Pricing
Kalam Pro
Dictation is free — always. Kalam Pro unlocks AI-powered features that make dictation smarter. You still bring your own API keys (BYOK) — Kalam never charges for compute.
Free
Everything you need to dictate. No account needed.
$0 forever
- Voice mode (pure transcription)
- Local STT models (no key needed)
- Cloud STT with your own key (Groq, OpenAI)
- Filler word removal & voice commands
- Custom dictionary & formatting rules
- Snippets
- Notes, tasks, reminders
- Dashboard & analytics
- History with search & export
- Privacy enforcement (sensitive app detection)
- All hotkey configurations
- Light/Dark theme & auto-updates
- Open-source (FSL → Apache 2.0 after 2 yrs)
Pro
AI-powered features that make dictation smarter. Still BYOK.
$2.99 /mo
or $32.89/yr (pay for 11, get 12 — one month free)
Everything in Free, plus:
- Polish — AI cleanup toggle on any mode
- Custom modes (your own AI instructions)
- Command mode (voice → notes/tasks/search)
- Context awareness (read screen, clipboard)
- Voice-activated editing (highlight → speak)
- Auto-activation rules (auto-switch per app)
- Enhanced overlay (full state, context panel)
- Multi-device sync across PCs
- Priority support
Free vs Pro
| Capability | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Voice mode (pure transcription) | Included | Included |
| Local STT models (Whisper, SenseVoice) | Included | Included |
| Cloud STT with your own key (BYOK) | Included | Included |
| Filler word removal & voice commands | Included | Included |
| Dictionary, snippets, formatting rules | Included | Included |
| Notes, tasks, reminders, dashboard | Included | Included |
| History with search & export | Included | Included |
| Privacy enforcement (ForceLocal) | Included | Included |
| All hotkey configurations | Included | Included |
| Polish (AI cleanup on any mode) | — | Included |
| Custom modes (your AI instructions) | — | Included |
| Command mode (voice → actions) | — | Included |
| Context awareness (screen + clipboard) | — | Included |
| Voice-activated editing | — | Included |
| Auto-activation rules (per app) | — | Included |
| Enhanced overlay (full state + context) | — | Included |
| Multi-device sync across PCs | — | Included |
| Priority support | — | Included |
Kalam is licensed under the Functional Source License (FSL) — use it freely, don't build a competing product. Code auto-converts to Apache 2.0 after two years. Commercial licensing for larger teams is separate — see Business & licensing.