Aqua Voice vs Glaido
Aqua Voice is a dictation app with its own speech model, tuned for technical words, that pastes text wherever your cursor is.
Aqua Voice
GlaidoAqua Voice and Glaido, feature by feature
What both do comes first, then where Aqua Voice is stronger, then what Glaido adds.
| Feature | Aqua Voice | Glaido |
|---|---|---|
| Dictation in any appBoth | Aqua Voice | Glaido |
| Personal dictionaryBoth | Aqua VoiceOn Pro | GlaidoOn every plan |
| CLI and MCPBoth | Aqua VoiceOn every plan | GlaidoGlaido CLI, and MCP servers in Commands mode |
| Own speech modelAqua Voice leads | Aqua VoiceAvalon, tuned for technical terms | GlaidoWhisper, served by Glaido |
| iPhone and Android appsAqua Voice leads | Aqua Voice | GlaidoDesktop only |
| LanguagesGlaido leads | Aqua Voice49 | Glaido100+ |
| LinuxGlaido leads | Aqua Voice | Glaido.deb and .rpm |
| Desktop utilities includedGlaido leads | Aqua Voice | GlaidoColor picker, clipboard history, text expansion, keep awake, processes |
| Get things done by voiceGlaido leads | Aqua VoiceCommands such as Send it, on Max | GlaidoCommands mode on every plan: search the web, find a file, pick a color, run your own MCP tools |
Aqua Voice
GlaidoWhat each costs over a year
| Plan | Price | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1,000 words to start. No card needed. | $0 |
| Pro | $12 a month | $144 |
| Pro | $120 a yearListed as a monthly price, billed yearly. | $120 |
| Max | $24 a month | $288 |
| Max | $228 a yearListed as a monthly price, billed yearly. | $228 |
| Plan | What you get | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Every extension, plus dictation with a weekly word limit. | $0 |
| Pro | $20 a month, or $200 a year billed yearly. Unlimited dictation and every extension. | $200 |
Aqua Voice and Glaido Pro both charge for unlimited dictation. Glaido's price also covers every extension, so the clipboard, snippet and color apps you may pay for separately come with it.
Aqua Voice prices checked on November 4, 2026 on Aqua Voice's pricing page. Taxes and regional prices can differ.
Where they're the same
Aqua Voice and Glaido both paste what you say wherever the cursor is, keep a personal dictionary, and can be driven from a command line and over MCP.
Where Aqua Voice is ahead
Aqua runs its own speech model, Avalon, which it tunes for technical speech such as code and product names. On the Max plan you can watch words appear as you talk. It also has phone apps.
Where Glaido is ahead
Glaido understands 100+ languages to Aqua's 49 and runs on Linux. Commands mode is on every Glaido plan, and it does more than send a message: it searches the web, opens files, summarizes a video, and runs tools from MCP servers you add. The extensions come free with it.
Cost
Aqua Pro is $12 a month and Max is $24 a month, a little less when billed yearly. Glaido Pro is $20 a month or $200 a year, and its voice commands aren't held back for a higher tier.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Aqua Voice if
- You dictate code, product names or jargon all day and want a model built for that.
- You want Realtime Mode, which shows words as you speak on the Max plan.
- You want a phone app too.
Pick Glaido if
- You dictate in a language outside Aqua's 49.
- You want voice commands and the extensions without a top-tier plan.
- You work on Linux, or across Mac, Windows and Linux.
Add up what you pay for
Tick the apps you pay for today. The total uses each app's lowest paid plan.
Totals stay in each app's own currency. Nothing is converted.
Aqua Voice vs Glaido: questions
Which supports more languages?
Glaido, with 100+ languages and dialects. Aqua Voice lists 49.
Are Aqua's free words a weekly allowance?
Aqua's pricing page lists 1,000 free words to start and doesn't say they renew. Glaido Basic has a weekly word limit that resets every week.
Can I use both?
Yes, but give them different hotkeys. Both listen for a key to start dictation.
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Read the comparisonSources: Aqua Voice pricing, Aqua Voice
Glaido is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Aqua Voice, Inc., the owner of the Aqua Voice trademark.
