Newly released to developers, Apple Intelligence’s transcription tools are fast, accurate, and typically double the speed of OpenAI’s longstanding equivalent.
Apple Intelligence transcription tools being demonstrated by Apple — image credit: Apple
Apple Intelligence transcription tools being demonstrated by Apple — image credit: Apple
This could be another example of Apple entering a market late but doing it best. Since OpenAI released its Whisper transcription technology in September 2022, it has become the standard model in dozens of apps — but now may not stay that way.
For during WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it was opening up its Apple Intelligence tools to third-party developers. While Apple barely gave any details, and certainly did not promote its transcription tools, developers are now discovering what facilities it brings.