SpeechFast vs Vela

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SpeechFast compared with Vela
Detail	SpeechFast	Vela
What it does	Hold fn and dictate in any app. Clean text lands at your cursor, and your voice never leaves your Mac.	Capture an idea the instant it hits, by keyboard, voice, or Siri, and let Musa help you shape it into something real.
Stage	Not given	Not given
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Based in	FR	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	€29.99 one-time purchase for 3 Macs, updates included. 7-day free trial available.	Free: unlimited idea storage, 10 free Musa credits. Small: 25 credits for €2.99. Medium: 75 credits for €6.99. Large: 200 credits for €14.99.
Key features	Local transcription on Mac's Neural Engine Automatic language detection across 25 European languages Text cleanup removes fillers, repeats and fixes punctuation Works offline in airplane mode No audio storage, only in-memory transcription Local 30-day history by default Works with any app that accepts keyboard input Requires Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 26	Keyboard capture Voice dictation capture Musa AI refining Idea exploration mapping Flow streak tracking Local iPhone storage iCloud sync Credit-based AI access
What makes it different	One-time purchase works on three Macs with included updates Automatic language detection switches languages mid-dictation Text cleanup with punctuation and filler removal	AI never trains on your data Free forever app with pay-as-you-go AI credits
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
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Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	9	0

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