Ducduc and Typeless do the same core job: hold a key, talk, and clean written text lands wherever your cursor is. If you're weighing a switch, here is the honest version of where each one wins — including where Typeless is still ahead.
| Ducduc | Typeless | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $12/mo | $30/mo |
| Yearly price | $96/yr — $8/mo | $144/yr — $12/mo |
| Lifetime | $149 once | — |
| Free tier | 8,000 words/week · no account | 8,000 words/week · account required |
| Account required | Never | Yes |
| Audio path | Apple speech engine only — audio never reaches Ducduc servers | Cloud processing |
| Mixed 中文 + English | Core strength — tuned for code-switching | English-first |
| Bring your own model | Any API key, or local Ollama (zero-cloud) | — |
| Learns your corrections | Fix a word once — it lands in your dictionary automatically | — |
| Prompt mode for AI coding | Dedicated key → structured prompt into Claude Code / Cursor | Similar mode available |
| Track record | Newer, indie | Longer-established, bigger team |
fn and speak. There's no account migration — because there's no account.Yes, if you want the same speak-anywhere dictation with cleanup, but without creating an account, at a lower price ($12/mo vs $30/mo), with true Chinese-English mixed-speech support. Typeless remains a fine choice for English-only users who want a more established product.
No. The free tier (8,000 cleaned words per week) works without an account or email. Audio never reaches Ducduc servers — recognition runs on Apple’s speech engine and only recognized text goes to cleanup.
Mixed speech is Ducduc’s home turf: the cleanup layer is tuned for zh-en code-switching, keeps English terms in English inside Chinese sentences, and repairs sound-alike recognition errors in both languages.
Yes. Download the DMG, grant microphone and accessibility permissions, pick your trigger key (fn by default), and dictate. There is no account migration because there is no account.
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