pro plan is $16/mo. For a genuinely free option, consider Ottex — unlimited with local AI or your own key.

Is Superwhisper free?

Superwhisper has a free tier forever, but it includes only 15 minutes of recording with Pro features. That is a trial-sized allowance, not a serious weekly dictation setup. For a genuinely free option, consider Ottex — unlimited with local AI or your own key.

How much does Krisp cost compared with Superwhisper?

Krisp Pro is $16/mo, and Business is $30/seat/mo. Superwhisper is cheaper for individuals at $8.49/mo, $84.99/yr, or $249.99 once, while Krisp is easier to justify if noise cancellation and meeting notes are the reason you are paying.

Is Krisp or Superwhisper better for privacy?

Superwhisper is the better privacy pick because it publicly claims local transcription, no Superwhisper server retention, no AI training on user data, and BYO API keys. Krisp has stronger team and enterprise signals such as SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, encryption at rest, and SSO/SCIM, but its meeting recordings and notes use cloud services broadly speaking.

Is it worth switching from Krisp to Superwhisper?

Switch if you mostly want system-wide dictation in native Mac, Windows, or iOS apps, especially with local AI and 100+ languages. Stay with Krisp if you spend most of your time in calls and rely on noise cancellation, bot-free recording, notes, summaries, action items, and team controls.

Does Krisp or Superwhisper work on Windows or Android?

Both Krisp and Superwhisper work on Windows. Krisp also supports Android and Web, while Superwhisper lists Mac, Windows, and iOS, so Krisp is the better choice if Android or browser access matters.

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