--- title: "Willow pricing 2026: Free, Pro, Business, and is Pro worth it?" description: "Willow Pro costs $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. What the free Basic plan includes, what Pro and Business add, and cheaper on-device dictation for Mac, iPhone and iPad." url: "https://speechbee.app/compare/willow-pricing" --- # Willow pricing, plan by plan Willow is AI voice dictation with a free plan that never runs out, and paid plans that swap in its better speech model. Pro is $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. Here is what the free plan really gives you, what Pro adds, and when another app is better value. By the SpeechBee team. Prices checked on 13 October 2026. > ### The short answer > > - **Basic:** free. Unlimited dictation with Willow's smaller speech model, limited personalization, 20 Scribe uses a week. > - **Pro:** $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly ($144). Willow's best speech model, smart memory of your writing style, unlimited Scribe. > - **Business:** $35 per user a month, or $28 billed yearly, with enforced zero data retention, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA. Enterprise is custom. > > SpeechBee is our own app, and it competes with Willow. Everything below about Willow comes from its pricing page, linked at the bottom. ## Willow plans at a glance | | Basic | Pro | Business | Enterprise | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Free | $15/mo, or $12/mo billed yearly | $35/user/mo, or $28 billed yearly | Custom | | Speech model | Frontier Mini, unlimited | Frontier Pro, unlimited | Frontier Pro, unlimited | Frontier Pro, unlimited | | Scribe (AI writing from your intent) | 20 uses a week | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | | Personalization | Limited | Smart memory of your style | Smart memory, shared team dictionary | Same, plus advanced controls | | Dictation length | Standard | Longer | Longer | Longer | | Enforced zero data retention | No | No | Yes | Yes | | SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA | No | No | Yes | Yes | | SSO, invoice billing, MSA and DPA | No | No | No | Yes | Willow works anywhere you type, with apps for Mac and iPhone. No credit card is needed for Basic. ## What the free plan really gets you Basic is a real free plan, not a trial. Dictation is unlimited; the catch is the model. Free users get Frontier Mini, which Willow itself describes as its weaker speech-to-text model, while paid plans use Frontier Pro, which it describes as faster and more accurate. You also get 20 uses a week of Scribe, Willow's feature that writes text from what you say you want, rather than transcribing word for word. If the smaller model is accurate enough for your voice and vocabulary, you may never need to pay. ## What Pro adds, and when it's worth it Pro swaps in the better model, removes the Scribe limit, remembers your writing style and allows longer dictations. It is worth paying for if accuracy on the free model frustrates you, or if you use Scribe to draft messages every day. Business is for teams that need guarantees: privacy mode enforced for everyone, so Willow keeps no data, plus SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance and admin controls. ## Monthly or yearly? **One year, in US dollars** - Willow Pro, monthly: $180 - Willow Pro, yearly: $144 - SpeechBee Yearly: $79 Monthly Pro adds up to $180 a year; yearly billing saves 20%, at $144. Willow's speech processing runs in its cloud by default, so the subscription also pays for the servers that do the work. ## An on-device option SpeechBee is the app we make. Hold a key, talk, and your own words appear at the cursor in any app, with filler words removed, names fixed from your dictionary and snippets expanded. Recognition always runs on your device after a one-time download, so it works offline and your voice is never uploaded. Select text, and SpeechBee reads it 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 needs an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later. It has no AI writing feature like Scribe and no team plan, which Willow does. **What it costs over time** Over three years, Willow Pro costs $432 on yearly billing. SpeechBee costs $99 once, and never sends your voice to a server. | App | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Willow | $144 (Yearly) | $288 (Yearly) | $432 (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 [Willow vs SpeechBee](https://speechbee.app/compare/willow-vs-speechbee). [Compare any apps in the interactive tool](https://speechbee.app/compare/tool) ## Questions ### How much does Willow cost? Willow Pro is $15 a month, or $12 a month billed yearly. Business is $35 per user a month, or $28 billed yearly. Basic is free, and Enterprise is custom. ### Is Willow free? Yes. Basic is free with unlimited dictation on Willow's smaller model and 20 Scribe uses a week. No credit card is needed. ### What is the difference between Willow Basic and Pro? Pro uses Willow's more accurate model, Frontier Pro, removes the Scribe limit, remembers your writing style and allows longer dictations. ### Does Willow keep my recordings? Business and Enterprise enforce a privacy mode with zero data retention. For other plans, check Willow's privacy settings and security page. ### Is there a cheaper alternative to Willow? SpeechBee is $79 a year or $99 once and runs entirely on your device. 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