--- title: "OpenWhispr pricing 2026: Free, Pro ($80 a year) and Business" description: "OpenWhispr's local dictation is free and unlimited. Pro is $80 per user a year, Business $160. What the free plan's cloud words and meeting hours cover, what Pro adds, and how it compares for Mac." url: "https://speechbee.app/compare/openwhispr-pricing" --- # OpenWhispr pricing, plan by plan OpenWhispr is open-source dictation with a free plan that keeps local dictation unlimited forever. Paid plans add cloud transcription, meeting hours and team tools. Pro is $80 per user a year. Here is what each plan includes. By the SpeechBee team. Prices checked on 13 October 2026. > ### The short answer > > - **Free:** $0. Unlimited local dictation, 2,000 cloud words a week, 5 hours of meeting recordings a month, and your own API keys. > - **Pro:** $80 per user a year (shown as $6.67 a month). Unlimited cloud transcription, Agent mode, 20 meeting hours a month, sync, and the iPhone and iPad app. > - **Business:** $160 per user a year. Unlimited meeting recordings and chat over your data. Enterprise is custom. > > SpeechBee is our own app, and it competes with OpenWhispr. Everything below about OpenWhispr comes from its pricing page, linked at the bottom. ## OpenWhispr plans at a glance | | Free | Pro | Business | Enterprise | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | $0 | $80/user/yr | $160/user/yr | Custom | | Local dictation | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | | OpenWhispr cloud transcription | 2,000 words/week | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Your own API keys | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Meeting recordings | 5 hrs/month | 20 hrs/month | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Agent mode, sync, API and MCP access | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | iPhone and iPad app | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Chat over your data | No | No | Yes | Yes | | SSO, SCIM, audit logs | No | No | No | Yes | | Platforms | Mac, Windows, Linux | + iOS | + iOS | + iOS | OpenWhispr is open source under the MIT license, and it says it keeps no data on every plan. A monthly billing option is also shown; yearly billing gives two months free. ## What the free plan really gets you The core: unlimited dictation with local AI models on Mac, Windows or Linux, in 100+ languages, with a custom dictionary. On top, you get a small cloud allowance, 2,000 words a week, and 5 hours of meeting recordings with speaker labels each month. If you bring your own API keys, cloud transcription with them is unlimited too. ## What Pro and Business add Pro is for people who want OpenWhispr's own cloud without limits, plus the extras that make it a workspace: Agent mode, sync across devices, personal API and MCP access for other apps, the iPhone and iPad app, and 20 meeting hours a month. Business is for heavy meeting users and teams, with unlimited recordings and chat over everything you have captured. ## A focused Apple option SpeechBee is the app we make. It does less than OpenWhispr on purpose: hold a key, talk, and your words appear at the cursor in any app on your Mac, iPhone or iPad, transcribed on your device. It adds Read Aloud, so you can select text and hear it in a natural local voice, and it removes filler words like "um" in 61 languages on Mac without any AI setup. It does not record meetings, run on Windows or Linux, or offer an API. 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. **What it costs over time** Over three years, OpenWhispr Pro costs $240 on yearly billing. SpeechBee costs $99 once; OpenWhispr's local dictation stays free. | App | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OpenWhispr | $80 (Yearly) | $160 (Yearly) | $240 (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 [OpenWhispr vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/openwhispr-vs-speechbee). [Compare any apps in the interactive tool](https://speechbee.app/compare/tool) ## Questions ### Is OpenWhispr free? Yes. Local dictation is free and unlimited, and the free plan adds 2,000 cloud words a week and 5 hours of meeting recordings a month. ### How much does OpenWhispr Pro cost? $80 per user a year, which OpenWhispr shows as $6.67 a month. Business is $160 per user a year. ### Is OpenWhispr open source? Yes, under the MIT license. ### Does OpenWhispr have an iPhone app? Yes, on Pro and higher plans. The free plan covers Mac, Windows and Linux. ### Does OpenWhispr work offline? Local dictation does. Cloud transcription, sync and meeting features use a connection. ## Keep comparing - [OpenWhispr vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/openwhispr-vs-speechbee) - [OpenWhispr alternatives](https://speechbee.app/compare/openwhispr-alternatives) - [Whisper apps for Mac](https://speechbee.app/compare/whisper-apps-mac) - [superwhisper pricing](https://speechbee.app/compare/superwhisper-pricing) ## More on dictation - [Every dictation guide and comparison](https://speechbee.app/guides/voice-typing-mac) - [SpeechBee vs Apple Dictation](https://speechbee.app/compare/speechbee-vs-apple-dictation) - [Spokenly pricing](https://speechbee.app/compare/spokenly-pricing) - [Spokenly vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/spokenly-vs-speechbee) - [superwhisper alternatives](https://speechbee.app/compare/superwhisper-alternatives) - [superwhisper vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/superwhisper-vs-speechbee) - [Every read-aloud guide and comparison](https://speechbee.app/guides/read-text-aloud) ## Sources Checked on 13 October 2026. - [OpenWhispr pricing](https://openwhispr.com/pricing) - SpeechBee facts from our [homepage](https://speechbee.app/) and [privacy policy](https://speechbee.app/privacy)