--- title: "Aqua Voice pricing 2026: Free, Pro, Max and Business, plus the 70% student discount" description: "Aqua Voice Pro costs $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly; Max is $30 or $24. What the 1,000 free words cover, what each plan adds, the student discount, and cheaper on-device dictation for Mac." url: "https://speechbee.app/compare/aqua-voice-pricing" --- # Aqua Voice pricing, plan by plan Aqua Voice is fast cloud dictation with a small free allowance and three paid plans. Pro is $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly, and students pay 70% less. Here is what each plan includes and what it costs over a year. By the SpeechBee team. Prices checked on 13 October 2026. > ### The short answer > > - **Free:** 1,000 words with the Avalon transcription model. No credit card. > - **Pro:** $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly ($96). Unlimited words, custom instructions, an expanded dictionary. > - **Max:** $30 a month, or $24 billed yearly. Adds Realtime Mode, the "Send it" command and early access. > - **Business:** $24 per seat a month, or $19 billed yearly ($228), minimum 2 seats, with SSO, SCIM and zero data retention. > - **Students:** 70% off Pro and Max with a school email. > > SpeechBee is our own app, and it competes with Aqua Voice. Everything below about Aqua comes from its pricing page, linked at the bottom. ## Aqua Voice plans at a glance | | Free | Pro | Max | Business | |---|---|---|---|---| | Monthly billing | $0 | $10/mo | $30/mo | $24/seat/mo | | Yearly billing | $0 | $8/mo ($96/yr) | $24/mo ($288/yr) | $19/seat/mo ($228/yr) | | Students (70% off) | | $3/mo or $2.40/mo yearly | $9/mo or $7.20/mo yearly | | | Words | 1,000 in total | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Custom instructions, expanded dictionary | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Realtime Mode, "Send it" command | No | No | Yes | Yes | | Central billing, SSO/SAML, SCIM, team dictionaries | No | No | No | Yes | | Zero data retention | No | No | No | Yes | Aqua runs on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. Speech is processed on Aqua's servers. ## What the free plan really gets you Free is a taste rather than a plan: 1,000 words in total with the same Avalon model the paid plans use. That is a few emails or a page of notes, enough to judge whether Aqua is fast and accurate for you, not enough to work with. ## Pro, Max or Business? **Pro** is the plan for most individuals: unlimited words, custom instructions that tell Aqua how to format your text, and a bigger custom dictionary. **Max** adds Realtime Mode, which shows words on screen as you speak instead of after you stop, and a "Send it" voice command, popular with people who talk to chat apps and coding agents. **Business** adds team admin, SSO and SCIM, shared dictionaries, reporting and zero data retention. For more than 20 users, Aqua offers volume pricing. Aqua is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. If you work with health data, it asks you to contact it about which plans are covered by a BAA. ## Monthly or yearly? **One year, in US dollars** - Aqua Pro, monthly: $120 - Aqua Pro, yearly: $96 - Aqua Max, yearly: $288 - SpeechBee Yearly: $79 Monthly Pro adds up to $120 a year; yearly billing brings it to $96. Students who sign up with a school address pay $36 a year for Pro, and Aqua accepts .edu and international academic domains such as .ac.uk and .ac.jp. ## An on-device option SpeechBee is the app we make. Hold a key, talk, and your words appear at the cursor in any app, with filler words removed, names corrected from your dictionary and snippets expanded. Recognition runs on your device after a one-time download, so it works offline and your voice is never uploaded. SpeechBee never reads your screen. Select text, and it reads that text aloud with a natural local voice. It costs $9 a month, $79 a year or $99 once, with the first 7 days free, and one plan covers Mac, iPhone and iPad. It has no live word-by-word mode; text is inserted when you release the key. It does not run on Windows or Android, which Aqua does. **What it costs over time** Over three years, Aqua Pro costs $288 on yearly billing. SpeechBee costs $99 once and works offline. | App | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aqua Voice | $96 (Yearly) | $192 (Yearly) | $288 (Yearly) | | SpeechBee | $79 (Yearly) | $99 (One-time) | $99 (One-time) | Cheapest published way to keep each app: monthly, yearly or a one-time license. US dollars before tax, prices checked on 13 October 2026. We compare them in [Aqua Voice vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/aqua-voice-vs-speechbee), and review Aqua in full in our [Aqua Voice review](https://speechbee.app/compare/aqua-voice-review). [Compare any apps in the interactive tool](https://speechbee.app/compare/tool) ## Questions ### How much does Aqua Voice cost? Pro is $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly. Max is $30, or $24 billed yearly. Business is $24 per seat a month, or $19 billed yearly, with at least 2 seats. ### Is Aqua Voice free? There is a free plan with 1,000 words in total and the Avalon model. No credit card is needed. ### Does Aqua Voice have a student discount? Yes. Students get 70% off Pro and Max with a school email: Pro is $3 a month, or $2.40 a month billed yearly. ### Can I cancel Aqua Voice? Yes. Aqua says you can cancel at any time, on monthly or yearly billing. ### Does Aqua Voice work offline? No. Transcription runs on Aqua's servers, so you need a connection. ## Keep comparing - [Aqua Voice vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/aqua-voice-vs-speechbee) - [Aqua Voice review](https://speechbee.app/compare/aqua-voice-review) - [Aqua Voice alternatives](https://speechbee.app/compare/aqua-voice-alternatives) - [Wispr Flow vs Aqua Voice](https://speechbee.app/compare/wispr-flow-vs-aqua-voice) ## More on dictation - [Every dictation guide and comparison](https://speechbee.app/guides/voice-typing-mac) - [Dragon alternatives for Mac](https://speechbee.app/compare/dragon-alternatives-mac) - [Dragon price](https://speechbee.app/compare/dragon-pricing) - [Dragon vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/dragon-vs-speechbee) - [MacWhisper pricing](https://speechbee.app/compare/macwhisper-pricing) - [MacWhisper vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/macwhisper-vs-speechbee) - [Every read-aloud guide and comparison](https://speechbee.app/guides/read-text-aloud) ## Sources Checked on 13 October 2026. - [Aqua Voice pricing and FAQ](https://withaqua.com/pricing) - SpeechBee facts from our [homepage](https://speechbee.app/) and [privacy policy](https://speechbee.app/privacy)