
Superwhisper
Superwhisper, from SuperUltra, Inc., is a voice-to-text app for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android that records meetings from system audio and transcribes with local models or optional cloud models.
- How it listens
- Only on your device
- Transcribes on your device, Records your computer's audio, Upload a file
- Free plan
- Unlimited minutes
- Cheapest paid
- $7.08/mo
- Pro, per seat, billed yearly
- Trains AI on your recordings
- Says it doesn't train on them
- Where it transcribes
- On device or in the cloud
- Local models run on the device; cloud models are optional
Where it stands among 43
Each fact with every app's answer. Superwhisper is outlined.
Trains AI on your recordings
Says it doesn't train on them
Says it doesn't train on them 30
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Not stated 3
Notes from a call without a bot
Yes, no bot joins
Yes, no bot joins 32
A bot joins the call 7
Doesn't join live calls 4
Where it transcribes
On device or in the cloud
On your device 3
On device or in the cloud 5
In the cloud 35
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Free plan
Free plan or free with the device
Free plan or free with the device 31
No free plan 11
Not stated 1
Can skip keeping the audio
Not stated
Yes 24
Keeps the audio 2
EU data storage
Not applicable
Offered 19
Not offered 3
Not applicable 5
HIPAA
Says it supports HIPAA
Says it supports HIPAA 25
No 2
Plans and prices
In US dollars, per month, as listed by Superwhisper. Checked 19 October 2026.
Swipe the table sideways for both billing terms.
| Plan | Made for | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeUp to two modes without AI processing; cloud models, speaker separation and file transcription are Pro | Anyone | $0 | $0 | UnlimitedUnlimited dictation with local Whisper models; system-audio recording and file transcription are Pro in the plan table, though the homepage lists meeting recording under Free |
| ProOne licence covers your devices; every billing option has the same features | One personPer seat | $7.08/mo$84.99 a year | $8.49/mo | Unlimited'Unlimited use of Cloud and Local AI models' |
| EnterpriseSAML SSO, SCIM, central billing, volume discounts | CompaniesPer seat | Custom quoteSeat-based, billed monthly or yearly; price on request | Custom quoteSeat-based; price on request | Not statedNot stated for Enterprise |
- Pay once
- $249.99 onceLifetime licence, paid once
How others are told
Superwhisper doesn't tell the other people by default, so it's up to you to let them know.
- Nothing by default
No bot joins, so 'nobody sees a bot has joined notice'; no other notice described
All the facts
How it listens
- Ways it captures
- Transcribes on your device, Records your computer's audio, Upload a file Microphone, system audio from meeting apps without a bot (Pro), and file transcription (Pro)
- No bot in your calls
- Yes Microphone, system audio from meeting apps without a bot (Pro), and file transcription (Pro)
- How others are told
- Nothing by default No bot joins, so 'nobody sees a bot has joined notice'; no other notice described
- Labels who said what
- YesYes Pro: 'Identify Speakers' labels who said what; speakers can be renamed by hand, not learned
- Languages
- 100+ '100+'; depends on the model (Parakeet Multilanguage 24, Cohere Transcribe 14)
- Mixed-language meetings
- YesYes The maker says to use Automatic when mixing languages in one dictation, and warns detection can misidentify the language
What happens to your recordings
- Trains AI on your recordings
- Says it doesn't train on them Maker's claim: 'Your data is not being used for training AI models'; with your own API keys the provider's terms apply
- Where it transcribes
- On device or in the cloud Local models run on the device; cloud models are optional
- Can skip keeping the audio
- Not statedNot stated No setting to keep no audio; the shortest auto-delete period is 1 day
- How long it's kept
- Kept on your device; default Forever Auto-delete after 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 6 months or 1 year; the maker says nothing is retained on its servers
- EU data storage
- Not applicableNot applicable Stored on your own device
- SOC 2
- YesYes SOC 2 Type II, per the Enterprise page
- HIPAA
- YesYes BAA available on request (self-serve signing); not needed for local-only use
What it costs
- Free plan
- Unlimited minutes Up to two modes without AI processing; cloud models, speaker separation and file transcription are Pro
- Cheapest paid plan
- $7.08/month per seat, billed yearly
- Pay per minute (AI)
- Not offered No pay-per-use
- Human transcription
- Not offered No human transcription
- One-time price
- $249.99 once Lifetime licence, paid once
- Device price
- No device
- Free trial
- Not stated Not day-based: new users get 3,000 words of Pro features, then fall back to Free; Enterprise has a 14-day trial
- Refund window
- 30 days From first purchase, for purchases on superwhisper.com; App Store and Google Play refunds go through Apple or Google
Where it works
- Zoom
- YesYes Records Zoom's audio on your device
- Google Meet
- Not statedNot stated Not named; 'Zoom, Teams, Discord, Slack, and the rest'
- Microsoft Teams
- YesYes Records Teams' audio on your device
- Webex
- Not statedNot stated Not named; 'Zoom, Teams, Discord, Slack, and the rest'
- In-person meetings
- YesYes Records from the microphone
- Phone calls
- Not statedNot stated Phone calls not mentioned
- Apps
- Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android
What you get out
- Transcript exports
- Not stated
- Subtitles (SRT)
- Not statedNot stated SRT export not documented; the docs describe copying the transcript to the clipboard
- Audio download
- Not statedNot stated Recordings are kept as files on disk; no audio export described
- Integrations
- None stated No integrations listed; text is pasted into whatever app you're typing in
Who makes it
- Company
- SuperUltra, Inc.
- Owned by
- Not stated No parent company stated
- Based in
- Not stated Headquarters not stated
- Founded
- Not stated Not stated
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