# Spokenly

> Dictation app with free local models and optional cloud accuracy

Spokenly is a dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone: hold a shortcut, speak, and the text appears at the cursor in any app. On-device Whisper and Parakeet models are free with no limits or account, and cloud transcription can be added either with your own provider API keys or through the Pro subscription. On Mac it also records meetings without a bot and can run voice-controlled automations.

- **Category:** Voice Dictation
- **Made by:** Vadim Ahmerov
- **Website:** https://spokenly.app
- **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Spokenly has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8.33 per month, billed yearly at $99.99 ($9.99 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** On-device Whisper and Parakeet models are free with no word caps, time limit or account. Connecting your own provider API keys is also free of Spokenly charges.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local Models | $0 | Unlimited offline dictation with on-device Whisper and Parakeet models. No account needed. |
| Your API Keys | $0 | All local features plus cloud and real-time transcription through your own OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq or other keys. The provider bills usage. |
| Pro | $8.33 per month, billed yearly ($99.99), or $9.99 billed monthly | Managed high-accuracy cloud models, hosted AI text cleanup, settings sync across devices and priority support, with no API keys to set up. |
| Team | $6.99 per seat / month, or $69.99 per seat / year | Full Pro for each member on one subscription, 2-seat minimum. Shown as a permanent 30% off the $9.99 and $99.99 Pro prices. |

Read from https://spokenly.app/pricing on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Spokenly before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **2 months free with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Pro costs $99.99 a year against $9.99 a month, which the pricing page describes as 2 months free. Source: https://spokenly.app/pricing
- **50% off Pro for students** (Education): Verified students get 50% off Pro by signing in with an academic email address and contacting support to claim it. Source: https://spokenly.app/pricing
- **30% off Pro for teams of 2 or more** (Other savings): Team seats cost $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year each, 30% below the individual Pro price for the life of the subscription. The minimum is 2 seats. Source: https://spokenly.app/team

## App Store prices by country

"Pro Monthly", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $9.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £9.99 | about $13.21 (32% more) |
| Germany | 9,99 € | about $11.19 (12% more) |
| Canada | $12.99 | about $9.13 (9% less) |
| Australia | $14.99 | about $10.46 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 999 | about $10.33 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 59,90 | about $11.97 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $245.00 | about $13.46 (35% more) |
| Turkey | ₺499,99 | about $10.17 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 169ribu | about $9.45 (5% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 599.00 | about $9.54 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R199.99 | about $12.10 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Dictation in any app:** Hold a shortcut, speak and release, and the text is typed wherever the cursor is, in 100+ languages with automatic detection. On iPhone it works through a custom keyboard.
- **Free local models:** Whisper and Parakeet models run on the device at no cost and with no usage limits. Local Only Mode blocks network requests so audio stays on the machine.
- **Cloud models, your keys or Pro:** Use cloud engines by connecting your own keys from providers such as OpenAI, Deepgram and Groq, or subscribe to Pro for managed models like GPT-4o Transcribe, Deepgram Nova 3 and Soniox.
- **AI Instructions and modes:** Modes with AI Instructions fix grammar, remove filler words and format text for the app in use. Pro hosts this processing; otherwise it runs on your own LLM key or Apple Intelligence.
- **Meeting recording on Mac:** Records the microphone and system audio without a bot joining the call, saves the recording to History, and transcribes it afterward with a local or cloud model.
- **Voice input for coding agents:** The macOS sideload build includes an MCP server so Claude Code, Codex and Cursor can ask for spoken answers, plus Agentic Actions for voice-controlled Mac automation.

## Good for

- People who want unlimited free dictation that runs offline
- Users who already pay for speech or LLM API keys
- Developers who talk to coding agents on a Mac

## Worth knowing

- Without Pro, cloud models need your own provider API keys, and the provider bills you for usage.
- Meeting recording, Agentic Actions and the MCP server are Mac features; the MCP server ships only in the macOS sideload build.
- There is no Android app; the site offers a waitlist.
- The Team price needs at least 2 seats.

## Works with

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenAI, Deepgram, Groq, ElevenLabs, Ollama

**Tags:** Dictation, Transcription, AI features, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Superwhisper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/superwhisper): Voice-to-text app with offline models and custom AI modes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/spokenly-vs-superwhisper)
- [VoiceInk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/voiceink): Open-source Mac dictation with local models and a one-time price. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/spokenly-vs-voiceink)
- [Wispr Flow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wispr-flow): Voice dictation that cleans up your speech in any app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/spokenly-vs-wispr-flow)
- [Handy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/handy): Free, open-source offline speech-to-text for desktop. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/handy-vs-spokenly)
- [MacWhisper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/macwhisper): Mac transcription and dictation app that runs models locally. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/macwhisper-vs-spokenly)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://spokenly.app/
- https://spokenly.app/pricing
- https://spokenly.app/team
- https://spokenly.app/download
- https://spokenly.app/about
- https://spokenly.app/android
- https://spokenly.app/llms-full.txt
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spokenly-audio-to-text-ai-app/id6740315592

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