FluidVoice vs Wispr Flow
We give FluidVoice a 3.2 GPA and Wispr Flow a 3.4, out of 4.0. FluidVoice grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Wispr Flow grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Wispr Flow
Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAFluidVoiceVery good | 3.4GPAWispr FlowVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AIt costs nothing and there are no paid tiers. The full app, every speech model and the optional Fluid Intelligence runtime are all free. Sponsoring the project on GitHub is up to you. | BPro is $12 a month on yearly billing or $15 month to month, and one plan covers your computer, your phone and the Notetaker. Fair. But Superwhisper's Pro is $8.49 a month, and its free plan has no word limit. |
| Free plan and trial | ACompletely free and open source under the GPLv3, with nothing held back for a paid plan. One footnote: the Fluid Intelligence runtime is free too, but it isn't part of the open-source code. | BNo card and no countdown: 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 on mobile, with the dictionary and snippets included. Plenty for emails and messages. Not enough if you dictate all day. |
| Features | ASystem-wide dictation with a live preview, five kinds of on-device speech model, and local AI that strips filler and fixes formatting. Write Mode rewrites a selection, Command Mode launches apps by voice, and prompts can change per app. | AIt tidies as you talk: drops the filler, keeps the correction when you change your mind, adds punctuation and formatting. 100+ languages, a dictionary that learns your names, snippets, and a Notetaker for meetings on Mac and Windows. |
| Ease of use | BNo App Store rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. One global hotkey does the work. The AI clean-up is a separate download of about 3.5 GB, and Intel Macs only get the Whisper and Apple Speech models. | A4.84 from about 16,900 App Store ratings. Press your shortcut, talk, and the text lands wherever your cursor is. There are no voice commands to learn, because it adds the punctuation itself. |
| Platforms and integrations | DMac only, and it needs macOS 15.0 or later. iPhone and Windows versions are listed as coming soon, with a waitlist. You can plug in OpenAI or Groq with your own API key for the clean-up step. | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android, and it types into any app with no plugins. No Linux app, and the Notetaker is Mac and Windows only for now. Meeting notes can be used in Claude and ChatGPT through MCP. |
| Best for | free dictation that stays on your Mac | talking instead of typing, in any app |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: FluidVoice and Wispr Flow. How we grade
Where they differ
- FluidVoice is free. Wispr Flow starts at $12 per user / month, billed annually.
- Only Wispr Flow lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- FluidVoice is open source, according to its own site.
- Wispr Flow also covers meeting notes, transcription and text expansion.
At a glance
| FluidVoice | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $12 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Completely free and open source under the GPLv3, with no paid tiers. The optional Fluid Intelligence runtime is also free but is not open source. | Dictation up to 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 a week on mobile, with dictionary, snippets and limited Notetaker access. No credit card required. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day Flow Pro trial, no credit card, when you create or join a team |
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| Made by | Altic | Wispr AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | altic.dev | wisprflow.ai |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
FluidVoice
- Mac users who want free dictation that stays on the device
- AI text cleanup without a cloud account or API key
- Developers dictating prompts into terminals and code editors
Wispr Flow
- People who write a lot of email, chat and documents and prefer to speak
- Developers dictating into a terminal, code editor or AI tool
- Students and educators, who get 50% off Pro with an education email
Worth knowing
FluidVoice
- Mac only for now: iPhone and Windows versions are listed as coming soon, with a waitlist.
- It requires macOS 15.0 or later, and Intel Macs are limited to the Whisper and Apple Speech models.
- Fluid Intelligence is a separate, privately maintained runtime and is not part of the open-source code.
- Choosing OpenAI, Groq or another cloud provider for enhancement sends text off the Mac.
Wispr Flow
- Free dictation is capped at 2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 a week on mobile.
- The Notetaker runs on Mac and Windows only; the vendor says mobile is on the roadmap.
- SAML SSO and org-wide HIPAA enforcement need Growth, and SCIM and audit logs need Enterprise.
- Unlimited Notetaker meetings are a paid extra on Growth: $26 per user / month instead of $18, billed annually. Pro has higher meeting limits, not unlimited.
Key features
FluidVoice
- System-wide dictation
- Hold one global hotkey and speak, and the text is typed into any text field through macOS accessibility APIs. A live preview overlay shows words as they are recognized.
- On-device speech models
- Nemotron Speech 3.5, Parakeet, Cohere Transcribe, Apple Speech and Whisper models run locally. Language coverage depends on the model, from English only up to 99 languages with Whisper.
- Fluid Intelligence
- An optional local AI runtime, about a 3.5 GB download, runs the Fluid-1 model to strip filler, fix capitalization and format text with no cloud service or API key.
- Write Mode and Command Mode
- Write Mode drafts new text or rewrites a selection in any text field. Command Mode launches apps, runs shortcuts and triggers system actions by voice.
- Per-app prompts
- Assign different prompt sets to different apps so the tone follows the context, for example casual in Slack and formal in Mail.
- Optional cloud AI enhancement
- Post-processing can instead use OpenAI, Groq or a custom provider with your own API key, which is stored in the macOS Keychain.
Wispr Flow
- Dictation in any app
- Speech-to-text works wherever you can type, including Gmail, Slack, Notion, a terminal or a code editor, in 100+ languages with automatic language detection.
- Automatic cleanup
- Removes filler words, repetitions and mid-sentence corrections, then adds punctuation and formatting so the output reads like written text.
- Personal dictionary
- Learns unusual words and names automatically, and you can add your own. Paid plans add a dictionary shared across the team.
- Snippets
- Store text you type all the time, such as email replies, links, addresses and bios, and reuse it instead of dictating or typing it again.
- Notetaker for meetings
- On Mac and Windows, the Notetaker captures meetings and voice memos, identifies speakers and answers questions across meetings. Notes can be used in Claude and ChatGPT through MCP.
- Security and admin controls
- Wispr states SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and ISO 27001 certification. Growth adds SAML SSO and usage reporting; SCIM and audit logs are on Enterprise.
Plans
FluidVoice
FluidVoice$0
The full Mac app with every speech model, Write and Command modes and optional Fluid Intelligence. GitHub Sponsors support is optional.
Wispr Flow
Free$0
Dictation in 100+ languages with weekly word limits, dictionary and snippets, and a weekly limit on Notetaker meetings.
Pro$12
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Unlimited dictation, higher Notetaker limits with longer history, shared team dictionary and snippets, and priority support.
Growth$18
per user / month, billed annually ($23 billed monthly)
$26 with unlimited Notetaker access ($33 billed monthly). Adds SAML SSO, org-wide HIPAA enforcement with a signed BAA, admin controls and usage reporting.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual contracts only. Adds SCIM provisioning, audit logs, MDM deployment and dedicated support with SLAs.
Ways to pay less
FluidVoice
No public discounts listed.
Wispr Flow
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page shows a 20% discount for annual billing: Pro is $12 per user per month instead of $15, and Growth is $18 instead of $23.
- Education
50% off Flow Pro for students and educators
Students and educators with an education email get 50% off Flow Pro. The student page lists $6 a month billed annually, with 3 months free for new subscribers.
- Nonprofit
Discounted Flow Pro for nonprofits
Wispr says it offers discounted Flow Pro to nonprofit organizations. The amount is not published; applicants use a verification form linked from the student page.
- Other savings
Full Notetaker access free through October 31
Teams picking a plan can turn on full Notetaker access at no extra cost through October 31. The page says the price does not rise automatically afterwards; members move to a limited plan.
