Dear Machine vs Heard

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Dear Machine compared with Heard
Detail	Dear Machine	Heard
What it does	A little less typing. A little more you.	The voice layer for coding agents
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Free trial	Freemium
Pricing	$24.99 once (50% off limited time, regular price $49.99). No subscription. Covers up to two Macs.	Free: $0/month (open source with local voices). Pro: $12/month or $144/year (managed voices and spoken recaps). Power: $24/month or $288/year (adds voice input and iPhone companion). Every download includes a free 14-day Power trial with no card required.
Key features	Voice dictation that inserts text at cursor Email draft generation with subject, greeting, body and sign-off Meeting and lecture recording with transcript and summary Local speech recognition on device Optional cloud processing with your own API key Offline dictation after model download	Spoken updates from Claude Code and Codex Three listening modes: Co-pilot, Companion and Focus Spoken recaps of agent work Voice dictation with right Command key Hey Parrot voice assistant iPhone companion app for listening and replying Follow multiple agent sessions at once Open source engine with local voices Works with any terminal including iTerm2 and tmux Up to 2M characters of narration daily on Power plan
What makes it different	Local processing by default with no data sent to servers One-time purchase with no subscription Works across your existing apps at the cursor Full app available to test free for seven days without card	Works without watching your screen—lets you stay informed while focused on other tasks All code and transcripts stay on your Mac; nothing is used to train models Listen and respond to agents from your iPhone via companion app Open source engine available under Apache 2.0 license Supports multiple coding agents with one interface
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)	Not checked yet no change since last check	6 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	6	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	32	101

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