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Spokenly: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Spokenly Free gives unlimited dictation and file transcription with on-device models. Spokenly Local+ is a one-time purchase of $29, and Spokenly Pro costs $15 a month, or $144 a year ($12 a month), with managed cloud models included.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- Spokenly
- Individual plans
- 3, one free
- Paid plans
- $15 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 7, 2026
Hidden gem A smaller tool fewer people know yet. We list it after the main picks for each job its maker documents; we have not tested it. How we choose them
Quick verdict
Spokenly is a dictation app for Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone that types your speech into any app, in 100+ languages. It also transcribes audio and video files and, on the Mac, records meetings without a bot. Spokenly Free has no word cap with on-device Whisper and Parakeet models, which work offline; cloud models and AI text processing need your own API keys, billed by the provider, plus a one-time cloud trial allowance. Spokenly Local+ is $29 paid once and adds Notch and Capsule recording styles on macOS, settings sync and priority support, but no cloud models. Spokenly Pro is $15 a month, or $144 a year paid up front ($12 a month), and includes managed cloud transcription with GPT-4o Transcribe, Deepgram Nova 3 and Soniox, and hosted AI text processing, "without limits" and with no number given. Spokenly does not say whether tax is included.
Two points are not verified. Spokenly's terms say you keep ownership of what you create, including transcriptions, but no page states a commercial-use permission. No training opt-out setting is documented; for its managed cloud features, Spokenly says it prefers providers that do not train on customer data and discards cloud audio after transcription, and local models keep audio on your device.
The Mac app records meetings, and recording other people needs their consent, so tell everyone on a call first. This verdict rests on what Spokenly documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Unlimited free dictation, offlineFree has no word caps, trial clock or card: on-device Whisper and Parakeet models type into any app and work completely offline.
- Files and meetings tooTranscribe File turns audio and video into text, several files at once, with speaker labels on Mac, Windows and Linux, and exports text or subtitles. On the Mac, Spokenly records microphone and system audio without a bot.
- A one-time optionLocal+ costs $29 once and covers every device signed in to the same account, if local models are enough for you.
- Choose your modelsWith your own keys, pick dictation and text models from OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, Groq, Deepgram, Mistral, xAI and others. Pro includes GPT-4o Transcribe, Deepgram Nova 3 and Soniox without keys.
- Voice input for coding toolsThe macOS sideload app offers MCP voice input for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, plus a CLI that outputs text, SRT, VTT, Markdown or JSON.
Limits
- Cloud quality costs keys or ProPlan limit. On Free and Local+, cloud models and AI cleanup need your own API keys, billed by each provider; the one-time cloud trial allowance does not reset. Pro includes them.
- Commercial use not verifiedNot verified. The terms say "You retain ownership of any content you create using the service, including your transcriptions", but no page states a commercial-use permission.
- No training opt-out documentedNot verified. Spokenly documents no user setting. It says it prefers cloud providers that do not use customer data for training "where available", which is not a guarantee.
- Some features only on MacWorkflow limit. Meeting recording and Agentic Actions are macOS only, speaker labels are not on iPhone, and Local+ is not yet in the Mac App Store version. The Android app is in development.
- Pro limits not statedNot verified. Pro offers cloud models "without limits" and gives no number or cap, so whether fair-use limits apply is not documented.
Based on what Spokenly documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Free, unlimited dictation into any app with offline models
- Transcribing audio and video files with speaker labels on a computer
- Paying once ($29 for Local+) instead of a subscription
- Developers who dictate into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
Look elsewhere if you
- Android phones: the app is in development; only browser Mobile Dictation works
- Meeting recording on Windows, Linux or iPhone: it is Mac only
- Bot-based notetaking that joins calls for you: Spokenly records locally
- Making speech, voices or music: Spokenly turns speech into text
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokenly Free | Free | Nov 7, 2026 | |
| Spokenly Local+ | Not listed | Not listed | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
| Spokenly ProYearly: $144 billed once a year ($12/month). The page shows yearly by default; $15 is the month-to-month price. | $15 a month | $144 a year | Nov 7, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Spokenly documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Spokenly Free | Spokenly Local+ | Spokenly Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | |||
| Top models included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Models from several companies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| General-purpose assistant | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Images, video and voice | |||
| Real-time voice | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Video editing and presenters | |||
| Automatic captions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music, voice and transcription | |||
| Voiceover from text | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Transcription | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dictation into any app | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Writing and slides | |||
| Grammar and spelling checks | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paraphrasing and tone changes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects and memory | |||
| Custom assistants | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Memory across chats | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Integrations and agents | |||
| Connectors to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Gmail | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Docs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Sheets | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Word | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Excel | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside PowerPoint | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Outlook | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Browser agent | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Privacy and control | |||
| Opt out of model training | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Export your data | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | |||
| Commercial use of outputs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps and extras | |||
| Cloud storage included | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Writing & Content Fix grammar and tone in my writing
- Video & Animation Add captions to a video
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use · Get notes from my meetings
- Agents & Automation Let an agent do tasks in a browser
- Audio & Voice Transcribe recordings and files · Dictate text into any app
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Spokenly runs on macOS, Windows, Linux (deb, rpm and AppImage) and iPhone with a dictation keyboard, plus Apple Watch and a Chrome extension. Android phones can use Mobile Dictation in the browser while an Android app is in development. One purchase covers every device signed in to the same account.
