Fact · Dictation software
Petal's README says it can also clean up dictation with a cloud model.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026
In the source's own words
“Petal can also clean up your dictation with a cloud model.”
Petal: native macOS app for local-first transcription (GitHub README), Aayush9029, GitHub, 2026, Cloud Models.
Open the original- What it measures
- From the README section on cloud models. The same section says the user supplies an OpenAI, Anthropic or OpenRouter key.
- What it does not show
- The cloud model is optional and off unless the user chooses it. The README says the transcript goes only to the provider the user picks.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Petal: optional cloud model: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Petal
- Feature
- Sends text to a third-party AI
- Detail
- Optional, user's own key
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this