Voice typing software, compared
Seven comparisons against the tools people actually weigh us against — on operating system coverage, price, streaming latency and what happens to your audio. Each one names what the other product does better, because a comparison that cannot do that is not worth reading.
Every product, side by side
| Tool | Price in Germany | Free tier | Finished text | Runs on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VibeVoice | €3 / monthFinal price — no VAT added (§ 19 UStG) | 30 min a month, 10 min per file | Done when you stop — 481 ms tail | Windows · macOS · Linux | This is us |
| Wispr Flow | ≈ €15 / month · ≈ €12 on the annual plan$15/mo, $12/mo billed annually ($144/yr) | ≈ 58 min a month (2,000 words a week at 150 wpm) | Done when you stop | Windows · macOS · iOS · Android | Compare → |
| Superwhisper | ≈ €9 / month · ≈ €7 on the annual plan · ≈ €257 lifetime$8.49/mo, $84.99/yr ($7.08/mo), or $249.99 once | Unlimited on the smaller local models | Live: done when you stop. Files: after, at your machine’s speed | macOS · Windows · iOS — no Linux | Compare → |
| Otter.ai | ≈ €17 / month · ≈ €9 on the annual plan$16.99/mo, $8.33/mo billed annually ($99.96/yr) | 300 min a month, 30 min per conversation, 3 file imports (lifetime) | Live in its own app; notes after the call | Web · macOS · Windows · iOS · Android | Compare → |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking | ≈ €880 once, incl. VAT~$699 perpetual licence (Dragon Professional 16) | None | Done when you stop, on your PC | Windows desktop · iOS and Android (Dragon Anywhere) | Compare → |
| MacWhisper | €65 once€65 on Gumroad; in the App Store €59.99 once, or from €6.99 a month | Unlimited, with some models and features reserved for Pro | Live while you speak; files at your Mac’s speed | macOS desktop · iOS | Compare → |
| Talon Voice | FreeFree; beta builds and support via Patreon | Unlimited | Done when you stop, on your machine | Windows · macOS · Linux (X11) | Compare → |
| Aqua Voice | ≈ €10 / month · ≈ €8 on the annual plan$10/mo, $8/mo billed annually ($96/yr) | 1,000 words once | Done when you stop; live on their top plan | Windows · macOS · iOS | Compare → |
- VibeVoice
- Price in Germany
- €3 / month
- List price
- Final price — no VAT added (§ 19 UStG)
- Free tier
- 30 min a month, 10 min per file
- Finished text
- Done when you stop — 481 ms tail
- Runs on
- Windows · macOS · Linux
- Batch uploads
- Web UI · 18 audio and video formats
- Wispr FlowCompare →
- Price in Germany
- ≈ €15 / month · ≈ €12 on the annual plan
- List price
- $15/mo, $12/mo billed annually ($144/yr)
- Free tier
- ≈ 58 min a month (2,000 words a week at 150 wpm)
- Finished text
- Done when you stop
- Runs on
- Windows · macOS · iOS · Android
- Batch uploads
- Unsupported
- SuperwhisperCompare →
- Price in Germany
- ≈ €9 / month · ≈ €7 on the annual plan · ≈ €257 lifetime
- List price
- $8.49/mo, $84.99/yr ($7.08/mo), or $249.99 once
- Free tier
- Unlimited on the smaller local models
- Finished text
- Live: done when you stop. Files: after, at your machine’s speed
- Runs on
- macOS · Windows · iOS — no Linux
- Batch uploads
- Single files
- Otter.aiCompare →
- Price in Germany
- ≈ €17 / month · ≈ €9 on the annual plan
- List price
- $16.99/mo, $8.33/mo billed annually ($99.96/yr)
- Free tier
- 300 min a month, 30 min per conversation, 3 file imports (lifetime)
- Finished text
- Live in its own app; notes after the call
- Runs on
- Web · macOS · Windows · iOS · Android
- Batch uploads
- Audio and video imports
- Dragon NaturallySpeakingCompare →
- Price in Germany
- ≈ €880 once, incl. VAT
- List price
- ~$699 perpetual licence (Dragon Professional 16)
- Free tier
- None
- Finished text
- Done when you stop, on your PC
- Runs on
- Windows desktop · iOS and Android (Dragon Anywhere)
- Batch uploads
- Auto Transcribe Folder Agent
- MacWhisperCompare →
- Price in Germany
- €65 once
- List price
- €65 on Gumroad; in the App Store €59.99 once, or from €6.99 a month
- Free tier
- Unlimited, with some models and features reserved for Pro
- Finished text
- Live while you speak; files at your Mac’s speed
- Runs on
- macOS desktop · iOS
- Batch uploads
- Local files, folders and media URLs (Pro)
- Talon VoiceCompare →
- Price in Germany
- Free
- List price
- Free; beta builds and support via Patreon
- Free tier
- Unlimited
- Finished text
- Done when you stop, on your machine
- Runs on
- Windows · macOS · Linux (X11)
- Batch uploads
- Unsupported
- Aqua VoiceCompare →
- Price in Germany
- ≈ €10 / month · ≈ €8 on the annual plan
- List price
- $10/mo, $8/mo billed annually ($96/yr)
- Free tier
- 1,000 words once
- Finished text
- Done when you stop; live on their top plan
- Runs on
- Windows · macOS · iOS
- Batch uploads
- Separate paid API only
Why “finished text” and not a latency figure
Dictate for an hour into a tool that transcribes on your own machine, and the work starts when you stop: the wait grows with the recording, at whatever speed that machine manages. Dictate for an hour into VibeVoice and the hour is already transcribed — what is left is the last sentence.
