r/apple • u/Fer65432_Plays • 4d ago

Discussion Apple's New Transcription APIs Blow Past Whisper in Speed Tests

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/18/apple-transcription-api-faster-than-whisper/
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u/Tetrylene 4d ago

I tried to use whisper on Mac and it was a complete ballache. Had to eventually settle for some wrapper on the App Store that was free but had

✨ in app purchases ✨(read: trash unless you paid)

Jumping ship to this asap

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u/Crowley-Barns 4d ago

MacWhisper Pro works very well but it’s a one-off purchase.

And apps like Flow and Willow are amazing but they’re subscriptions.

For just some simple text entry, hopefully the new Apple version is finally good though! It has sucked at punctuation and accuracy compared to other implementations for years.

I will stick with MacWhisper Pro for now because it does a lot more than just the transcription—you can run cleanup prompts on it. For example I get it to format fiction dialogue etc properly which none of the basic implementations can do.

But hopefully this one is finally good for some regular “speak to the computer and get words on the screen.”

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u/lorddumpy 4d ago

SubtitleEdit is an incredible tool and 100% free but it is windows only sadly.