Granola makes voice input free; enterprise customers first ask where the audio is processed

Granola launched a new feature: voice input, unlimited words, free. It originally did meeting notes, and now it has taken on input as well. The official wording is direct: Granola already writes your meeting notes for you; now it types for you in any app.

The operation is not complicated. On desktop, hold the fn key and speak naturally; Granola converts speech to text and drops it directly into the current input field. The official tip says "hold and speak, speak naturally." No need to switch back and forth between notes and chat windows.

This pricing is not light for the voice input category. Some replies directly @WisprFlow. Aayush Khare said Wispr Flow is coming for them, so they went after Wispr Flow too. Tyson Hutchins said that if iOS is added, he would switch from Wispr. Granola replied: Windows and iOS are coming soon.

But enterprise users will look at another side first. Dusan pointed out in a reply that free voice input in any app means client information will also be dictated into it; where the audio is processed determines whether consultants can use it. This reminder is not flashy, but it is closer to purchasing decisions than "free." Voice input saves typing time; what really holds things up is compliance.

Granola is currently landing on desktop first, with mobile still to wait. For individual users, free and unlimited is attractive enough; for team customers, data terms and deployment methods are the next questions to ask. Once the barrier to voice input is lowered, competition will shift from "who recognizes most accurately" to "who can make customers feel safe speaking."