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Polished Recognition vs Superwhisper: catalog facts
Polished Recognition	Superwhisper
Free Free and open source under MIT; the AI providers you connect may charge for usage.	Freemium Plans and prices are listed on the Superwhisper website.
Android	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
Works in any app as a system keyboard Choose your own speech-to-text and language model providers	Dictation works in any app through a keyboard shortcut Offline speech recognition on the device as well as cloud options
Requires your own OpenAI-compatible API endpoints Sends audio and text to the services you configure	Proprietary software Pricing details are not published in the research used here
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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