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Ottex AI: Voice-to-Text and AI Meeting Notetaker for Mac
Ottex AI, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The maker's home and pricing page for Ottex, an AI dictation app for Mac. The page lists a free tier that runs local models or the user's own API keys, a paid Personal Pro tier, and team and enterprise tiers.
- How much weight it carries
- Vendor's own marketing page, read on 2026-10-26. Feature claims are the maker's; the page does not say which features depend on a paid plan beyond the tier descriptions.
Facts taken from this source
- Ottex's home page says the custom dictionary takes names, product names and technical terms as spelling hints.
“Add names, product names, and technical terms. Ottex uses them as spelling hints when you dictate.” (Custom dictionary section)
- Ottex's Free tier is described as the option for users who run local models or their own API keys.
“For privacy nerds and power users who want to be in control ... Use local models or your own API keys.” (Pricing section, Free tier)
- Ottex's FAQ says the audio and text are never used for training.
“Your audio and text are never used for training.” (FAQ, What happens to my recordings?)
- Ottex's home page says you can dictate in over 100 languages, and that it detects the spoken language automatically.
“Dictate in over 100 languages.” (Home page, 'Speak in the language you want' section)
- Ottex's pricing section lists its Personal Pro plan at $14 /mo, with Ottex-managed AI and no API keys to configure.
“For professionals who want superpowers with zero setup $14 /mo” (Pricing section, Personal Pro plan)
- Ottex's pricing section lists its Free plan at $0 forever, for users who run local models or use their own API keys.
“For privacy nerds and power users who want to be in control $0 forever” (Pricing section, Free plan)
- Ottex's FAQ says transcription can run fully local with Whisper, so no speech leaves the machine.
“run transcription fully local with Whisper ... then nothing leaves your machine.” (FAQ, What happens to my recordings?)
- Ottex's pricing section lists its Teams plan at $26 /user/mo, with centralized billing and admin controls.
“For growing teams who need SSO, admins, and simple billing $26 /user/mo” (Pricing section, Teams plan)
- Ottex's FAQ says transcription can run fully local with Whisper, and then nothing leaves the machine.
“run transcription fully local with Whisper ... then nothing leaves your machine.” (FAQ, What happens to my recordings?)