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Dictami vs AQ

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Dictami compared with AQ
DetailDictami logo DictamiAQ logo AQ
What it doesHold a key, speak, and punctuated text appears in any app in about half a second Multiplayer coding harness for teams to chat, build and run bots with every AI coding agent
StageNot given Startup
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Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingMonthly: $5.99 per month with automatic renewal; Lifetime: $29.99 paid once with no renewal. Both include every language, every model, and all updates. Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked. Free: A personal sandbox with chat, build and bots, every agent CLI, and integrations included, no credits. Pro: $50 per user per month (early-access promotional pricing; standard price is $200), billed monthly, with unlimited seats, team sharing, your own cloud or dedicated machine, $10 of AQ credi
Key features
  • On-device transcription with no server involved
  • 30 languages at full speed with automatic punctuation
  • Results in about half a second on Apple Silicon Macs
  • Chat with agents about code, data and tools with answers as tables, charts and pages
  • Isolated worktrees per task with live preview and pull request review
  • Standing bots that wake on schedule or event with monthly spend caps
  • Crews with independent agent review
  • Live multiplayer terminals and previews shared with the team
  • Support for 11 coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Kimi Code, Grok, Antigravity, Devin, Muse Code, OpenCode, Command Code and Pi
  • Integrations with Linear, GitHub, Slack, Gmail, Google Calendar, Granola, Sentry, Mercury, Vanta and Stripe
  • Memory shared across agents searchable by the whole team
  • API, webhooks and MCP server for automation and third-party tools
  • Run on private AQ-managed sandbox, dedicated machine, or your own cloud infrastructure
What makes it different
  • Runs entirely on your Mac with no audio sent to any server
  • Automatic punctuation placed by the app, not dictated by the user
  • Lifetime license never expires after one-time purchase
  • Built and supported by a single independent developer
  • No setup required: start free in a sandbox AQ creates, or move to your own cloud with one click
  • Keep subscriptions unmetered: your team's Claude, OpenAI and Cursor accounts are never marked up
  • Shared live workspace: the whole team sees the same terminal and preview, not a replay
  • Independent agent review: a second agent reviews code without seeing the builder's work
  • All agents in one place: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 8 more, each signed in with your accounts
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last check13 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)55
Citation Flow (Majestic)2133
Referring domains (Majestic)1285

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