MeetMic vs Tactiq

Tactiq sends your voice to the cloud. MeetMic keeps it on your Mac.

MeetMicTactiq

PlatformsmacOS, iOSWeb (Chrome + Edge browser extension)

Audio processingOn-deviceCloud

Works fully offlineTranscribes with no internet connectionNot advertised

Pricing modelOne-timeSubscription (per user/mo, free tier)

Price$59AUD view: Free A$0; Pro A$11.42/mo ann; Team A$23.17; Business A$44.25; Ent custom

Free tierFree forever plan; dictation has daily limitFree plan: 10 transcripts/mo, 5 AI credits/mo

System-wide dictationAny app via hotkey; free tier daily limitNot advertised

Transcribe audio & video filesWAV, MKV, AVI, MP3, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, CAFUpload up to 2GB: mp4, m4a, mp3, mov, and more

Record meeting audioSystem/per-app audio, no bot joinsGoogle Meet, Zoom, MS Teams; no bot joins call

Calendar auto-detectmacOS Calendar.app integration, suggests recordingNot advertised

Speaker labelsAutomatic diarization, up to 4 speakersAutomatic speaker identification

Subtitle export (SRT, VTT)SRT, VTT, SBV; burned-in subtitlesNot stated

AI summaries & action itemsSummaries, action items, follow-up email; prompt librarySummaries, action items, follow-up emails, Ask AI

Open sourceNot advertisedNot advertised

Automation & APIREST API, MCP server, CLI, webhooks, watch folders, Zapier/n8nWorkflow builder, Slack/Notion/Linear/HubSpot, Zapier, MCP (beta)

Bring your own model or API keyBYOK cloud keys, Ollama/LM Studio, custom Whisper GGMLNot advertised

Languages100+ languages60+ languages

YouTube & podcast importYouTube, Vimeo, other streaming URLs, Drive/Dropbox linksNot advertised

Batch transcriptionBatch queue, drag-drop multi-file, folderNot advertised

Checked 2026-08-14 against Tactiq’s own pages. How we write these.

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The free plan never expires. Pro is a one-time purchase with a 30-day refund.