[didibus]

Does it use an LLM powered voice to text model ?

I find the generic ones like the ones I can use anywhere on Mac to be crap.

If you've used the ChatGPT voice to text model you know what I mean.

[rapind]

I believe it does on newer macs (m4 has neural engine). It's not perfect, but I'm using it without issue. I suspect it'll get better each generation as Apple leans more into their AI offering.

There are also third parties like Wispr that I haven't tried, but might do a better job? No idea.

[lukax]

Have you tried Soniox? It's really not expensive ($0.12/h, $200 free credits when you sign up) and really accurate.

https://soniox.com/

You can use it with Spokenly (free app, bring your own Soniox API key) on macOS and iOS (virtual voice keyboard)

https://spokenly.app/

Disclaimer: I've worked for Soniox

[hyperadvanced]

Why would I buy this if my Mac has it for free? Is it “just better”?

[wild_egg]

The mac one is pretty limited. I paid for a similar tool as above and the LLM backing makes the output so much better. All my industry specific jargon gets captured perfectly whereas the Apple dictation just made up nonsense.

[lukax]

It's really accurate and supports 60+ languages