On every plan you dictate system-wide into browsers, editors, email and chat, transcribe files, and on the Mac record meetings and run Agentic Actions after a dictation, such as a web search, asking ChatGPT or Claude, opening apps or running a Shortcut. Modes with AI Instructions clean up, summarize or rewrite text; on Free and Local+ that needs your own LLM key, a local model or Apple Intelligence, while Pro includes hosted AI. History stays on the device and is not synced. Verified students get 50% off Pro, and website purchases have a 14-day refund.
Privacy, data and ads
Local models keep your audio on your device. For Spokenly's managed cloud features, the company says cloud audio is discarded after transcription and that it prefers providers that do not use customer data for training where available. No training opt-out setting is documented, so training is not verified. With your own API keys, each provider's terms apply. History, audio recordings and local models stay on the device and are not synced. Whether the app shows ads is not verified. If you record meetings on the Mac, tell everyone on the call and get their consent first.
Read the vendor's own page: Spokenly privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Spokenly yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Install Spokenly Free and pick a local Whisper or Parakeet model so dictation works offline.
- Dictate into your usual apps and transcribe one audio file to see whether local models are enough.
- If you record meetings on the Mac, tell everyone on the call and get their consent first. That is our advice for any meeting recorder.
- If you want cloud models without managing keys, choose Pro: $15 a month, or $144 a year paid up front. If local models are enough, Local+ is $29 once.
- Compare dictation tools on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Spokenly against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Superwhisper Superwhisper Free also gives unlimited local dictation, and its terms state that your data is not used to train, fine-tune or improve AI models; Pro is $8.49 a month. About Superwhisper
- Wispr Flow Wispr Flow has an Android app as well as Mac, Windows and iPhone, its terms say you own all output, and Pro is $15 a month for unlimited dictation. About Wispr Flow
- MacWhisper MacWhisper transcribes files on a Mac with local models and says no data leaves the device, and Pro is also a one-time license, priced in euros. About MacWhisper
Recent changes
- Spokenly Pro added
- Spokenly Local+ added
- Spokenly Free added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is Spokenly free?
Yes. Spokenly Free gives unlimited dictation and file transcription with on-device Whisper and Parakeet models, with no word caps and no card. Cloud models on Free need your own API keys.
How much does Spokenly Pro cost?
Spokenly Pro is $15 a month, or $144 a year billed once ($12 a month). Verified students get 50% off. Spokenly does not say whether tax is included.
What is the difference between Spokenly Local+ and Pro?
Local+ is $29 once and adds Notch and Capsule styles on macOS, settings sync and priority support, with cloud models only through your own keys. Pro is a subscription that includes managed cloud transcription and hosted AI text processing.
Does Spokenly work offline?
Yes, with its on-device Whisper and Parakeet models, on every plan. Cloud models need an internet connection.
Can Spokenly transcribe audio files and meetings?
Yes. Transcribe File handles audio and video files on Mac, Windows and Linux, and on the Mac Spokenly records meetings without a bot. Get everyone's consent before you record.
Is there a Spokenly app for Android?
Not yet. Spokenly says an Android app is in development; Android phones can use Mobile Dictation in the browser.
Sources
4 official pages, checked Nov 7, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- Dictation App Pricing: Free & Pro Plans | SpokenlySpokenly
- Spokenly llms-full.txt (full documentation)Spokenly
- Spokenly Terms of UseSpokenly
- Spokenly Privacy PolicySpokenly
About this page
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- Author
- What the tech
- Reviewed by
- Peyman Khosravani
- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
- Facts documented by each company, each linked to its official source and dated. Test results appear only where an editor ran the test.
- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
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