Pick OpenAI Whisper if
developers and researchers who will run a checkpoint locally or on a Space and accept open-model quality.
Read the OpenAI Whisper pageOpenAI Whisper vs Superwhisper
Our take
Pick OpenAI Whisper if developers and researchers who will run a checkpoint locally or on a Space and accept open-model quality. Pick Superwhisper if mac users who want meetings to stay on the machine and will buy Pro when the 3,000-word Pro trial ends. Skip OpenAI Whisper if people who want a hosted voice product with a published credit card (ElevenLabs) and will not install Python or open a Space. Skip
OpenAI Whisper
speech-to-text model you can run locally
Superwhisper
local-first dictation and meeting app
Best for
OpenAI Whisper Transcribe or translate speech
Superwhisper On-device notes you can keep offline
Free plan
OpenAI Whisper $0 · mIT. You pay CPU/GPU and disk for the checkpoint
Superwhisper $0 · local Whisper dictation; up to two modes; custom vocabulary. New users get 3,000 words of Pro features, including Meetings
Lowest paid
OpenAI Whisper Not published by the vendor
Superwhisper Pro Monthly $8.49
Next step up
OpenAI Whisper
Superwhisper Pro Annual $84.99
Runs where
OpenAI Whisper Local or hosted
Superwhisper Hosted
Watch out
OpenAI Whisper Local is not free electricity
Superwhisper Meetings stay on Pro
Last checked
OpenAI Whisper 2026-10-20 · github.com/openai/whisper
Superwhisper 2026-10-22 · superwhisper.com/docs/billing
Which one, then?
Pick Superwhisper if
mac users who want meetings to stay on the machine and will buy Pro when the 3,000-word Pro trial ends.
Read the Superwhisper page