Arion vs Dragon Professional

Side-by-side: platforms, pricing and features.

Arion has a free plan. Arion supports more platforms (2 vs 1). Arion covers more of the compared features (8 vs 7).

Comparison table

	Arion	Dragon Professional
Basics
Speech processing	On-device	On-device
Works offline	Yes	Yes
Languages	2+	—
Platforms
macOS	Yes	No
Windows	Yes	Yes
Linux	No	No
iOS	No	No
Android	No	No
Web	No	No
Browser extension	No	No
Pricing
Pricing model	Open source	One-time purchase
Free tier	Yes	No
Starting price	—	$699 once
Plans	—	Dragon Professional v16 (1 user, reseller price): $699 once
Features
Works in any app	Yes	Yes
Real-time transcription	Yes	Yes
Auto punctuation	No	Yes
AI cleanup	Yes	No
Custom vocabulary	Yes	Yes
Voice commands	No	Yes
Push to talk	Yes	Yes
Auto language detection	Yes	No
Translation	No	No
File transcription	No	Yes
Meeting notes	No	No
Multilingual interface	Yes	No
History	Yes	No

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