Why I switched from Dragon NaturallySpeaking to Whisper API (and built my own app)

Why I switched from Dragon NaturallySpeaking to Whisper API (and built my own app) I used Dragon NaturallySpeaking for years. It was the gold standard — everyone said so. Then I spent a weekend with Whisper and realized the gap had closed in a way Nuance wasn't advertising. This post is for people evaluating modern speech-to-text options for real work. I'll go technical where it matters. What Dragon gets right Let's be fair. Dragon's strengths are real: On-device processing : No audio leaves you