Glaido vs Wispr Flow (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Wispr Flow: it is first in our ranking of voice dictation apps, and it grades higher too, 2.8 against 2.4.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Glaido grades higher on value for money. Wispr Flow grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Glaido
Hold-a-key voice dictation for macOS, Windows 11 and Linux
Wispr Flow
Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app
Which one is for you
Pick Glaido if
- Fits if you dictate on a desktop and want per-app formatting rules
- Works for developers who talk into Cursor, Claude Code or Slack
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you dictate a lot: the free plan stops at 2,000 words a week
- Skip it if you want a phone or browser version, as none exists
- Pricey if you want Pro: $17 a user a month on yearly billing, and the monthly price wasn't visible
- Watch out: SSO, SAML, API access and dedicated data processing need Enterprise
Pick Wispr Flow if
- Fits if you write a lot of emails and messages and talk faster than you type
- Works for people who write prompts for ChatGPT, Claude or a code editor all day, or find typing hard on their hands
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want your voice kept on your own device, because transcription is always in the cloud and needs a connection
- Tight if you're never paying, as free dictation has a weekly word cap and Wispr doesn't say what it is
- Not for you if you're on Linux or want meeting notes on your phone, as there's no Linux app and the Notetaker is desktop only
- Pricey if you pay month to month at $15, or need Growth with unlimited Notetaker meetings, which is $26 a person
- Watch out: iPhone reviewers report lost long dictations, and SSO and HIPAA rules need Growth at $18 a person
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlaidoFair | 2.8GPAWispr FlowGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $17 a user a month on yearly billing, above the category's dearer-quarter line of $12 but short of its dearest tenth. | DPro is $12 a month on yearly billing, or $15 month to month, which puts it in the dearest tenth of this category when plenty of dictation apps start nearer $8. Pro now includes Notetaker meetings without a set cap, but on Growth they cost more again: $26 a person instead of $18. |
| Free plan and trial | CBasic is free forever with 2,000 words a week. That's a cap you'll hit if you dictate daily. | CNo card and no countdown, but there's a weekly word cap, and the pricing page no longer says how big it is, so you find out when you hit it. The dictionary and snippets are included, and Notetaker has a weekly limit of its own. |
| Features | BPush-to-talk in any app, dictionary, snippets, per-app formatting and voice commands. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. | AFiller and self-corrections dropped, punctuation and formatting added, 100+ languages, a dictionary that learns your names, snippets, and a Notetaker that writes up meetings with no bot joining and feeds them to Claude or ChatGPT over MCP. The Notetaker is desktop only. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. A desktop app you install and use, with push-to-talk. | A4.84 from 16,704 App Store ratings, the highest in this category. Press your shortcut, talk, and the text lands wherever your cursor is. No voice commands to learn, because it punctuates for you. iPhone reviewers grumble about switching keyboards to fix a word. |
| Platforms and integrations | CDesktop only: macOS, Windows 11 and Linux. No iOS, Android or browser version. | BMac, Windows, iPhone and Android, typing into any app with no plugins, plus Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Slack, Claude and ChatGPT. What keeps it off top marks: no web app, no Linux, and the Notetaker is desktop only for now. |
| Best for | push-to-talk dictation on a desktop | 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: Glaido and Wispr Flow. How we grade
Price against what you get
Glaido starts at $17 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Wispr Flow starts at $12 a month for each person and scores 3.7.
Wispr Flow scores higher and starts $5 a month lower. Of the other voice dictation apps on the chart, 5 score higher than Glaido for less, and 1 scores higher than Wispr Flow for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Glaido also covers clipboard manager.
- Wispr Flow also covers meeting notes and transcription.
At a glance
| Glaido | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $17 per user / month, billed annually | $12 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Basic plan: free forever, 2,000 words a week, all apps, 100+ languages and AI auto-edits. | Dictation with a weekly word limit whose size the pricing page no longer states, plus 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 |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Glaido | Wispr AI, Inc. |
| Price read from | glaido.com | wisprflow.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Glaido
- The free plan stops at 2,000 words a week.
- Desktop only: macOS, Windows 11 and Linux are listed, with no iOS, Android or browser version.
- The pricing page shows the annual-billing price, $17 per user / month; the monthly price was not visible in the page text.
- SSO, SAML, API access and dedicated data processing need Enterprise.
Wispr Flow
- Free dictation has a weekly word limit; the pricing page does not give the figure.
- 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 includes them, subject to abuse limits.
Key features
Glaido
- Push-to-talk dictation in any app
- Hold a hotkey and speak; the text is cleaned up and pasted into the focused app, such as Slack, Gmail or a code editor.
- Dictionary and snippets
- Names and technical terms can be added once so they are spelled correctly, and short triggers expand into saved text.
- Per-app formatting rules
- Each app can get its own style, for example relaxed in chat and formal in email, with custom prompts.
- Voice commands
- A Commands area lets you act on the spoken text or trigger actions by voice.
- Built-in utilities
- Every plan includes a color picker, clipboard history, text snippet expansion, a process viewer and a keep-awake tool.
- Privacy stance
- The vendor says history stays on your device, transcripts are not saved to its database, and it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.
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
Glaido
Basic$0
2,000 dictated words a week, works in every app, 100+ languages, AI auto-edits and agent mode.
Pro$17
per user / month, billed annually
Unlimited words, multiple seats on one bill, prioritized processing and support, and early access to new features.
EnterpriseCustom
Pro plus SSO and SAML, dedicated data processing, API access and integrations, and custom billing.
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, Notetaker meetings without a set cap (subject to abuse limits) and unlimited 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
Glaido
- Annual discount
Two months free on annual billing
The pricing page's annual toggle is labelled 2 months free.
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 November 30
Teams picking a plan can turn on full Notetaker access at no extra cost through November 30. The page says the price does not rise automatically afterwards; members move to a limited plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glaido or Wispr Flow?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Wispr Flow is cheaper to start with: $12 a month for each person, against $17 a month for each person for Glaido. Glaido starts at $17 per user / month, billed annually, and Wispr Flow starts at $12 per user / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Glaido or Wispr Flow?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Glaido and Wispr Flow have a free plan.
Which platforms do Glaido and Wispr Flow run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Glaido lists a Linux app and only Wispr Flow lists iOS and Android apps. Both list macOS and Windows apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.