Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow: which to pick in 2026

Superwhisper costs less and can transcribe on your Mac with local models. Wispr Flow costs $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly, and its data page says transcription "always occurs on the cloud." Pick Superwhisper for lower cost and offline use. Pick Wispr Flow if you want to hold a key and talk, and cloud transcription doesn't bother you.

I build Voz, which competes with both. Prices are as of November 2026, and each claim links to its source.

Price

	Wispr Flow	Superwhisper
Free plan	Limited words each week. The help center puts the warning at 2,000 words on Mac and Windows	Voice dictation with local Whisper models and up to 2 modes without AI, per the plans page
Paid plan	$15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly	$8.49 a month, $84.99 a year or $249.99 once
Per year, paid monthly	$180	$101.88

The help center says new dictations are blocked above 5,000 words a week on the free plan. Its numbers can change without an app update, so check the page before you decide.

Where your speech is processed

Wispr Flow's data controls page says "Transcription always occurs on the cloud." It also says that if you allow data sharing, "your data (i.e. audio, transcript, edits) may be used to evaluate, train, or improve AI models." You control that setting, and the page says feedback you submit is handled separately.

Superwhisper's privacy policy says cloud audio is "processed in memory and are not stored after the request completes." It says it does not use your data for AI training. Its cloud models send audio to third-party providers such as OpenAI or Anthropic, who process it under their own terms.

Offline use

Wispr Flow's data page doesn't say whether dictation works without a connection. Because transcription happens on the cloud, expect it to need one.

Superwhisper says it "works offline, so you can transcribe anytime." It adds that offline models "only run really well on Apple Silicon macs." On an Intel Mac, use cloud models.

Setup and control

In my view, Wispr Flow is the simpler start. You install it, then hold a key and talk.

Superwhisper asks you to choose a language model and a voice model in each mode's settings. Its site lists GPT-5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Llama 4 and others, plus Whisper Large for voice. It also has Custom Modes with your own prompts. You get more control over the output, and more to set up.

Platforms

Both apps run dictation on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Superwhisper's Meetings feature is Mac only. If you need one tool across every device you own, either one covers that.

Which one should you pick?

• Pick Superwhisper if you want offline dictation, a lower price, or control over the models and prompts. The Superwhisper review covers the features in more detail.
• Pick Wispr Flow if you want the least setup and you're fine sending audio to a cloud service. The Wispr Flow review covers its pricing and limits.
• Neither if you want no subscription and no cloud. See Voz below.

A third option: Voz

Voz is a free, open source dictation app for Mac. It transcribes on your Mac with NVIDIA's Parakeet models and cleans up the text with Apple's on-device model. It works offline, with no account and no word limit.

Voz is Mac only, and it needs an Apple Silicon Mac on macOS 26. It supports 25 languages. It has no modes to configure. Instead, you extend it with TypeScript extensions, for example to turn "send it" into the Return key.

For more options, see the Wispr Flow alternatives page and the best speech to text apps for Mac.

Questions

Which is cheaper, Superwhisper or Wispr Flow?

Superwhisper. Its Pro plan is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, while Wispr Flow Pro is $15 a month or $12 a month billed yearly.

Does Wispr Flow work offline?

Its data page says transcription always happens on the cloud. It doesn't say whether dictation works without a connection.

Is Superwhisper free?

Yes, with limits. The free plan has local Whisper models and up to 2 modes without AI. See the Superwhisper review.

Is Wispr Flow free?

It has a free plan with a weekly word limit. See the Wispr Flow pricing page.