# ParrotPad vs Wispr Flow

> Same push-to-talk speed. $48/year cheaper. No "Command Mode" trying to rewrite your prose. 2.5× more free-tier words. Audio never retained by default.

## Headline differences
- **Pricing**: ParrotPad Pro $10/mo or $96/yr ($8/mo effective). Wispr Flow Pro $15/mo or $144/yr ($12/mo effective). Annual saving: $48.
- **Free tier**: ParrotPad 5,000 words/week. Wispr Flow 2,000 words/week. 2.5× more on us.
- **LLM rewriting**: Wispr Flow's "Command Mode" rewrites your dictation via an LLM. ParrotPad doesn't touch your words - filler removed and punctuation added, that's it.
- **Audio retention**: Wispr Flow retains audio by default unless you opt out. ParrotPad never retains audio by default.

## Where Wispr Flow wins
- **Mobile**: Wispr ships iOS and Android. ParrotPad is desktop-only in v1.
- **Languages**: Wispr supports 100+ languages. ParrotPad supports 40+.
- **Enterprise**: Wispr has HIPAA/SOC 2/SSO available. ParrotPad has these on the roadmap.

## Where ParrotPad wins
- Cheaper at every billing interval
- Bigger free tier
- No LLM in the path between you and your text
- Audio never retained by default
- Engine-agnostic - we keep adopting better speech models as they ship, no reinstall required

## Verdict
If you want mobile and built-in LLM rewriting, Wispr is the better fit. If you want desktop dictation that costs less and doesn't touch what you said, that's ParrotPad.