# Glaido review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Hold-a-key voice dictation for macOS, Windows 11 and Linux Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Glaido is a desktop dictation app: hold a key, speak, and cleaned-up text is pasted into whichever app is in focus. It supports 100+ languages, a custom dictionary, per-app formatting rules and snippets. The free plan caps dictation at 2,000 words a week and a Pro plan removes the cap. - **Category:** Voice Dictation - **Made by:** Glaido - **Website:** https://glaido.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you dictate a lot: the free plan stops at 2,000 words a week. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Glaido has a free plan, and paid plans start at $17 per user / month, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Basic plan: free forever, 2,000 words a week, all apps, 100+ languages and AI auto-edits. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | | Enterprise | Custom | Pro plus SSO and SAML, dedicated data processing, API access and integrations, and custom billing. | Read from https://glaido.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Glaido before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Two months free on annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page's annual toggle is labelled 2 months free. Source: https://glaido.com/pricing ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Developers voice-prompting coding assistants and chat apps - Linux users, since few dictation apps list Linux - Teams that want one bill for several seats ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Glaido types what you say into any app on macOS, Windows 11 or Linux, with a dictionary, snippets and per-app rules. The free plan stops at 2,000 words a week, Pro is $17 a user a month, and there's no phone version. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $17 a user a month on yearly billing, above the category's dearer-quarter line of $12 but short of its dearest tenth. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Basic is free forever with 2,000 words a week. That's a cap you'll hit if you dictate daily. - **Features: B.** Push-to-talk in any app, dictionary, snippets, per-app formatting and voice commands. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. A desktop app you install and use, with push-to-talk. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Desktop only: macOS, Windows 11 and Linux. No iOS, Android or browser version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Glaido's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among voice dictation apps - Glaido's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 7 of the 46 other voice dictation apps we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on features (B, above 24 of 46) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 4). - Its paid plans start at $17 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 22 of the 23 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/voice-dictation ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Glaido you would be making dictation that types into any app on your computer. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 33 of the 46 other voice dictation apps grade higher. It costs $204 a year. - You could not: Dictation that types into any app on your computer. - You could not: Text expansion that works in every app. - You could not: A clipboard history running in the background of your computer. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Slack, Gmail **Tags:** Dictation, AI features, Text expansion, Clipboard manager ## Alternatives - [Wispr Flow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wispr-flow): Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/glaido-vs-wispr-flow) - [Superwhisper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/superwhisper): Voice-to-text app with offline models and custom AI modes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/glaido-vs-superwhisper) - [Willow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/willow): AI voice dictation that formats text and matches your style. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/glaido-vs-willow) - [Talon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/talon): Hands-free computer control by voice, eye tracking and noises. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/glaido-vs-talon) - [Aqua Voice](https://toolgpa.com/tools/aqua-voice): Cloud voice dictation that formats text for the app you are in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-voice-vs-glaido) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://glaido.com - https://glaido.com/pricing - https://glaido.com/about Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/glaido Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).