Free forever. Pay for superpowers.
Dictation costs nothing — no account, no trial clock. Pro makes it smarter with your own API keys. Max makes it effortless with Kalam-hosted AI and zero setup.
Free
Everything you need to dictate. No account needed.
- Dictate in any app, offline or BYOK cloud
- 1 dictation profile
- Custom dictionary, snippets, voice commands
- Notes, tasks, reminders, searchable history
- Smart Privacy sensitive-app protection
- Light/dark theme & auto-updates
Pro
AI-powered dictation with your own keys (BYOK).
≈ $4.08/mo — 2+ months free
No credit card required. Sign in to begin.
Everything in Free, plus:
- Polish — AI cleanup on any profile
- Unlimited dictation profiles
- Context awareness (screen + clipboard)
- Voice-activated editing
- Auto-activation rules per app
- Multi-device sync + cross-device analytics
- Priority support
Max
Kalam-hosted STT and AI. Zero setup, zero keys.
≈ $9.92/mo — 2+ months free
Everything in Pro, plus:
- Kalam-hosted transcription — 600 min/month
- Kalam-hosted AI polish — 2M tokens/month
- Fastest cloud models, managed by us
- Works instantly on every device you activate
Every plan, side by side.
| Capability | Free | Pro | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictate in any app (hold-to-talk) | Included | Included | Included |
| Local offline STT (Whisper) | Included | Included | Included |
| Cloud STT with your own key (BYOK) | Included | Included | Included |
| Kalam-hosted STT — no keys needed | Not included | Not included | 600 min/mo |
| Kalam-hosted AI polish — no keys needed | Not included | Not included | 2M tokens/mo |
| Dictation profiles | 1 profile | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Polish (AI cleanup pass) | Not included | Included | Included |
| Context awareness (screen + clipboard) | Not included | Included | Included |
| Voice-activated editing | Not included | Included | Included |
| Auto-activation rules (per app) | Not included | Included | Included |
| Multi-device sync (settings, dictionary, profiles) | Not included | Included | Included |
| Cross-device analytics dashboard | Not included | Included | Included |
| Filler-word removal & voice commands | Included | Included | Included |
| Custom dictionary & formatting rules | Included | Included | Included |
| Snippets, notes, tasks, reminders | Included | Included | Included |
| History with search & export | Included | Included | Included |
| Smart Privacy (sensitive-app protection) | Included | Included | Included |
| Devices per license | — | 5 | 5 |
| Priority support | Not included | Included | Included |
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Fair questions, straight answers.
What does BYOK mean on Pro?
Bring Your Own Key. Pro unlocks the AI features in the app, and you plug in your own Groq or OpenAI API key for the AI calls — you pay the provider directly, typically pennies a month. Max removes that step entirely: Kalam hosts the AI for you.
What are the Max fair-use limits?
600 minutes of hosted transcription and 2 million AI tokens per month — roughly 10 hours of speaking and far more polish than a heavy user needs. Limits reset on the 1st of each month. Local and BYOK modes keep working regardless.
How does the free trial work?
14 days of the full Pro tier, no credit card. One trial per account, started from your dashboard. When it ends you drop back to Free — nothing is deleted.
Can I switch between Pro and Max?
Yes, anytime. Upgrades and downgrades are prorated automatically by Stripe, and your license key stays the same.
What happens if I cancel?
You keep your paid features until the end of the billing period, then drop to Free. All your notes, history, and settings stay on your machine. Re-subscribe whenever.