Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
After 14 days of full access, Potok (potok.now) keeps a free plan: 2500 words per week on one device. For those for whom this is not enough, Pro without a limit fits. The 14 days themselves are free and with no card, and the amounts for paid plans are shown in the table below.
Potok first gives 14 days of full access: you do not need to pay or attach a card for this. What happens next depends on the plan.
What happens after the 14-day trial in Potok
After the trial the free plan applies: 2500 words per week on one device. Other options are Pro and Business:
- Pro: without a word limit, with a personal dictionary for terms and names, snippets and priority support;
- Business: on request; servers inside the company perimeter, SSO and a shared dictionary are also connected on request.
Data is in Russia, and 152-FZ applies. You can get in touch at support@potok.now or in Telegram https://t.me/ai23c; there is no phone. Priority support is included in Pro. How much the paid plans cost is shown in the table below. More about prices is in the section how much Potok costs and what plans there are.
How to choose a plan when the trial is over
For someone who dictates all day, the free limit is not enough: for such work Pro fits, where there is no limit. The dictionary and snippets are also included in Pro. For companies where the cloud is prohibited, only the business option fits: servers inside the company perimeter, SSO and a shared dictionary are connected on request. Answers to other questions about voice input are collected in a separate section of the site.
Where Potok is not the answer to this question
The dictation app is built like this: a cloud service, recognition on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet. There are no apps for Android and iPhone and no voice commands. Separately there is the Telegram bot @potok_now_bot for recordings and voice messages: without a subscription it gives 60 minutes per month, and one subscription removes the limit both in the bot and in the app.
Frequently asked questions
No. The trial is 14 days of full access for free and with no card. When it ends, the free plan applies: 2500 words per week on one device.
Pro works without a word limit, and it has a personal dictionary for terms and names, snippets and priority support. The free plan is limited to 2500 words per week on one device.
Potok has no separate browser extension: it is a desktop app that works on top of any window and input field, including a browser, and not a separate plugin.
The potok.now site collects generalized reviews that reflect typical user experience; in marketing materials they are not presented as reviews by specific named people.
First 14 days of free full access with no card attached. Then a free plan (2500 words per week, 1 device) or Pro at 690 ₽ per month (499 ₽ per month with annual payment): no limit, a personal dictionary, snippets, priority support. For business the price is on request, with on-prem placement or servers in Russia and 152-FZ support.
No, there is no Android version of Potok: the product works only on a computer, on Windows, macOS and Linux. For Android there is the built-in Google voice input (Gboard) or the Samsung keyboard.
Check it in one evening
Install Potok, dictate what you usually type and compare. 14 days of full access, no card needed. Potok is a cloud service: speech is recognized on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet.
Download PotokOne subscription, two tools: dictation in any program on your computer and @potok_now_bot in Telegram, which transcribes voice messages, audio and video.
Built-in dictation and Potok
| Tool | Where it works | Russian language | Where speech is recognized |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows voice typing (Win+H) | Windows 10 and 11 | Windows 11 only | Microsoft cloud, does not work offline |
| macOS Dictation | macOS | yes | on the device or on Apple servers |
| Potok | Windows, macOS, Linux | primary language | cloud, servers in Russia, does not work offline |
| Task | Characters | Typing (200 chars/min) | Voice (900 chars/min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat reply | 300 | 2 min | 0.5 min |
| 1500 | 8 min | 1.7 min | |
| post or meeting minutes | 4000 | 20 min | 4.4 min |
| article | 10000 | 50 min | 11.1 min |
Primary sources: support.microsoft.com · support.apple.com