COMPARISONEvery claim sourced · verified Aug 2026

Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow: the honest comparison.

Choose Superwhisper for local processing, file transcription, and lower pricing. Choose Wispr Flow for polished cross-platform dictation and beta Android support. We make Ottex, shown here as a reference for combining dictation, meetings, and finished work.

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.

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.

Wispr Flow

Mac, Windows, iOS · Limited free · $7.5/mo

Polished system-wide dictation with smart formatting and useful bot-free Mac meeting notes, but it cannot transcribe prerecorded audio or video files.

Choose if

You want polished system-wide dictation across macOS, Windows, iPhone, and beta Android.
You dictate specialized terms and need custom vocabulary, snippets, corrections, and more than 100 languages.
You use a Mac and want bot-free meeting recording with summaries, action items, and transcript chat.

Look elsewhere if

You need to import prerecorded audio or video files for transcription.

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 on paid pricing: Pro costs $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once, versus Wispr Flow Pro at $15/month or $144/year. Wispr Flow’s desktop allowance is only about 15 minutes of speech at its 2,000-word soft cap and 38 minutes at its 5,000-word hard cap, although Android dictation is unlimited; Superwhisper’s free offer includes only 15 minutes of recording. Ottex provides the strongest free alternative, with unlimited local or BYOK use plus $0.20/hour pay-as-you-go processing.

See the evidence — 15 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Free tier	YesForever free with local models and BYOK providers.	PartialPro features for 15 minutes of recording for free; free tier available forever	Partial2,000 words (soft cap) and 5,000 words (hard cap) per week on desktop; 1,000 words (soft cap) and 1,500 words (hard cap) on iOS; unlimited on Android; weekly meeting limit not numerically published
Subscription	$14/mo$14/mo — unlimited dictation and meeting intelligence, all hosted models included.	$7/moAnnual Pro is listed as $84.99/year.	$7.5/moThis is discounted Flow Pro pricing for eligible students.
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).	$249.99 one-timeAll Pro billing options include the same features and work on all platforms.	NoSubscription only
Bring your own keyPay the model provider, not the middleman	YesOpenRouter, Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and compatible providers.	YesPro includes use of your own AI API keys.	NoNot supported
Education discount	NoSame pricing for everyone.	YesThe pricing section advertises 40% off for students.	YesStudents and educators with an education email receive 50% off Flow Pro.

Platforms

Wispr Flow wins platform breadth with Mac, Windows, iOS, and a beta Android dictation app, though its Notetaker is unavailable on Android. Superwhisper covers 3 platforms—Mac, Windows, and iOS—with native apps, while Ottex is limited to Mac and iOS.

See the evidence — 6 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Platforms	Mac, iOS	Mac, Windows, iOS	Mac, Windows, iOSSome platforms in beta/waitlist
Native app footprintLight on memory, instant to invoke	YesNative Swift app, ~50MB RAM.	YesVendor distributes platform-specific macOS, Windows, and iOS apps.	YesWispr describes its macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android clients as native apps.

Meetings & team memory

Wispr Flow has the clearer meeting proposition: bot-free recording on Mac with summaries, action items, and transcript chat, although its weekly meeting limits are not numerically published. Superwhisper combines dictation with basic meeting recording, but neither Superwhisper nor Wispr Flow is established here as a mature shared team-memory hub; Ottex also records meetings but remains Mac/iOS-first.

See the evidence — 14 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Meeting recordingThe call is captured at all	YesWith speaker separation.	YesMeeting Mode records meeting audio and produces summaries with action items.	PartialNotetaker records meetings and voice memos on Mac only and is unavailable to Enterprise organizations.
Bot-free captureNo "recording bot" joins your call	YesSystem-audio capture, no bot joins the call.	YesDocs describe local recording by starting Superwhisper rather than adding a meeting bot.	YesRecording happens on the user's device without a bot joining the call.
Speaker separation	Yes	YesSpeaker separation can be enabled in Advanced Settings.	YesThe refined transcript separates speakers and supports assigning or renaming speaker labels.
Calendar detection	YesCalendar-based meeting detection.	No public claim	YesMac Notetaker detects calls and can show a recording prompt automatically.
Cross-meeting search	Yes	No public claim	YesThe remote MCP server lets compatible AI clients search summaries, notes, and transcripts across meetings.
Shared team memory	PartialPublic share links, not a full team workspace.	No public claim	No public claim

From meeting to finished work

Wispr Flow goes further than Superwhisper with summaries, action items, and transcript chat, but neither tool is presented as turning meetings into finished CRM updates, tickets, emails, PRDs, or documents. Wispr Flow charges $144/year for Pro and Superwhisper charges $84.99/year, while Ottex is the reference choice when those finished outputs matter at $168/year for Pro.

