AssemblyAI
7.8#12 in ai transcription toolsFrom $0.15 a monthFree planWebAPISelf-hosted
VisitAssemblyAI vs Superwhisper
Superwhisper
8.3#1 in transcription softwareFrom $84.99 a yearFree planAndroidiOSAPILinux
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | AssemblyAI | Superwhisper |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Official integrations include LiveKit, Pipecat, OpenRouter, Zapier, Make, n8n, Postman, Recall.ai, Zoom RTMS, Telnyx, Twilio, Amazon Connect, Genesys Cloud, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, Power Automate, Semantic Kernel, Cloudflare, Bubble, Pipedream, and Drupal. | Official workflows and plugins cover Claude Code, OpenCode, Pi, Codex, Grok and DeepSeek Harness, while system-level insertion works in apps such as Slack, Cursor and Notion. |
| Speaker identification | Yes | Yes |
AssemblyAI plans
- Free creditsFree
- Pay as you go — Universal-2$0.15 a month
- Pay as you go — Universal-3.5 Pro$0.21 a month
- Pay as you go — Universal-Streaming$0.15 a month
- Pay as you go — Universal-3.5 Pro Realtime$0.45 a month
- Free tierFree
Superwhisper plans
- Pro$8.49 a month
- FreeFree
- Pro monthly$8.49 a month
- Pro annual$84.99 a year
- Pro lifetime$249.99, paid once
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick AssemblyAI if…
It suits developers building speech-to-text or voice applications who want API access, multiple speech-understanding features, or self-hosting. The available SDK guidance is relevant to Python and JavaScript developers.
Pick Superwhisper if…
It suits people who want to dictate formatted text in different apps, including those who work across languages or need offline speech processing. Its coding plugins and CLI may also suit users of the named coding tools and AI workflows.