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Wispr Flow vs Granola voice typing
Granola made voice typing free and unlimited on 29 October 2026, and Wispr Flow users are asking whether to switch. Here's the honest comparison, from each company's own documentation.
Short answer: Granola voice typing is free and unlimited on Mac; Wispr Flow's free plan stops at 5,000 words a week, and Pro is $12 to $15 a month, but it runs on Windows, iPhone and Android too. Both work in the cloud, read text from the app you're in by default, and use the same four style names. If you want dictation that stays on your Mac, neither fits.
| Feature | Wispr Flow | Granola voice typing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan: a warning at 2,000 words a week on Mac, and new dictations blocked above 5,000. Pro is $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. | Free and unlimited on every Granola plan, while it's in beta |
| Devices | Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android | Mac. Windows and mobile are "coming soon". |
| Where speech becomes text | Wispr's servers. Its documentation says transcription always happens in the cloud. | Granola's transcription and AI providers |
| Works offline | No | No |
| Reads text on your screen | Context Awareness, on by default: the app and website, text around your cursor, on-screen text, file and variable names in coding apps, and conversation history | Screen context, on by default: the window title, the website address, text around your cursor and other visible text nearby |
| Training | "Improve the model for everyone" is on by default for Free and Pro accounts | Granola says its transcription and AI providers don't train on dictations |
| Styles | Formal, Casual, very casual and Excited, by kind of app. AI assistants and terminals count as "Other". English only. | The same four style names, by kind of app. ChatGPT and Claude count as "Other". Styles change capitals and punctuation, never your words. |
Wispr Flow details from its pricing page (28 October 2026), its help articles on the free weekly word cap (29 October 2026), Context Awareness (5 October 2026) and Flow Styles (31 October 2026). Granola details from its help center on Voice Typing and privacy (31 October 2026). I make Precis, a competitor of both. Product names belong to their owners.
They're closer than the headlines suggest
Both send your voice to the cloud to be turned into text. Both read text from the app you're dictating into, by default, to spell names and match the app. Both shape text with the same four style names, and both treat ChatGPT, Claude and terminals as "Other". The real differences are price, devices and which app you already use.
Pick Wispr Flow if
- you also dictate on Windows, iPhone or Android, since Granola's voice typing is Mac-only for now;
- you need team plans and admin controls;
- you'd rather not depend on a feature that's still in beta.
Pick Granola if
- you're on a Mac and want to stop counting words: it's free with no limit;
- you already take meeting notes in Granola, so it's one app instead of two.
Pick neither if
you want your voice, and the email you're replying to, to stay on your Mac, or you dictate with Wi-Fi off. Then you need an app that runs on your Mac: Apple Dictation (free, no clean-up), VoiceInk or Superwhisper's local models, or Precis, which also lays out what you say as a prompt in ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor (the ask first, then each detail as a bullet). Precis is $39 once. Precis vs Granola · what Wispr Flow sends.
Questions
Is Granola voice typing better than Wispr Flow?
For Mac users who want it free, Granola is hard to beat: unlimited words at no cost while in beta. Wispr Flow works on more devices (Windows, iPhone and Android) and has a longer track record. Both run in the cloud and read text from the app you're in by default.
Is Granola voice typing free?
Yes. Granola says Voice Typing is included for free in every Granola plan, with no word limit, while it's in beta.
How many words does Wispr Flow's free plan allow?
On Mac and Windows it warns you at 2,000 words a week and blocks new dictations above 5,000. The count resets weekly.
Do Wispr Flow and Granola work offline?
No. Both turn speech into text in the cloud, so both need an internet connection.
Which is more private, Wispr Flow or Granola?
Neither keeps your voice on your Mac. Both send audio to their servers or providers and, by default, text from the app you're dictating into. Wispr's "Improve the model for everyone" setting is on by default for Free and Pro accounts; Granola says its providers don't train on dictations. If you need it on-device, use an app that runs on your Mac.
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Hold ⌥ Space in any app and talk. No card and no account, then $39 once for 2 Macs.
Free for 7 days, no card. Needs macOS 26.5 on Apple silicon.