Fact · Dictation software
Yes
Sayso's website says a cloud model or an AI style is your choice, with your own key, and that the app names each place your words go.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“A cloud model or an AI style is your choice, with your own key, and the app names each place that your words go.”
Sayso: private voice dictation for Mac, Windows and Linux, Chris Watson, Watzon Ventures LLC, 2026, Home page, Nothing leaves step.
Open the original- What it measures
- The home page of Sayso, on where your words can go.
- What it does not show
- Opt-in only. The page says the default keeps speech on your computer.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Sayso: Optional cloud AI: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Sayso
- Feature
- Sends text to a third-party AI
- Detail
- opt-in, your own key
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this