Why choose Superwhisper over Read AI?

Choose Superwhisper for offline processing, saved meeting audio, and dictation in the same app. Read AI is useful if you want coaching and search across a wider set of cloud tools.

Do I need Enterprise to replay my recording?

Not in Superwhisper: Meetings includes local audio playback in Pro. Read AI reserves audio and video playback for Enterprise and Enterprise+.

Can I transcribe a meeting offline?

Yes, with local models downloaded and selected in Superwhisper. Read AI uses cloud processing for transcripts and reports.

Does Read AI always add a bot?

No. Its Mac and Windows apps also offer bot-free capture. Superwhisper records from your Mac without joining as a participant.

How do the prices compare?

Superwhisper Pro is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, including Meetings and dictation. Read AI Pro is $15 per user/month and Enterprise is $22.50 per user/month, billed annually. Read AI also has a free plan.

Superwhisper vs Read AI for Meeting Notes

Key differences

Side-by-side comparison

Choose Superwhisper for local processing, saved audio, and dictation in one Pro plan. Read AI adds coaching and search across email and chat, while recording playback requires an Enterprise plan.

	Superwhisper	Read AI
Fully local meetings Superwhisper privacy	Recording, transcript, speakers, and notes	No local option listed; uses cloud processing
Recording playback	Yes, from the local recording	Enterprise plans and above
Capture	Bot-free microphone and system audio	Meeting bot or bot-free desktop app
Meeting model choice	Local or cloud; custom LLM endpoints on Enterprise	No local model option listed
System-wide dictation	Yes	No system-wide dictation feature listed
Meeting platforms	Mac; Windows coming soon	Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android
Unattended meetings	No, record on your computer	Yes, the assistant can join without you
Languages	Multilingual, based on your selected model	30+ languages, per its help center
Meeting agents Sharing and agents	Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP apps	Ask Read, Ada, ChatGPT, Claude, and MCP
Team workflows Sharing and agents	Share links, Markdown export, app shortcuts	Speaker coaching, email and chat search, CRM sync
Data storage Superwhisper privacy	Saved on your Mac; local or cloud processing	Cloud workspace; custom retention on Enterprise+
Compliance Superwhisper agreements	SOC 2 Type II report; BAA available (scope depends on setup)	SOC 2 Type II and GDPR; HIPAA on Enterprise+
Pricing Superwhisper plans	$8.49/mo or $84.99/yr; Meetings + dictation	Free: 5 meetings/mo; Pro $15/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

Replay the call with Pro

Superwhisper saves the meeting recording on your Mac next to the transcript and notes. Listen again whenever you need to check the original conversation.

Read AI includes audio and video playback on Enterprise and Enterprise+. Free and Pro provide transcripts and reports without playback.

Superwhisper privacy

Process private conversations locally

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

Read AI processes meetings in its cloud. It says it does not train on your data by default, and offers custom retention on Enterprise+. Its desktop apps can capture without a bot, but capture on your computer does not make the processing local.

Superwhisper privacy

Turn the meeting into your next draft

Superwhisper includes dictation, custom modes, and file transcription alongside Meetings. Dictate a follow-up, export your summary, or connect Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor to ask about previous calls.

Read AI adds speaker coaching, a bot that can attend without you, and search across meetings, email, and messages. Superwhisper is the direct choice when your priority is recording and writing with local models.

Sharing and agents

Meetings and dictation for $8.49 a month

Superwhisper Pro is $8.49 a month or $84.99 a year, with Meetings on Mac and dictation across your devices.

Read AI Free covers five meetings a month, up to one hour each. Pro costs $15 per user/month billed annually, or $19.75 monthly. Enterprise is $22.50 per user/month billed annually and adds playback. Enterprise+ is $29.75 per user/month billed annually, requires at least five licenses, and adds HIPAA support.