Plans & features
| Compare features | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Service & platform | ||
| macOS Desktop App | ||
| Works in any application | ||
| Global push-to-talk hotkey | ||
| Menu bar controls | ||
| Voice dictation | ||
| Cloud AI transcription | 2,000 words/week | Unlimited |
| Local AI transcription (Parakeet) | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Auto-Edits (AI formatting & cleanup) | ||
| Smart Formatting (filler removal, "scratch that") | ||
| 100+ languages | ||
| AI features | ||
| Privacy & security | ||
| Local-only mode (zero cloud) | ||
| No data stored on Epilude servers | ||
| On-device AI models | ||
| Keychain-secured API keys | ||
| Service & platform | |
|---|---|
| macOS Desktop App | |
| Works in any application | |
| Global push-to-talk hotkey | |
| Menu bar controls | |
| Voice dictation | |
| Cloud AI transcription | 2,000 words/week |
| Local AI transcription (Parakeet) | Unlimited |
| Auto-Edits (AI formatting & cleanup) | |
| Smart Formatting (filler removal, "scratch that") | |
| 100+ languages | |
| AI features | |
| Privacy & security | |
| Local-only mode (zero cloud) | |
| No data stored on Epilude servers | |
| On-device AI models | |
| Keychain-secured API keys | |
| Service & platform | |
|---|---|
| macOS Desktop App | |
| Works in any application | |
| Global push-to-talk hotkey | |
| Menu bar controls | |
| Voice dictation | |
| Cloud AI transcription | Unlimited |
| Local AI transcription (Parakeet) | Unlimited |
| Auto-Edits (AI formatting & cleanup) | |
| Smart Formatting (filler removal, "scratch that") | |
| 100+ languages | |
| AI features | |
| Privacy & security | |
| Local-only mode (zero cloud) | |
| No data stored on Epilude servers | |
| On-device AI models | |
| Keychain-secured API keys | |
Questions & Answers
When you first sign up for Epilude, you'll get the Free plan with 2,000 words per week of cloud dictation. To upgrade:
- Open Epilude and go to Settings > Account
- Click Upgrade to Pro
- Choose monthly ($18/mo) or annual ($144/yr)
You can also start via the Epilude website and manage your subscription through your account dashboard.
Yes. All new users get a 14-day free trial of Pro with full access to all features, no credit card required. After the trial, you'll automatically move to the Free plan unless you subscribe.
Yes. Epilude includes local AI models (Parakeet for transcription, Piper for text-to-speech) that run entirely on your Mac with no internet connection. The Free plan's 2,000 word/week limit only applies to cloud transcription. Local transcription is always unlimited on both plans.
You can continue dictating using local transcription (Parakeet), which is unlimited and runs on-device. Or, if you've added your own API keys (BYOK), you can continue using cloud transcription at no cost to Epilude. The weekly limit resets every Monday.
Yes. Epilude Pro is billed monthly or annually. You can cancel anytime. Your Pro features will remain active until the end of your current billing period. No questions asked.
Yes. Epilude supports Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) for OpenAI, Deepgram, Anthropic, and ElevenLabs. When using your own keys, cloud transcription is unlimited on both Free and Pro plans, and API costs go directly to your provider account.
Styles (Pro only) automatically adapt your dictation formatting based on the app you're using. Dictating in Slack? You get casual text. Composing an email? Professional tone. Writing code comments? Clean and technical. It just works.
Yes. Epilude is built privacy-first:
- Local mode: Your voice never leaves your Mac. Transcription runs entirely on-device.
- Cloud mode: Audio is sent to the transcription provider (OpenAI or Deepgram) for processing and is not stored.
- BYOK mode: Audio goes directly to your own API provider account.
Epilude never stores your voice recordings or transcripts on our servers.
Epilude requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. For the best experience with local AI models, we recommend an Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later) with 8GB+ RAM.
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