Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Dictation API by AssemblyAI
Add fast, accurate dictation with a single line API call
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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APIs to automatically transcribe and understand audio
2017 · assemblyai.com · its alternatives →
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Blurt▲78Push-to-talk dictation on the AssemblyAI Dictation API
11d ago · assemblyai.com · its alternatives →
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Dictation▲118The fastest and most accurate speech recognition software
2018 · dictation.io · its alternatives →
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Multilingual transcription & translation for Mac
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Free unlimited transcription and AI meeting notes
2023 · krisp.ai · its alternatives →
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Aqua Voice▲579Incredibly fast voice input for Mac and Windows
2025 · aquavoice.com · its alternatives →
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Monologuefree tier, from $12/mo▲329Effortless voice dictation so you can work 3x faster
2025 · monologue.to · its alternatives →
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Codictate▲72I've built an AI dictation tool (like many others), but this time I have taken the time to benchmark all of the 34 models that we provide, so users can actually make a qualified choice on what model should be the daily driver. The best is that it's open source, so if you think we can improve something, please come and help out.
Apr 2026 · codictate.app · its alternatives →
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TonyDoorAI▲189Free transcription AI assistant for calls and video meetings
2020 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
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Transcribe & edit privately, w/ unlimited minutes on desktop
2020 · its alternatives →
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Transcribe and edit privately, with unlimited minutes
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Sayline▲83I built a voice dictation app for macOS mostly because I was tired of how awful Siri is and I didn't want to pay a subscription for cloud tools. The app uses NVIDIA's Parakeet v3 (TDT) as the primary engine. Inference is handled by the FluidAudio library. It's insanely fast on M-series chips. For Intel users, I added local Whisper support ranging from Tiny up to Large v3 Turbo (quantized to save space). The interesting part was the AI integration. I originally tried to pipeline the ASR output into Apple's Intelligence Foundation Model. It was a nightmare, because the content moderation…
Jan 2026 · sayline.app · its alternatives →
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Simple, hassle-free AI note taking app for meeting minutes
2024 · myminutes.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! We were part of YC S24, ended up pivoting around. Made dictation that worked really well, and decided to go all in on agentic. We've done two major things. 1. Scribe is a revamp of our product. Continually learns your style (can get into details if comments want). TLDR; we fingerprint based off your edits, and make dictation sound more and more like you. Post-trained Llama 3.1 8b. 2. Dictation is completely free. Unlimited unpersonalized dictation for everyone.
Jul 2026 · willowvoice.com · its alternatives →
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Build voice features remarkably fast
2022 · roblox.com · its alternatives →
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Private AI dictation that lets you operate offline.
Jun 2026 · muttervoice.com · its alternatives →
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Dictate. Record. Transcribe. Summarize. All On-Device.
Mar 2026 · testflight.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically summarize audio and video files with an API
2021 · its alternatives →
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Sayble▲77AI copilot for calls that tells you what to say next
5d ago · trysayble.com · its alternatives →
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dictate.▲103Replace your iPhone keyboard with AI voice typing
Mar 2026 · usedictate.app · its alternatives →
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Voice Agent API▲118One API to build production-ready voice agents
Apr 2026 · assemblyai.com · its alternatives →
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