Google Assistant
by Google
Google's voice assistant for Android, Nest speakers, and Wear OS.
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TL;DR
Best for android phones, Pixel hardware, and Nest speakers — same recognizer powers Live Caption and Recorder on Pixel. Pricing: Free with Google account.
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Pricing
Free with Google account
Platforms
Android, iOS, Hardware, Web
What it is
Google Assistant uses cloud ASR for most queries with on-device fallbacks on Pixel hardware. The same speech models power Recorder, Live Caption, and Live Transcribe on Pixel/Android.
Best for: Android phones, Pixel hardware, and Nest speakers — same recognizer powers Live Caption and Recorder on Pixel.
Watch out for: Google is gradually transitioning Assistant capabilities to Gemini on newer Android; older device parity will drift.
Watch out for: Google is gradually transitioning Assistant capabilities to Gemini on newer Android; older device parity will drift.
Install / use
assistant.google.com — built into Android; iOS app in App Store
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 44 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Google Assistant vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Google Assistant | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup |
| Speaker diarization | Not verified | Yes |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | 44 | 99 |
| Platforms | Android, iOS, Hardware, Web | Web, API, MCP |
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