Granola launches free voice typing, moving onto Wispr's turf
What's new? Granola, the AI notepad best known for writing meeting notes without a bot joining the call, has launched voice typing. On Mac, users press the Fn key and speak; Granola cleans up and formats the words and inserts the finished text into whatever app they are using, whether that is a note, an AI prompt, an email or a chat message. It is free with unlimited words, and Granola says iOS and Windows versions are coming soon.
Why it matters: Consumer voice AI apps are converging. Granola is moving into dictation months after dictation startup Wispr Flow launched its own meeting notetaker, TechCrunch reports. The two are now competing for the same users: Granola is valued at $1.5 billion and Wispr at $2 billion. Granola stays focused on meeting automation and note-taking, while Wispr is building its own models through a research lab.
Co-founder and CEO Chris Pedregal called it a "smol ship" on X.
The switching offer: Wispr has been offering Granola subscribers up to a year free to switch, and users on X have circulated the emails Wispr sent explaining how to turn off Granola's new voice typing feature.
The bigger picture: The feature mashups aren't limited to Granola and Wispr. Fireflies added dictation to its desktop notetaking apps in September, SpeechifyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s Windows app uses local models for transcription and dictation, and MonologueDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has combined meeting notetaking with dictation too. Every voice app is converging into the same app.
Sources: TechCrunch, Granola on X, Chris Pedregal on X
Image credit: Granola
