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TypeMic vs VibeTyper: engineered private
VibeTyper is one of the few dictation apps that supports Linux, and its retention policy is genuinely good. TypeMic's promise is written into the code: each dictation is processed by TypeMic's own Predator engine on Cloudflare's global infrastructure, typed at your cursor and discarded on response, benchmarked at 0.9 seconds, engineered by the founders of an enterprise security firm.
Every VibeTyper number on this page was read from VibeTyper’s own website on August 5, 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
| Criterion | TypeMic | VibeTyper |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Built Linux-first. Available now, download today. | Yes, portable AppImage, Wayland and X11. |
| What happens to your voice | Processed, typed, discarded, never stored, never used to train. No voice logs. | On their servers, processed in memory and discarded, per their privacy copy. |
| The engine | TypeMic’s own Predator engine, engineered in Rust, privacy by design, by a team with 20+ years in enterprise security. | Server-side transcription on their infrastructure, per their privacy copy. |
| Price | $12/mo, or $114/yr | $10/mo, or $8/mo billed annually ($96/yr) |
| Free tier | First 7 days unlimited, then 2,000 words/week, forever | 2,000 words/month + 20 AI operations/month |
“Audio is processed in memory to generate a transcript. No recordings are stored. We don't store transcripts or AI request/response content on our servers (except a short-lived in-memory cache for delivery retries).”
, vibetyper.com, retrieved August 5, 2026
What it costs over time
Over 3 years, TypeMic’s annual plan is $90 less than paying monthly. VibeTyper's price is the annual plan printed on their own site on the verification date above.
Common questions
Is VibeTyper on-device or cloud?
Cloud. VibeTyper's own copy describes audio being processed and discarded on their servers, a strong retention policy, honestly stated. TypeMic is cloud-first too, through its own endpoint: the Predator engine on Cloudflare's global infrastructure, load-balanced across numerous nodes worldwide, benchmarked at 0.9 seconds from release to text, with audio and transcript discarded on response and the mode stated at every start.
How is TypeMic's privacy different from a retention policy?
A policy says what a company chooses not to keep. TypeMic's is written into the code: each dictation is processed by the Predator engine, typed at your cursor and discarded on response, no voice logs, no training on your words, counts only for the weekly allowance, and the app states its mode at every start. It is engineered in Rust by the founders of an enterprise security firm, and it says so on every page.
Is TypeMic's free tier bigger than VibeTyper's?
Per week, yes: TypeMic's free tier is 2,000 dictated words every week (about 8,600/month). VibeTyper's free tier is 2,000 words per month plus 20 AI operations. Both are free forever with no card.
Why is VibeTyper cheaper than TypeMic?
VibeTyper Pro is $96/year to TypeMic's $114/year. TypeMic's premium buys what they don't offer: dictation through TypeMic's own Predator engine, never stored, never trained on, engineered by a team with 20+ years in enterprise security, and a first 7 days that are unlimited, with a free Google sign-in and no card.
TypeMic Pro is $12/month or $114/year. Free Google sign-in, no card, first 7 days unlimited.
See TypeMic pricing →Sources, all retrieved August 5, 2026: vibetyper.com · TypeMic pricing