Notes on running local AI models on Apple Silicon, native macOS development, and building privacy-first dictation.https://saydrop.squibble.ch/en-ushttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/benchmarking-local-ai-dictation-models/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/benchmarking-local-ai-dictation-models/We put 18 local cleanup LLMs and 5 Whisper models through a latency-and-accuracy benchmark on Apple Silicon. A multimodal model beat every text-only LLM on both speed and quality. Here's the data, the failures, and what to actually run.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTengineeringbenchmarkmlxapple-siliconlocal-aiPatrick Lehmannhttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/apple-dictation-vs-dictation-apps/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/apple-dictation-vs-dictation-apps/Apple Dictation is free and private, but it lacks AI cleanup, personal dictionaries, and jargon accuracy. See what separates built-in from standalone.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonapple-dictationdictationmacPatrick Lehmannhttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/running-mlx-whisper-mac/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/running-mlx-whisper-mac/A deep dive into why we chose Apple's MLX framework for Saydrop, and how we keep Whisper resident in unified memory for sub-second push-to-talk dictation.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTengineeringmlxapple-siliconPatrick Lehmannhttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/saydrop-vs-superwhisper/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/saydrop-vs-superwhisper/Compare Saydrop and Superwhisper: local cleanup defaults, pricing, and complexity. Which dictation app fits your Mac workflow?Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonsuperwhisperdictationapple-siliconPatrick Lehmannhttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/local-vs-cloud-dictation-mac/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/local-vs-cloud-dictation-mac/Local speech-to-text on Mac keeps audio private. Compare accuracy, cost, latency, and privacy tradeoffs between on-device and cloud dictation.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTprivacylocal-aidictationmacPatrick Lehmannhttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/saydrop-vs-wispr-flow/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/saydrop-vs-wispr-flow/Compare Saydrop (one-time CHF 39 on-device transcription) with Wispr Flow (Pro $15/mo cloud). Which privacy-first dictation app fits your Mac?Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonwispr-flowprivacydictationPatrick Lehmannhttps://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/best-dictation-apps-mac-2026/https://saydrop.squibble.ch/blog/best-dictation-apps-mac-2026/Compare 7 macOS dictation apps by price, privacy, and AI cleanup. Local, cloud, one-time, subscription—find the best for your workflow.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdictationmaccomparisonbuying-guidePatrick Lehmann