Stop paying $15/month. Whisper Cheap offers unlimited words, zero cost, and works completely offline.
2,000 words/week free tier is not enough. Hit the limit mid-sentence? Start over next week.
$12-15/month = $180/year. That's $1,800 over a decade for a basic feature.
Every word you say gets uploaded to Wispr's servers. Where does it stay? How long? Who knows.
| Feature | Whisper Cheap | Wispr Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | $12-15/month |
| Word limit | Unlimited | 2,000/week free tier |
| Processing | 100% local (offline) | Cloud-based |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Auto-edits with AI | Not yet | Yes |
| Multi-device sync | Not needed (local) | Yes |
| Works without internet | Yes | No |
| Privacy | 100% local | Server-stored |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Voice upload | Never | Always |
Wispr Flow's free tier caps at 2,000 words/week. That's ~8 minutes of continuous dictation. Whisper Cheap has zero limits. Dictate for hours if you want.
Pay nothing with Whisper Cheap, ever. No hidden tiers, no 'Pro' features. Everything is included. With Wispr, you'll eventually hit the limit and pay up.
Your voice never leaves your computer with Whisper Cheap. Wispr uploads every word to their servers. For sensitive content, that's a dealbreaker.
Download, install, use. Zero friction. Wispr requires email, password, and phone verification. More friction = more friction abandonment.
We're honest. Wispr has some advantages:
You hit Wispr's word limit regularly. You need unlimited dictation, not a 2,000-word ceiling.
Your voice is personal. You don't want it stored on cloud servers or used to train AI models.
You can't justify $180/year for a tool that should be free. You have better things to spend money on.
You work mostly on desktop/laptop. You don't need mobile sync. Local is simpler and faster.
You travel, work in places without WiFi, or have unreliable internet. Wispr won't work. Whisper Cheap always works.
Get the free installer from GitHub. No email, no signup.
Run the installer, choose install location, done. It downloads the AI model automatically.
Configure Ctrl+Space or your preferred hotkey in Settings.
Open any text editor, press your hotkey, speak, and watch the text appear.
Export your history from Wispr and import it into Whisper Cheap for continuity.
Yes. 100% free, no catches, no premium tiers. Open source (MIT license). The code is on GitHub—anyone can verify it's truly free.
Very accurate. Uses the same underlying AI architecture (Parakeet/Whisper). Accuracy varies by microphone quality and background noise, just like Wispr. For most users, the difference is negligible.
Yes. Whisper Cheap works anywhere—Word, Google Docs, Notion, Slack, email, Discord. Anywhere you can paste text.
Export from Wispr as a CSV/JSON file, then import into Whisper Cheap. Your transcriptions transfer over.
Whisper Cheap is local-only, so multi-device sync isn't built-in. But your history stays on your PC. If you absolutely need sync, keep Wispr. For most users, local-only is faster and more private.
Not yet, but it's on the roadmap. For now, you dictate and manually edit if needed. Most users find this a small tradeoff for unlimited words and zero cost.