# VoiceInk Review

> VoiceInk review: Open-source, local-first Superwhisper / Wispr Flow alternative with one-time pricing. Verified pricing, features, and the strongest.

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Open-source, local-first Superwhisper / Wispr Flow alternative with one-time pricing

See pricing · facts verified Jul 20, 2026

## What we know about VoiceInk

This is our verified profile of VoiceInk, a speech-to-text apis platform - open-source, local-first Superwhisper / Wispr Flow alternative with one-time pricing. Every fact about VoiceInk below carries the source it came from and the day we checked it.

VoiceInk does not publish a public per-minute rate we have been able to verify, so the price figure here stays blank until we can confirm one. We would rather show nothing than a guessed number; if you have a current VoiceInk quote, it is the fastest way for us to close that gap.

On capabilities, VoiceInk covers custom vocabulary / keyterm boosting and ai formatting / edit features. Each of those is verified against VoiceInk's own docs or dashboard, not marketing copy.

In total we track 13 verified facts for VoiceInk today, each linking the primary source it came from so you can check our work - and vendor claims we have not measured ourselves are labeled as such on the VoiceInk fact sheet below.

## Fact sheet

### Pricing

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pricing model | one-time | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/pricing) |
| Free tier quota | Free trial available | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/pricing) |

### Capabilities

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Custom vocabulary / keyterm boosting | ✓  Yes | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/features) |

### Compliance & trust

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Model weights license | GPL-3.0 (app source code) | Jul 20 | [source](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk/main/LICENSE) |

### Commercial

| Fact | Value | Verified | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Model size (parameters) | Whisper Tiny to Large v3 Turbo; Parakeet V2/V3 | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/docs/local-models) |
| Hardware to self-host | Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 14.4 or later | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/pricing) |
| Project maintenance status | Active - VoiceInk 2.0 released 2026-07-16 | Jul 20 | [source](https://github.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk/releases) |
| GitHub stars | 5,584 stars | Jul 20 | [source](https://github.com/Beingpax/VoiceInk) |
| Platforms | macOS (Apple Silicon, 14.4+); separate iOS app | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/pricing) |
| Local vs cloud processing | Local (on-device); optional BYOK cloud models | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/faq) |
| App pricing (one-time vs subscription) | One-time USD 25 / 39 / 49 for 1 / 2 / 3 Macs, lifetime | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/pricing) |
| AI formatting / edit features | ✓  Yes | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/features) |
| App integrations | Works across all apps; auto mode switching per app | Jul 20 | [source](https://tryvoiceink.com/features) |

Source: https://www.versusref.com/stt/tools/voiceink/