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AReduct vs Wispr Flow
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Reduct if…
- you need an API to build on
- 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
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Choose Wispr Flow if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- 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 Reduct Wispr Flow
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$12/mo$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 complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPASOC 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
CompanyReductWispr AI, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded2017—
Part of——
Key features
R Reduct
- 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
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
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Reduct
Personal$12/editor per month
Professional$40/editor per month
EnterpriseCustom (seat plans from $75/editor per month)
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
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
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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