See the evidence — 6 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Decisions, owners, action itemsLeave the meeting with next steps clear	YesDecisions with owners extracted.	YesMeeting Mode highlights key decisions.	YesMeeting summaries include decisions made during the meeting.
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 for control and privacy with local and cloud models, BYOK, file transcription, and support for 100 languages. Wispr Flow also supports more than 100 languages and adds custom vocabulary, snippets, and corrections, but it has no local option, no BYOK, and no file transcription; Ottex matches the local, BYOK, file, and 100-language fundamentals while adding mixed-language speech and per-app output rules.

See the evidence — 12 claims across 3 toolsverified Aug 2026Show table

	Ottex	Superwhisper	Wispr Flow
Engines	Cloud: Whisper, Gemini 3 Flash, Voxtral. Local: Whisper, Parakeet v3.Hosted routing, BYOK, or fully local.	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.	Wispr cloud voice-to-text engineEvery plan uses the same cloud-hosted voice-to-text engine.
Local / on-device optionAudio never leaves the machine	YesWhisper and Parakeet v3 run fully on-device.	YesVendor says offline speech recognition runs on Mac, Windows, and iOS with no upload.	NoFlow requires an internet connection for voice transcription.
Model selection per task	YesChoose the model per task and per provider.	YesUsers can pick voice models and select cloud or local AI models during setup.	No public claim
Languages & mixed speechWork that crosses languages mid-sentence	Yes100+ languages · Mid-sentence language switching.	No public claim	Partial100+ languages · Code-switching works best with one primary language and occasional foreign words; rapid mid-sentence switching is unsupported.
Per-app output rules	YesPer-app output rules: exact in AI chats, polished in email.	No public claim	YesUsers can set styles by destination category: Personal message, Work messages, Email, and Other.

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.

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Wispr FlowStudent$72/yrThis is discounted Flow Pro pricing for eligible students. · Unlimited dictations; paid-plan meeting allowance not numerically published

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

Wispr FlowFlow Pro$144/yrNotetaker is included at no extra cost but is being rolled out gradually. · Unlimited dictations; higher weekly meeting limit, exact number not published

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

Wispr FlowBusiness$456/yr$288 + $168The published price is per seat, and some business-plan accounts may not have Notetaker access. · Unlimited dictations; Notetaker availability varies by business account

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 Aug 2026.

FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow: which is better?

Choose Superwhisper if privacy, local processing, file transcription, or the $84.99 annual price matters most. Choose Wispr Flow if you want polished dictation across Mac, Windows, iOS, and beta Android, plus bot-free Mac meeting notes.

Is Superwhisper free?

Yes, but its free offer includes only 15 minutes of recording, so it is a teaser rather than a practical long-term plan. Paid Pro costs $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once. For a genuinely free option, consider Ottex—unlimited with local models or your own key.

Is Wispr Flow free?

Yes, with unlimited Android dictation, but Android is beta and does not include Notetaker. Desktop has a 2,000-word soft cap and 5,000-word hard cap—about 15 and 38 minutes of speech—while iOS allows roughly 8 minutes at 1,000 words and 12 minutes at 1,500 words.

How much do Superwhisper and Wispr Flow cost?

Superwhisper Pro is $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once. Wispr Flow Pro is $15/month or $144/year, with a $7.50/month or $72/year Student plan; Superwhisper is the cheaper standard paid option.

Is Superwhisper safe and private?

Superwhisper is the stronger privacy choice because it offers local transcription, BYOK, no Superwhisper server retention, and no AI training on user data. Wispr Flow has no local option, so choose Superwhisper when keeping processing on-device is decisive.

Does Superwhisper or Wispr Flow work on Windows or Android?

Both work on Windows. Wispr Flow also offers beta Android dictation, although Notetaker is unavailable there; Superwhisper supports Mac, Windows, and iOS but does not claim Android support.

Do Superwhisper and Wispr Flow work offline?

Superwhisper is the clear choice because it offers local AI models and local transcription. Wispr Flow has no local option, so it is not the better fit when on-device processing is required.

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