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VAmazon Transcribe vs Wispr Flow
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Amazon Transcribe if…
- you need an API to build on
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: developers building on aws, contact center teams
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Choose Wispr Flow if…
- you work on macOS, Windows, iOS
- you're in its core audience: professionals who write a lot of email and messages, developers
Side by side
Feature Amazon Transcribe Wispr Flow
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price—$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Local dictation history: keep, auto-delete after 24 hours, or never save
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Speaker labels
Bot-free recording—
File upload—
Mobile app capture—
HIPAA compliant—
MCP server—
PlatformsWeb, APImacOS, Windows, iOS, Android
CategoryTranscriptionTranscription
CompanyAmazon Web Services, Inc.Wispr AI, Inc.
Based inUnited StatesUnited States
Founded——
Part ofAmazon.com, Inc.—
Key features
A Amazon Transcribe
- Batch and real-time streaming transcription
- Speaker diarization and automatic language identification
- Custom vocabularies and custom language models
- Automatic redaction of sensitive information
- Call Analytics with sentiment and generative summaries
- Toxicity detection and content moderation
- HIPAA-eligible medical transcription
- Features available in 100+ languages
W Wispr Flow
- Dictation that works in any app without plugins
- Automatic removal of filler words and repetitions
- Catches spoken self-corrections mid-sentence
- Personal vocabulary that learns names and jargon
- Voice-triggered text snippets
- Per-app writing style settings
- Auto-detection and transcription of 100+ languages
- Bot-free meeting notetaker with speaker identification
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Amazon Transcribe
Free TierFree
Standard Batch$0.006/min (US East example)
Standard Streaming$0.01/min (US East example)
Call Analytics (post-call)$0.03/min first 250K min; $0.0186 next 750K; $0.0138 next 4M
Generative call summarization$0.0024/min (Tier 1)
Content redaction$0.0024/min (Tier 1)
Wispr Flow
Free$0/mo
Pro$12/user/mo billed annually ($15 monthly)
Growth$18/user/mo billed annually ($23 monthly); $26/$33 with unlimited Notetaker
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Amazon Transcribe
- Free tier with 60 minutes a month for 12 months
- Billed per second with no minimum charge
- Volume tiers lower the per-minute cost at scale
- Features available in more than 100 languages
- Prices vary by region and the page gives some only as examples
- Redaction and custom language models are not in the free tier
- Requires an AWS account and some developer setup
Wispr Flow
- Free plan with no credit card, 2,000 words per week on desktop
- Works in any app on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and HIPAA compliance
- Dictation and Notetaker included in one subscription
- Notetaker is only available on Mac and Windows
- Notetaker is disabled on BAA (HIPAA) accounts
- Unlimited Notetaker on Growth costs extra
- Bluetooth earbuds such as AirPods are not recommended for accuracy
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