> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openwhispr.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cloud vs local processing

> Choose between cloud, bring-your-own-key, enterprise, and fully local processing.

OpenWhispr gives you four ways to process speech. Pick the one that fits your workflow.

## OpenWhispr Cloud

Sign in with Google, Apple (macOS), Microsoft, or email — no API keys needed.

* **Free plan** — 2,000 words/week with a 7-day Pro trial for new accounts
* **Pro plan** — unlimited transcriptions
* Fastest option, no model downloads
* Audio is processed on OpenWhispr's servers

## Bring your own key (BYOK)

Use your own API keys from third-party providers:

| Provider                  | What you get                                                         |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| OpenAI                    | Transcription plus GPT models for AI actions                         |
| Groq                      | Fast Whisper transcription plus hosted reasoning models              |
| xAI                       | Grok speech-to-text                                                  |
| Mistral                   | Voxtral transcription model                                          |
| Tinfoil                   | Confidential, attested transcription (realtime and uploaded audio)   |
| Corti                     | Clinical-grade transcription plus EU-hosted AI cleanup and reasoning |
| OpenRouter                | 300+ AI agent and text-enhancement models through one key            |
| Anthropic / Google Gemini | AI agent and text enhancement models                                 |

Enter your API keys in **Settings** under each provider section.

## Enterprise

Point OpenWhispr at your organization's cloud LLM account — no personal API keys, no proxy. Credentials resolve through the standard cloud SDK chain (SSO, assumed roles, env vars).

* **AWS Bedrock** — generally available
* **Azure OpenAI** and **GCP Vertex AI** — coming soon

See [enterprise providers](/guides/enterprise) for setup.

## Local processing

Download a model and process everything on your device. Audio never leaves your machine.

* **Whisper** — multiple model sizes from 75 MB to 3 GB
* **NVIDIA Parakeet** — fast multilingual model (\~680 MB)
* Works offline after initial model download
* See [local models](/guides/local-models) for setup

## Comparison

|          | Cloud                 | BYOK                    | Enterprise                       | Local            |
| -------- | --------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Setup    | Sign in               | Add API key             | Configure cloud credentials      | Download model   |
| Speed    | Fast                  | Fast                    | Fast                             | Depends on model |
| Privacy  | Audio sent to servers | Audio sent to provider  | Audio sent to your cloud account | Fully private    |
| Internet | Required              | Required                | Required                         | Not needed       |
| Cost     | Free tier or Pro plan | Your provider's pricing | Your cloud account's pricing     | Free             |