Soniox (Enconvo Cloud) needs no API key, and Soniox dictation is free for Cloud Plan, Lifetime, and trial members.
Connect
- Enconvo Cloud
- Your own API key
1
Choose the provider
Open Settings → Dictation Models and choose Soniox (Enconvo Cloud).
2
Test it
Dictate a short sentence. Text should appear as you speak.
Models and options
Soniox also has text-to-speech providers, with your own key or on Enconvo Cloud, under Settings → Text-to-Speech.
Soniox processes audio in the cloud. To keep speech on your Mac, use a local provider such as Parakeet MLX, Qwen3 MLX, or Whisper MLX instead.
Troubleshooting
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