OpenWhispr vs Pepys

OpenWhispr is an open-source voice-to-text assistant for dictation, transcription, and notes. Dictation works in apps that accept text, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Google Docs, Gmail, Slack, and Teams. It supports more than 100 languages with automatic language detection. For meetings, it can capture computer audio without joining a call as a bot, then create structured notes with decisions and action items. The note taker works with Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, Webex, and other apps that play computer audio, without plugins or integrations. Audio can be processed on the device with local speech models or through OpenWhispr Cloud, which says it discards audio without retaining it. The company says user content is not used to train AI models. Free includes 2,000 transcription words per week and five meeting-recording hours per month. Pro costs $6.67/user/mo (annual). OpenWhispr runs on iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Pepys converts uploaded audio, video, links, cloud recordings, and podcast feeds into searchable, timestamped transcripts. It transcribes in 99 or more languages with automatic language detection. Each transcript may include an AI summary, key moments or chapters, translation, and chat answers linked to timestamps. Supported inputs include MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and MOV, plus links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and podcast RSS. Exports cover TXT, Markdown, DOCX, PDF, SRT, VTT, and JSON, with timestamps retained in subtitle files. Integrations include Google Drive, OneDrive, Zoom, Telegram, Chrome, ChatGPT, and Claude; Pepys also offers a direct API and MCP server. API and integration use consume transcription credits without per-seat fees, subscriptions, or credit expiration. The Forever Free plan includes signup and demo minutes, while pay-as-you-go costs $0.85, paid once purchase. Source media is automatically purged after 30 days, while transcripts and exports remain.