Overview
DictatorFlow is a high-performance voice dictation engine available as a native desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and as a low-latency REST/WebSocket API. It achieves a 1.2% word error rate on LibriSpeech test-clean and 150ms time-to-first-token, outperforming OpenAI Whisper, Google Cloud STT, AWS Transcribe, Deepgram, and AssemblyAI. Written in Zig with native binaries for Apple Silicon and Intel — no Electron bloat. Audio is never stored on servers, with on-device privacy-preserving algorithms. Supports 99+ languages with automatic detection and translation. Run models entirely on your local GPU for full offline operation.
Pricing: Pro: $9/month | Lifetime: $99 one-time | API: $0.004/sec
Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel
Key Features
- 1.2% word error rate on LibriSpeech test-clean benchmark
- 150ms time-to-first-token latency
- Native binary written in Zig: no Electron, no bloat
- Fully local/offline mode running models on your GPU
- Audio never stored on servers with privacy-preserving algorithms
- 99+ languages with automatic detection and translation
- REST and WebSocket API with multi-provider fallback chain
- Supports PCM, WAV, WebM, MP3, and OGG formats
- BYOK (Bring Your Own Provider Key) support
- Cross-platform: Mac (Apple Silicon & Intel), Windows, Linux
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