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Superwhisper

AI dictation for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Runs Whisper models locally for free; Pro adds local Parakeet and Cohere Transcribe models plus cloud models, with optional LLM modes for formatting. Free tier, or Pro at $8.49/mo, $84.99/yr, or $249.99 lifetime.

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Superwhisper is an AI dictation tool for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. The free plan runs OpenAI's Whisper models locally, and Pro adds local Nvidia Parakeet and Cohere Transcribe models plus cloud voice models such as Superwhisper's S1-Voice, Deepgram Nova, and ElevenLabs Scribe. You hold a hotkey, speak, release, and the text appears at the cursor position in any app. The accuracy is meaningfully better than macOS's built-in dictation on technical vocabulary, code identifiers, and non-English accents. The optional language model layer, a Pro feature (Superwhisper's S1-Language, Claude, GPT, or Gemini models, or your own API keys), cleans up filler words, adds punctuation, and can apply custom formatting modes like 'email reply' or 'commit message'. For developers who dictate messages, prompts, or notes, Superwhisper removes a significant amount of friction from the keyboard-only workflow. Pro is $8.49/month, $84.99/year, or $249.99 once for lifetime access.

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Last verified October 17, 2026

Pricing: Free - $0: unlimited dictation with local Whisper models, up to two modes without AI processing
Pro Monthly - $8.49/month
Pro Annual - $84.99/year
Pro Lifetime - $249.99 once
Enterprise - custom pricing
40% off for verified students, educators and non-profits
Models: Each mode pairs one voice model with an optional language model. Voice models include Superwhisper's cloud S1-Voice, Deepgram Nova and ElevenLabs Scribe in the cloud, or Whisper, Nvidia Parakeet and Cohere Transcribe running locally. Language models include Superwhisper's S1-Language, Claude Sonnet 5 and Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.2 and Gemini 3.7 Flash. Free covers the local Whisper models; Pro unlocks cloud models, the local Cohere Transcribe and Parakeet models, AI modes and bring-your-own API keys.
Recent changes: Oct 15Version 3.0.0 adds meeting recording, transcription and summarization, along with updated styling and a new top bar layout.
Oct 13Version 2.19.3 brings faster language detection, smarter timeout handling and more reliable pasting in Chromium and Electron apps.
Oct 2Version 2.19.0 adds faster microphone startup and a new Muffle sound option, plus UI and clipboard fixes.

Sources: Superwhisper homepage, Plans & Pricing docs, Voice models docs, Quickstart docs, Changelog

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