Comparison · checked Sept 2026
Superwhisper vs Wispr Flow: local and configurable, or cloud and polished.
We make a competing app and neither of these is it, which is the only reason this page is worth reading. Every other Superwhisper-versus-Flow comparison online is published by Superwhisper or by Flow.
The short version: Wispr Flow is the better product out of the box and the worse answer if you care where your voice goes. Superwhisper is cheaper, runs Whisper on your own machine, and lets you build per-app modes with your own prompts — at the cost of more setup and a rougher first hour. Pick Flow if you want it to work immediately across every device you own. Pick Superwhisper if you want it local, configurable, and about half the price.
Where the two genuinely differ.
Where your speech is processed
Superwhisper runs Whisper on your Mac by default and works with the network off. It also offers cloud model options you can switch on. Wispr Flow processes in the cloud and offers a privacy mode with zero retention. A retention policy is a promise; local processing removes the question. If you are bound by confidentiality, that difference is the whole comparison.
Price, checked September 2026
Superwhisper is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, with a lifetime tier listed near $250 and a free tier that runs local Whisper with no time limit. Wispr Flow is $15 a month, or $12 a month billed annually, with a free tier capped by weekly words. Over a year that is roughly $85 against $144.
Polish against control
Flow is the most finished app in this category. It works the moment you install it and needs almost no configuration. Superwhisper asks more of you and gives more back: custom modes per application, your own prompts, and a choice of models. Flow does not offer custom prompting at all. Which of those is an advantage depends entirely on whether you enjoy configuring software.
Platforms and accounts
Flow covers macOS, Windows, iPhone and Android, and requires an account. Superwhisper covers macOS including Intel, Windows and iOS, and requires an account for Pro. Neither is usable anonymously. If you dictate across a phone and a laptop all day, Flow's coverage is the stronger argument.
Side by side
Competitor details and prices checked Sept 2026| Feature | Superwhisper | Wispr Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Where speech is processed | On your Mac, or cloud models if enabled | In the cloud, with a zero-retention privacy mode |
| Works with no connection | Yes, on local models | No |
| Monthly (Sept 2026) | $8.49 | $15, or $12 billed annually |
| Yearly (Sept 2026) | $84.99 | About $144 billed annually |
| One-time option | Lifetime tier listed near $250 | None |
| Free tier | Unlimited local Whisper, no time limit | Weekly word limit |
| Account required | Yes, for Pro | Yes |
| Custom prompts and modes | Deep, per-app modes with your own prompts | Not offered |
| Platforms | macOS including Intel, Windows, iOS | macOS, Windows, iPhone, Android |
| Setup effort | Model download and configuration first | Works immediately |
Where speech is processed
Works with no connection
Monthly (Sept 2026)
Yearly (Sept 2026)
One-time option
Free tier
Account required
Custom prompts and modes
Platforms
Setup effort
FAQ
Which is more accurate, Superwhisper or Wispr Flow?
Close enough that it is not the deciding factor for most people. Both use strong models, and on a modern Mac the gap between a good local Whisper build and a cloud model has largely closed for clear speech. Difficult audio and heavy accents still favour a larger cloud model, which is Flow's structural advantage.
Is Superwhisper cheaper than Wispr Flow?
Yes, by roughly $59 a year on the annual plans as of September 2026: $84.99 against about $144. Superwhisper also has a lifetime tier near $250 and a free tier with no time limit, and Flow has neither.
Can either work offline?
Superwhisper can, on its local models. Wispr Flow cannot — it processes in the cloud, so no connection means no dictation.
Which should I pick for confidential work?
Superwhisper on local models, or another fully local app. Flow's privacy mode is a retention policy rather than an architectural guarantee, and a policy can be changed by the company that wrote it. For work covered by a duty of confidentiality, check the network activity rather than the marketing page.
You make a competing app. Why trust this page?
Do not trust it — check it. Every price here was read off the vendors' own pricing pages in September 2026 and is labelled as such. We have no stake in which of these two you pick, which is more than the other comparisons of these apps can say, because they are all published by one of the two.
Keep reading
There is a third option, if neither fits
Blurt is $3.99 a month, runs entirely on your Mac, and needs no account at all.