Sonos Voice Control
by Sonos
Privacy-first on-device voice control for Sonos speakers — "Hey Sonos".
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TL;DR
Best for sonos owners who want music control without Alexa or Google logging requests to the cloud. Pricing: Free with Sonos speakers.
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Pricing
Free with Sonos speakers
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What it is
Sonos Voice Control is the on-device assistant Sonos built using technology from its Snips acquisition. All audio is processed on the speaker — nothing leaves the home network.
Best for: Sonos owners who want music control without Alexa or Google logging requests to the cloud.
Watch out for: Music-control only — not a general-purpose assistant; audio processing happens locally on the speaker.
Watch out for: Music-control only — not a general-purpose assistant; audio processing happens locally on the speaker.
Install / use
sonos.com — pair via the Sonos app
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | 4 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Sonos Voice Control vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Sonos Voice Control | 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 | 4 | 99 |
| Platforms | Hardware | Web, API, MCP |
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