AssemblyAI vs Whisper Notes

Comparing the features of AssemblyAI to Whisper Notes

Feature
AssemblyAI
Whisper Notes

Capability Features

Audio File Import
Auto-Language Detection
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Export SRT Subtitles
Export with Timestamps
Industry Leading Accuracy
Keyterms Prompting
Local Processing
Manual Re-transcribe Option
Multilingual Support
EnglishChineseSpanishGermanFrenchJapaneseKoreanRussianArabicHindiPortugueseItalianDutchTurkishIndonesianVietnameseThaiCzechPolishUkrainianSwedish
No Cloud Upload
No Internet Required
No Recording Length Limit
No-Code Playground
Offline Transcription
Preferred by End Users
Preferred by 73% of end users
Reduced Hallucinations
Up to 30% less
Refund Available
Scalable Platform
Share Transcripts
Smart Formatting
Speaker Diarization
Speech Understanding
Speech-to-Text
Supported Audio Types
Pre-recorded and streaming audio
Unlimited Transcriptions
Whisper Large V3 Turbo Model
Whisper Large V3 Turbo

Integration Features

API Integrations
Apple Silicon Support
File Formats Supported
MP3M4AWAV
Intel Mac Support
Platform Integrations
API
Works on iOS
Works on macOS

Limitation Features

Device Requirements
Not supported on iPhone SE 2nd gen; 8GB+ RAM recommended for macOS
No AI Summaries
No Background Transcription on iOS
No Explicit Feature Limits
No Free Trial
No Real-time Transcription
No Throttling
Slower on Old Devices

Pricing Features

All Future Updates
Free API Trial
Lifetime Access
No Ads
No Contracts
No In-App Purchases
No Subscription Required
One-Time Payment
$4.99
Pay as you go pricing