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FGranola vs OpenWhispr
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Granola if…
- you work on Android, Slack
- you're in its core audience: sales teams, product managers
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Choose OpenWhispr if…
- you want the lower entry price ($6.67/mo vs $14/mo)
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Linux
- you're in its core audience: developers, writers
Side by side
Feature Granola OpenWhispr
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$14/mo$6.67/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes, unless you opt outNo
Data retention—Cloud recordings deleted after transcription; desktop audio kept 30 days by default
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, HIPAASOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—5
Bot-free recording
In-person mobile recording—
Speaker labels
Chat across meetings—
CRM sync—
MCP server
Custom note templates
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, SlackmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, API
CategoryMeeting NotesTranscription
Rank in its category#3 of 9#4 of 5
CompanyGranola, Inc.Gizmo Labs Inc.
Based inUnited KingdomUnited States
Founded——
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Granola | OpenWhispr |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $14 Business | $6.67 Pro |
| 5 people | $70 Business | $33.35 Pro |
| 20 people | $280 Business | $133.40 Pro |
Work it out for your team
- OpenWhisprPro$6.67/mo
- GranolaBusiness$14/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
What the free plans include
Granola
- Meeting history limited to 30 days
- MCP access limited to personal notes from the last 30 days
- No integrations with Notion, Zapier, HubSpot
- No API access
OpenWhispr
- OpenWhispr Cloud: 2,000 words/week transcription
- 5 hours of meeting recordings/month
- Unlimited local dictation and local AI models
- Command-line interface: local only
Key features
G Granola
- Bot-free transcription from device audio
- AI-enhanced notes built on your own notes
- Calendar sync with pre-meeting briefs
- AI chat across all your meetings
- Follow-up emails and action item lists
- MCP connector for Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps
- Speaker tagging and custom note templates
- iOS, Android and Apple Watch apps for in-person meetings
O OpenWhispr
- Dictation into any app that accepts text
- On-device speech-to-text that works offline
- Bring your own API keys for cloud transcription
- Bot-free meeting recording with speaker labels
- 100+ languages with auto-detection
- Custom dictionary that learns from corrections
- Voice commands to clean up or draft text
- Audio file upload and transcription
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Granola
Basic$0
Business$14
Enterprise$35
OpenWhispr
Free$0
Pro$6.67/user/mo ($80/user billed annually)
Business$13.33/user/mo ($160/user billed annually)
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Granola
- No bot joins your meetings
- Free plan includes unlimited meeting notes
- Apps for desktop, mobile and Apple Watch
- SOC 2 Type II certified and audio is deleted after transcription
- Free plan only shows 30 days of meeting history
- CRM integrations and API access require a paid plan
- SSO and Salesforce integration are Enterprise-only
OpenWhispr
- Unlimited local dictation is free on every plan
- Open source under the MIT license
- Works offline with on-device models
- Lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- Free plan limits OpenWhispr Cloud transcription to 2,000 words a week
- iOS app and device sync require a paid plan
- No Android app listed
- Paid prices shown are for annual billing
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy