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A9 Voice vs Orca

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A9 Voice compared with Orca
DetailA9 Voice logo A9 VoiceOrca logo Orca
What it doesDictation and meeting notes for Windows with no bot in your meeting AI coding agent inside the Godot editor that lets you explore projects, plan changes, and review every modification
StageNot given Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingTranscribe is free forever. Notes is $49 once with a 30-day free trial. No subscription. Models running on your PC cost nothing per use. Using cloud providers, you pay them directly at their list prices; in tests a 27-minute meeting cost about 24 cents and an hour of dictation about 4 cents. The Orca plugin is free and MIT licensed. Orca Cloud provides optional managed AI access with Free and paid plans (Starter and Pro); pricing details and included usage are available in the Orca Cloud Console. Local models and self-hosted provider APIs have no Orca fees.
Key features
  • Hold Ctrl+Space to dictate in any app with a text box
  • Auto-start recording when Teams, Zoom or other meeting apps open the mic
  • Speaker identification by voice tagging or voice recognition
  • Search and Ask across every note with Ctrl+K
  • Dictionary for custom spelling of names and jargon
  • Works offline with speech models downloaded on your PC
  • Supports over 60 languages depending on speech engine
  • Webhooks to send finished notes to n8n, Zapier, Slack, Discord or Telegram
  • Project-aware context with access to scenes, scripts, resources and input actions
  • Readable diffs with explicit approval before file changes
  • Plan mode for read-only exploration and understanding
  • Work mode for prepared changes requiring review
  • Support for multiple AI providers and local models
  • Visual reference attachments with image preview
  • Focused run workflows with bounded output inspection
  • GDScript declaration search and reference lookup
What makes it different
  • No bot joins your call; records only your PC's audio locally
  • Notes saved as plain Markdown files you own and can read with any tool
  • Designed specifically for Godot with deep editor integration
  • No single vendor lock-in with support for any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
  • Explicit change approval prevents accidental file modifications
  • Read-only planning mode separates exploration from implementation
  • Open-source MIT-licensed code for transparency and control
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)7 +7 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)24
Citation Flow (Majestic)1210
Referring domains (Majestic)32

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