Honest comparisons

Dragon is the 25-year incumbent — accurate, expensive, locked to Windows, requires training your voice. Flow is cloud-first Whisper with AI cleanup at 95% the price.

Google's built-in voice typing in Docs is free and OK for short dictation. Flow adds AI cleanup (filler removal, punctuation, tone), works in every app (not just Docs), and supports more languages with better accuracy.

Flow types what you say into any app, in real time, as you speak. Otter records meetings and produces transcripts after the fact. Most people who try one need the other.

Windows 11's built-in voice typing (Win + H) is free and good for basic dictation. Flow adds AI cleanup, tones, intent modes, snippets, dictionary, and works on Mac too. Here's a side-by-side.