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Reddit r/LocalLLaMASeptember 3, 2026

best local STT interface right now for productivity boost? (Mine is macparakeet+whisper/parakeet STT)

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One of the biggest unlocks was getting my speech to text functioning reliably, especialyl for coding. Right now I'm at the point where when I have to type I find it annoying and a lot slower. Speech is my default input mode. I'm using Mac Parakeet, connecting to both Whisper and Parakeet models. So far seems to be doing a decent job, but curious to hear what everyone else is using. Sometimes Whisper takes a little bit too long for my liking. Parakeet is faster, but not as accurate. I'm also keen