Why choose Superwhisper over Fireflies?

Superwhisper combines bot-free capture, saved audio, offline speaker separation, and local transcription and summaries. You also get dictation and model selection in the same Pro plan.

Does Fireflies save bot-free recordings?

Its desktop system-audio mode does not save audio or video files. Superwhisper keeps the recording on your Mac for playback. Fireflies offers saved recordings through its bot.

Can Fireflies transcribe offline?

Fireflies mobile can capture audio offline and upload it later. Superwhisper can complete transcription and summaries offline when local models are downloaded and selected.

Does Fireflies include dictation?

Yes. Fireflies Talk offers free dictation on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android. Superwhisper adds local model choice, custom modes, and file transcription.

Can I use Superwhisper for sensitive meetings?

Use local speech and language models to process the meeting on your Mac. Sharing and connected agents send selected content off-device. Superwhisper publishes guidance and agreements for HIPAA workflows; confirm the models and services your organization approves.

How much does Superwhisper cost?

Pro is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, including Meetings and dictation. New users get 3,000 trial words shared across Pro features.

Superwhisper vs Fireflies.ai for Meeting Notes

Key differences

Side-by-side comparison

Choose Superwhisper for bot-free recording with saved audio, offline speaker separation, and local summaries. Fireflies offers more capture methods and team integrations, with cloud processing.

	Superwhisper	Fireflies.ai
Fully local meetings Superwhisper privacy	Recording, transcript, speakers, and notes	Not offered; meetings are processed in the cloud
Capture	Bot-free microphone and system audio	Meeting bot or bot-free device audio
Meeting model choice	Local or cloud; custom LLM endpoints on Enterprise	No local model option listed
System-wide dictation	Yes	Yes, free on desktop and mobile
Meeting platforms	Mac; Windows coming soon	Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android
Live transcript	Yes, including with local Parakeet models	Yes, with Live Assist
Speaker labels	Yes, including bot-free and offline	Yes with the bot; generic labels in bot-free desktop capture
Unattended meetings	No, record on your computer	Yes, the Notetaker can autojoin
Languages	Multilingual, based on your selected model	100+ transcription languages, many in beta
Meeting agents Sharing and agents	Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP apps	AskFred, app connectors, and MCP
Team workflows Sharing and agents	Share links, Markdown export, app shortcuts	Channels, comments, analytics, and 100+ integrations on paid plans
Data storage Superwhisper privacy	Saved on your Mac; local or cloud processing	Cloud workspace; private storage on Enterprise
Compliance Superwhisper agreements	SOC 2 Type II report; BAA available (scope depends on setup)	SOC 2 Type II; HIPAA with Enterprise private storage
Pricing Superwhisper plans	$8.49/mo or $84.99/yr; Meetings + dictation	Free; Pro $10/seat/mo annually; Business $19/seat/mo annually

Choose local speech and language models to process meetings offline. Cloud models send audio or text to their providers. Share links upload the summary for 30 days; connected AI apps receive the meeting content they read.

Product details checked October 2026. Prices in USD.

Make the switch

Why choose Superwhisper

Bot-free recording you can play back

Superwhisper records microphone and system audio, saves the recording, and separates speakers on your Mac. You can listen again to check a name or a decision.

Fireflies desktop capture creates transcripts and summaries without a bot, but it does not save audio or video files and uses generic speaker labels. Its meeting bot offers saved recordings and named speakers.

Superwhisper privacy

Run the transcript and summary on your Mac

Choose local speech and language models in Superwhisper to process the meeting offline. You can choose cloud models too, and Enterprise teams can use a compatible private language model endpoint.

Fireflies processes meetings in the cloud. Enterprise adds private storage and retention controls. AskFred offers cloud model choices for questions about your meeting history.

Superwhisper privacy

Share the result with your team

Export a Markdown summary, create a share link, or open Slack or Notion and drag in the note. Connect an MCP app when you want to ask questions across your Superwhisper meetings.

Fireflies adds channels, conversation analytics, CRM integrations, and a bot that can attend without you. Those features suit teams that want a shared cloud archive; Superwhisper keeps the recorder and saved meeting library on your Mac.

Sharing and agents

Choose local dictation as well as local meetings

Superwhisper Pro includes dictation, custom modes, file transcription, and Meetings for $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year. The same license covers dictation on your other devices.

Fireflies Talk offers free dictation on desktop and mobile. Its meeting plans start with a free tier with 400 minutes of team storage. Pro is $10 per seat/month and Business is $19, billed annually; some advanced AI features use separate credits.