Comparison
NUMU PRO vs Google Docs voice typing
Where each tool wins, without pretending the other one is bad.
- Recorded files
- Speakers separated
- Timecodes
- Subtitles
- Runs unattended
NUMU PRO Google Docs voice typing
We add 5 more; nothing here is theirs alone.
Both turn speech into text in a browser, at no cost to start.
Choose Google Docs voice typing if…
Free, built into Docs, and fine for dictating straight into a document.
You are dictating live into a document and nothing else.
Choose NUMU PRO if…
Recorded files in any format, with speakers separated, word-level timecodes and subtitles — none of which live dictation can do.
You have a recorded file — voice typing cannot transcribe one at all, it only listens to a live microphone.
Side by side
| NUMU PRO | Google Docs voice typing | |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded files | Yes, any format | No — live microphone only |
| Speakers separated | Up to 6 | No |
| Timecodes | Word-level | None |
| Subtitles | Yes | No |
| Runs unattended | Yes | No — the tab must stay open and listening |
Google Docs voice typing: common questions
The awkward parts of the comparison, answered without spin.
Can voice typing transcribe a file I already have?
No, and this is the whole difference. It listens to a live microphone only. A recording of yesterday's meeting cannot be processed by it at all.
Is voice typing accurate enough for dictation?
For dictating straight into a document, yes — it is a decent tool for that job and it is free.
What do I get that Docs cannot do?
Recorded files in any format, speaker separation, word-level timecodes, subtitles, and summaries. Different job entirely.
Try it on your own audio.
Sixty free minutes a month is enough to compare accuracy yourself instead of trusting a table.