Fact · Dictation software
BetterWispr's home page says Claude Code, Codex and API connections send the dictation to that provider, and only if the user picks one.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 20, 2026
In the source's own words
“Claude Code, Codex and API connections send the dictation to that provider, and only if you pick one.”
BetterWispr: local dictation for macOS, BetterWispr, BetterWispr, 2026, Does it rewrite everything I say?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The FAQ answer on the home page about what the rewriting does.
- What it does not show
- The default setup has no provider. Apple Intelligence and Ollama run on the Mac.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as BetterWispr: optional AI provider: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- BetterWispr
- Feature
- Sends text to a third-party AI
- Detail
- Only if you pick a provider
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this