Serenade vs Wispr Flow
Serenade
serenade.ai
Wispr Flow
wisprflow.aiSide by side
| Figure | Serenade | Wispr Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $1/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 10 |
| Spec score · Dictation software | 8.2 (#13) | 9.2 (#2) |
| Custom vocabulary | Yes | Flow learns names and jargon automatically and lets users add words manually. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline dictation | Yes | No |
| Privacy controls | Users can opt in to share audio and code data, and can change that setting in the Serenade application. | Users can choose whether data is used to improve Flow, manage sharing preferences, and delete stored data. |
| Privacy model | hybrid | cloud |
| Supported platforms | macOS,Windows,Linux,Chrome | Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android, iOS, and mobile devices are supported across the products. |
| Voice commands | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Wispr Flow
- FreeFree
- Pro$15 a month
- Growth - Dictation only$23 a month
- Growth - Dictation + Notetaker$33 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Pro Annual$12 a year
- Pro Monthly$15 a month
- Growth Annual$18 a year
- Growth Monthly$23 a month
- Enterprise AnnualPriced on request
In their own words
Serenade
Serenade is an open-source voice assistant for developers who want to write and edit code using natural speech. It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and supports Chrome. Commands can add, insert, change, and delete code, as well as navigate, copy, and paste. Developers can set custom vocabulary and create voice commands or plugins through Serenade’s open protocol, which uses JSON over WebSockets to connect plugins with the desktop app. Listed integrations and supported tools include VS Code, Chrome, Hyper, Slack, IntelliJ, Jupyter, and GitHub. Speech recognition can use a cloud service or run locally. In cloud mode, audio and the file being edited are sent to Serenade servers; the maker says they are not stored unless the user opts in to sharing. With local processing, audio and code stay on the device unless sharing is enabled. Users can change data-sharing settings in the app. Windows local processing requires WSL with Ubuntu. Serenade is free and licensed under Apache 2.0.
Wispr Flow
Wispr Flow is a voice dictation app for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It enters text wherever a cursor can type, including email, messaging, notes, terminals, code editors and AI tools. Flow supports 100+ languages and can detect the spoken language. It can remove filler words, add punctuation, format writing and handle corrections or repeated speech; users can set custom vocabulary and voice commands. Dictation is cloud-based, with controls for data use, sharing preferences and deleting stored data. The free plan allows 2,000 words per week on desktop and 1,000 per week on mobile, and includes a weekly Notetaker limit. Pro costs $12 per user per month with annual billing or $15 per user per month with monthly billing. Team plans add shared dictionaries, snippets and workspaces, centralized billing and user management. Notetaker provides meeting notes, speaker identification, questions across meetings and MCP access for AI tools, but currently works on Mac and Windows; mobile support is planned. Wispr recommends against Bluetooth earbuds because they can reduce dictation accuracy.