Wispr Flow's free plan gives 2,000 words a week on a computer and 1,000
on a phone. Dictator recognises speech on your own machine, so there is
no weekly allowance at all, it works offline, and you do not need an
account. Press Ctrl+Win, talk, and the text appears where the cursor is.
2,000 words a week on desktop, 1,000 a week on mobile
No word counter at all: local recognition is unlimited on every plan
Paid plan
Pro from $12 per user a month, unlimited dictation
From $5.99 a month, only for cloud features
Where speech is recognised
On the company's servers
On your machine; cloud recognition is optional
Works offline
No
Yes
Dictation into any window
Yes
Yes, Ctrl+Win by default on Windows
Speak one language, type another
No separate mode; only through a custom instruction
Yes, Ctrl+Win+T types the translation instead of the original
Live subtitles over any window
No
Yes, free and unlimited
Languages
100+
100 for recognition offline, 198 for translation
Platforms
Mac, Windows, iOS, Android
Windows, macOS, Android
Wispr Flow plans are taken from its pricing page on October 1, 2026. Dictator prices are from its own price list.
Why there is no word counter
A cloud dictation service pays for every second of audio its servers
process, so the free plan has to stop somewhere. Two thousand words is
roughly fifteen minutes of talking a week. Dictator downloads a speech
model once and runs it on
your graphics card or processor. Nobody pays per word, so there is
nothing to count.
The same fact explains the privacy side: in local mode your voice never
leaves the computer, which matters for client calls, medical notes and
anything under an NDA.
Beyond dictation
Speak one language, send another
The second shortcut records and types the translation: you say it in your own language, the other side reads theirs. 198 languages through AI, 45 offline.
Subtitles over films and calls
Live captions float above any window with the translation underneath. Free, because your computer does the recognition.
A keyboard for the phone
On Android the keyboard dictates into any app and can translate as it types.
Your own words
Names and jargon go into a personal dictionary: 10 words free, 30 on Basic, unlimited on Pro.
When Wispr Flow is the better choice
Wispr Flow polishes text as you speak, learns your names and jargon, and
has apps on every platform including iPhone. If you dictate mostly from
an iPhone, it fits better: our iOS build is still in TestFlight, and the
desktop is where Dictator is strongest.
Frequent questions
Is there a free Wispr Flow alternative for Windows?
Yes. Dictator dictates into any window on Windows with a global shortcut, and its free plan has no word limit because speech is recognised on your own machine.
How many words does Wispr Flow give for free?
2,000 words a week on desktop and 1,000 a week on mobile, according to its pricing page on October 1, 2026. Pro removes the limit.
Does Dictator work offline?
Yes. In local mode recognition runs on your graphics card or processor, and 45 translation languages work offline too. Translation into all 198 languages needs a connection.
Does it need an account?
No. The free plan works without sign-up and without a card.
What exactly is paid then?
Mostly what a server does for you: cloud recognition, larger AI translation volumes, premium voices and more photo OCR. A few local limits also grow with the plan: file length (30 minutes per file on the free plan), dictionary size and history depth. Dictation and live subtitles on your machine are free and unlimited.
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