Why choose Superwhisper over Granola?

Choose Superwhisper if you want to keep the meeting audio, process transcripts and summaries offline, and pick your own models. Granola is useful for teams that want a shared cloud workspace.

Can I replay meeting audio in Granola?

Granola says it does not store meeting audio. Superwhisper saves a local recording so you can check the original conversation.

Can I use Superwhisper offline?

Yes. Download a local speech model and a local language model first. Transcription, speaker separation, and summaries can then run on your Mac without a connection. Granola needs a connection to transcribe new meetings; existing notes can be read and edited offline.

Does either app add a bot?

Neither needs a participant bot. Both capture microphone and system audio on desktop. Superwhisper Meetings is available on Mac, with Windows coming soon; Granola also supports Windows, iOS, Android, and Apple Watch.

What does Superwhisper cost?

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

Superwhisper vs Granola for Meeting Notes

Key differences

Side-by-side comparison

Choose Superwhisper for local processing and audio you can replay. Both apps record without a bot, but Granola processes meetings in the cloud and does not keep the recording.

	Superwhisper	Granola
Fully local Superwhisper privacy	Recording, transcript, speakers, and notes	Cloud transcription and summaries, per its security page
Audio playback	Yes, from the local recording	No, Granola says it does not store meeting audio
Capture	Bot-free device audio	Bot-free device audio
Model choice	Local or cloud; custom LLM endpoints on Enterprise	No local model option listed
System-wide dictation	Yes, on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android	Free voice typing on Mac only
Meeting platforms	Mac; Windows coming soon	Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Apple Watch
Speaker labels	Yes, including offline	Yes
Note formats	Built-in templates or your own prompt	Custom templates and Recipes
Meeting memory	Local meeting library	Cross-meeting chat and shared folders
Meeting agents Sharing and agents	Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP apps	Granola Chat, Claude, ChatGPT, and other MCP clients
Workflow integrations Sharing and agents	Share links, Markdown export, app shortcuts	Native apps, Zapier, API, and MCP
Data storage Superwhisper privacy	Saved on your Mac; local or cloud processing	Transcripts and notes stored in US-hosted AWS
Compliance Superwhisper agreements	SOC 2 Type II report; BAA available (scope depends on setup)	SOC 2 Type II; HIPAA workspaces on Enterprise
Pricing Superwhisper plans	$8.49/mo or $84.99/yr; Meetings + dictation	Basic: 30-day history; Business $14/mo; Enterprise $35/mo

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

Keep the audio behind your notes

A name, a number, a decision: sometimes you need to hear it again. Superwhisper saves the recording next to your transcript and notes on your Mac.

Granola does not store meeting audio. You can review its transcript, but you cannot play back the call to check what was said.

Superwhisper privacy

Take notes without sending the meeting to the cloud

Choose local speech and language models in Superwhisper to transcribe, separate speakers, and write a summary on your Mac. You can also choose cloud models or, on Enterprise, a compatible private language model endpoint.

Granola uses cloud providers for transcription and summaries, and stores transcripts and notes in its US-hosted cloud. Its paid plans offer model selection for cross-meeting chat.

Superwhisper privacy

Use your notes where you already work

Superwhisper exports summaries as Markdown, creates share links, and connects your meeting library to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP apps. Open Slack or Notion and drag in the summary.

Granola adds shared folders, cross-meeting chat, Recipes, and integrations including Notion, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, and Zapier. Its mobile apps are useful for in-person meetings away from your Mac.

Sharing and agents

Meetings and dictation in one Pro plan

Superwhisper Pro costs $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year. It includes Meetings on Mac and dictation on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android with the same license.

Granola Basic is free with access to the most recent 30 days of meetings. Business costs $14 per user/month for unlimited history; Enterprise costs $35 per user/month. Granola also offers free voice typing in beta on Mac.