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Dettivo

Superwhisper

Superwhisper is a polished local-Whisper dictation tool. Dettivo extends the same idea into meeting capture, an Obsidian-aware Quick Note, a meeting mirror, and a real developer surface — for a lower one-time price.

§ Pricing math

$45 once. vs. $8.49/mo · $79.99/yr · ~$179 lifetime.

Bar length is proportional to actual dollars spent. Five years of Superwhisper stretches the way it would stretch your card.

Year 1

Dettivo · $45
Superwhisper · $79.99

Year 2

Dettivo · $45
Superwhisper · $159.98

Year 3

Dettivo · $45
Superwhisper · $239.97

Year 5

Dettivo · $45
Superwhisper · $399.95

Numbers from public pricing pages. We update these when they change.

§ Where Dettivo wins

  • Bot-free meeting capture is built in. Superwhisper is dictation-only.
  • Quick Note writes markdown directly into your Obsidian vault.
  • Meeting Mirror auto-exports the full meeting bundle to a folder.
  • Bundled CLI, local REST API, stdio MCP server.
  • Bespoke fine-tuned polish LLM bundled — not a general-purpose chat model.
  • $45 lifetime vs $179 lifetime, or $8.49/mo forever.

§ Where Superwhisper wins

  • Custom-prompt UX per mode is more flexible than ours today.
  • Longer release history. Bigger user base.
  • Active community of shared prompt presets.

§ Where they’re equal

  • Both run Whisper locally on Apple Silicon with multiple model tiers.
  • Both support dictation hotkeys and direct insertion.
  • Both keep audio on your Mac.
§ Specsheet
FeatureDettivoSuperwhisper
Cost
Lifetime price$45~$179
Subscription optionNo subscription$8.49/mo · $79.99/yr
Devices per license3 active MacsPer-device
Engine
Local WhisperWhisperKitWhisper local
Surface
Meeting captureYes — system audio + micNo
Speaker diarizationOn-deviceNo
Quick Note → folderYes — Obsidian/context layerNo
Meeting Mirror → folderYesNo
Developer
CLI · REST · MCPAll three, bundledNo
Polish
TranslationBefore insertionYes

Pulled from public pricing + feature pages. Last reviewed: 07 May 2026

Launching April 2026

One license. Three Macs. Forever yours.