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WOpenWhispr vs Reduct
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose OpenWhispr if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want the lower entry price ($6.67/mo vs $12/mo)
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on macOS, Windows, Linux
- you're in its core audience: developers, writers
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Choose Reduct if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Web
- you're in its core audience: public defenders and legal teams, ux and qualitative researchers
Side by side
Feature OpenWhispr Reduct
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price$6.67/mo$12/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionCloud recordings deleted after transcription; desktop audio kept 30 days by default—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA
Updates, last 90 days5—
Speaker labels—
Bot-free recording—
File upload
Custom note templates—
HIPAA compliant
MCP server—
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranscriptionTranscription
CompanyGizmo Labs Inc.Reduct
Based inUnited States—
Founded—2017
Part of——
Key features
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
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- Interactive transcript linked to video playback
- Transcription in over 90 languages
- Video and audio PII redaction
- Text-based editing with strikethrough cuts
- Live Capture for Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
- Exact and fuzzy search across all recordings
- Multicam sync and timeline view
- Premiere Pro plugin for rough cuts
Plans and prices
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OpenWhispr
Free$0
Pro$6.67/user/mo ($80/user billed annually)
Business$13.33/user/mo ($160/user billed annually)
EnterpriseCustom
Reduct
Personal$12/editor per month
Professional$40/editor per month
EnterpriseCustom (seat plans from $75/editor per month)
Strengths and limitations
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
Reduct
- Free commenters on every plan
- Long silences are excluded from transcription billing
- Discounts for non-profits and academics
- Premiere Pro integration uses original source files
- Redaction and multicam sync require Professional or above
- Personal plan limited to 720p exports and 4GB files
- Document support only on Enterprise
- Transcription beyond the quota is charged per minute
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