We measured that remainder rather than estimating it: the time from the final word to the final piece of text, with audio fed at the speed a person actually speaks. Median 481 ms, 95th percentile 522 ms, over 27 runs. Length does not change it: the 141-second clip finished in 316 ms, the 11-second one in 487 ms. Text arrives while you are still talking, so what is left at the end is the last sentence and nothing else. Feeding the audio faster than a person speaks would measure something other than that wait, so we do not.
Prices are what a customer in Germany pays. VibeVoice adds no VAT (small-business scheme, § 19 UStG), so our figure is final; the US vendors list net prices and an EU checkout adds 19%, so their gross figure is shown with the list price beneath it. Converted at the ECB reference rate of 1.1593 USD/EUR on 2026-08-17. Two of these are not conversions: Dragon is priced in euros by German resellers and MacWhisper is sold in euros on Gumroad, so those two figures are the vendors’ own.
Checked August 2026: Wispr Flow wisprflow.ai/pricing · Superwhisper superwhisper.com · Otter.ai otter.ai/pricing · Dragon NaturallySpeaking German reseller listings; Nuance no longer publishes a price · MacWhisper goodsnooze.gumroad.com, Mac App Store · Talon Voice talonvoice.com · Aqua Voice aquavoice.com/pricing, /download, /windows. Our own prices are the ones on this site.
481ms
Median tail latency from speech end to final punctuation, over 27 runs measured live at 1× realtime.
Comparisons
VibeVoice vs Wispr Flow
Linux support, and €3 a month against roughly €15
Native Linux Rust client€3 a month against roughly €15Web batch media uploadsWhere Wispr wins: An iOS app, and a larger free tier for light useVibeVoice vs Superwhisper
Streaming latency against local-only processing
Speed that does not change with the machine it runs onNative Linux clientNo model downloads and no per-machine setupWhere Superwhisper wins: Runs fully offline on your own machine — audio never leaves itVibeVoice vs Otter.ai
A system-wide hotkey against a meeting recorder
Types into the focused field, not just its own web appNo bot in the call and no meeting to schedule10GB uploads on Ultra, with no limit on how long they runWhere Otter.ai wins: Speaker separation while the meeting runs, shared transcripts and meeting summariesVibeVoice vs Dragon NaturallySpeaking
A modern model against twenty years of Windows depth
No voice profile to train first€3 a month against roughly €880 up frontmacOS and Linux as well as WindowsWhere Dragon wins: Offline operation, custom vocabulary and voice macrosVibeVoice vs MacWhisper
Every machine you use against the one on your desk
The same account on Windows, macOS and LinuxNo model downloads and no per-machine setupSpeed that does not depend on your hardwareWhere MacWhisper wins: A one-time price, and transcription that never leaves the MacVibeVoice vs Talon Voice
Dictation that works out of the box against full voice control
No scripting and no config repository before the first sentenceWeb batch media uploadsWhatsApp voice notesWhere Talon wins: Complete hands-free control of the machine, and eye trackingVibeVoice vs Aqua Voice
Linux and file uploads against a more polished editor
Native Linux desktop clientWeb batch uploadsWhatsApp botWhere Aqua wins: A more refined editing experience on the platforms it covers
Comparing two products that are not ours? The neutral comparisons live here.
Last updated . Competitor figures checked August 2026: prices, platforms, and each vendor’s own description of when its text is finished, which is their account rather than our measurement. All of it changes, so check theirs before buying.