Dictami vs Chanto

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Dictami compared with Chanto
Detail	Dictami	Chanto
What it does	Hold a key, speak, and punctuated text appears in any app in about half a second	A fast, lean coding agent for your terminal
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Open source
Pricing	Monthly: $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.	Not given
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	Starts in 13ms and uses only 17MB peak memory Works with any model: local or hosted APIs Reads Claude Code and Codex settings automatically Background runs on separate branches Verifies work by running project checks Undo function to revert changes Sandbox environment for safe command execution Spend limits and usage tracking MCP server support and plugins Scheduled runs
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	Fastest coding agent: 1.5ms CPU per turn vs 4.2-145ms for other agents Lowest memory footprint at 17MB peak vs up to 960MB for competitors Most efficient token usage on real tasks Single 20MB portable binary requiring no installation
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	4 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	8
Referring domains (Majestic)	12	1

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