Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
The Pro subscription of Potok (potok.now) includes dictation with no word limit, a personal dictionary, snippets and priority support. The free plan is limited to 2500 words per week on one device. The subscription removes the limit both in the dictation app and in the Telegram bot @potok_now_bot, where 60 minutes of transcription a month are available for free.
Pro is for those who dictate a lot or want to add their own words, and the free plan is limited by the number of words. What exactly is included in the subscription is listed below point by point.
What the Pro subscription of Potok includes: dictionary, snippets, support
- Dictation with no word limit. On the free plan 2500 words per week are available on one device, and Pro has no such limit.
- A personal dictionary. Terms and names are added to it. The Potok model is trained for Russian speech, including terms, and rare words and names are added to the personal dictionary (Pro).
- Snippets. You say a code word, and Potok inserts the full text tied to it.
- Priority support. It is part of Pro.
- A bot for recordings. The subscription removes the limit in the Telegram bot @potok_now_bot too, where without a subscription 60 minutes of transcription a month are available.
| Service | Free | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Potok | Free: 2500 words per week; full access for the first 14 days, no card needed | Pro 690 ₽/mo, 499 ₽/mo when paid yearly |
How to choose between the free plan and Pro
You can start for free: 14 days of full access with no card; the free plan is 2500 words per week on one device. If you dictate all day, this limit is too small, and the subscription removes it. The personal dictionary and snippets are part of Pro. The “Business” option is on request. Answers to other questions about voice input are collected in the questions section, and how the built-in Win+H differs from Voice Access is analyzed in a separate answer.
Where Potok is not the best option
Potok has no apps for Android and iPhone, no work without the internet and no voice commands. Recognition is in the cloud, on servers in Russia, and needs the internet: without it Potok does not recognize speech. For companies that forbid the cloud, only the business option will do.
Frequently asked questions
The free plan gives 2500 words per week on one device. In addition, 14 days of full access are given free and with no card. Pro removes this word limit.
Terms and names are added to the personal dictionary. A snippet is a code word that expands into a full text: you say it, and Potok inserts the full text. Both items are part of Pro.
First, 14 days of free full access without linking a card. After that, the free plan (2500 words per week, 1 device) or Pro for 690 ₽/mo (499 ₽/mo when paid yearly): unlimited use, a personal dictionary, snippets, priority support. For business, the price is on request, with on-prem hosting or servers in Russia and support for the 152-FZ personal data law.
Only from the official website: potok.now/download. Installation is free, and then a 14-day trial with full access applies, without linking a card.
There are similar products (Wispr Flow, Talkpad, Voisty, the built-in Win+H and macOS dictation). Potok is a Russian service with its own model trained on Russian speech; servers in Russia, payment by a Russian card in rubles.
Potok has no separate browser extension: it is a desktop app that works on top of any window and input field, including the browser, not a separate plugin.
Try it on your own texts
Download Potok for Windows, macOS or Linux: full access for the first 14 days, no card needed. After that, 2500 words per week for free or Pro for 690 ₽ per month. Potok is a cloud service: speech is recognized on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet.
Download PotokThe Potok subscription also includes the Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: forward it a voice message or a long meeting recording and it returns the text. Without a subscription the bot gives 60 minutes per month for free.
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 |
Primary sources: support.microsoft.com · support.apple.com