Superwhisper strength
Voice-to-text control.
It is configurable, supports custom prompts, offers local and cloud model options, and starts lower on monthly price.
Superwhisper nailed voice-to-text. Peanut adds the way back.
Superwhisper is a developer favorite for a reason — fast, flexible, keyboard-respecting dictation across Mac, Windows, and iOS. If you live in Cursor and never want text read to you, it's great. Peanut covers that workflow and the missing direction: agent output, PRs, and docs spoken aloud while you build.
Peanut difference
Both directions.
Peanut is for the hear-then-say loop: narrate the screen, think, then dictate the reply.
Price snapshot
$8.49 vs $10.
Superwhisper Pro lists $8.49/month. Peanut Basic is $10/month.
Feature table
Voice-to-text depth or the full loop?
| Capability | Superwhisper | Peanut |
|---|---|---|
| Dictation in any app | YesVoice to text that works in any app | YesHold or toggle to speak into any app |
| Platform support | Mac, Windows, iOSCurrent homepage and metadata | Mac, WindowsComputer-first |
| Modes and configurability | YesCustom prompt control | Simple defaultsRemappable hotkeys, snippets, dictionary |
| Model options | YesLocal and cloud AI models | YesPeanut service or your provider keys |
| Read-aloud everywhere | NoNot a stated product workflow | YesSelect text or use clipboard read-back |
| The hear-then-say loop | NoVoice-to-text first | YesHear work, then speak the answer |
| OCR/PDF read-back | No stated read-back workflow | YesImages, PDFs, selected text |
| Lifetime pricing option | YesHomepage lists Lifetime as a billing choice | NoMonthly plans plus one-time credit packs |
| Bring your own keys | YesUse your own AI API keys | YesOpenAI and ElevenLabs keys stay local |
| Published paid price | $8.49/mo Pro30-day refund listed | $10/mo Basic$20/mo Pro |
Sources checked June 12, 2026
Superwhisper homepage and pricing section for platform support, any-app voice-to-text, custom prompt control, API keys, billing choices, and $8.49/month Pro.
Peanut references
Peanut pricing for Basic and Pro prices. Peanut product for hotkeys, read-back, OCR/PDF behavior, and the hear-then-say loop.
Choose Superwhisper if
you want a voice-to-text first tool and like configuring prompts, model behavior, and platform-specific workflows.
Choose Peanut if
you want both directions — speak into work, then hear work back — with one hotkey each on the desktop.
The simple read
Superwhisper is deeper on dictation controls. Peanut is broader across the reading-and-replying loop.
One hotkey each, both directions.
Ready to narrate
Comparison
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Superwhisper nailed voice-to-text. Peanut adds the way back.
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