EKHOS AI vs Horch

A side-by-side look at pricing, capabilities, pros, cons, and our editorial scores.

	EKHOS AI Audio	Horch Audio
Tagline	Offline Windows transcription app with speaker diarization, GPU acceleration, and 98-language support.	Privacy-first, on-device meeting assistant for macOS
Category	Audio	Audio
Pricing	Freemium· Premium: $9	Paid· One-time purchase: €49 once
Model	Proprietary local models	Whisper (local) for transcription; optional Ollama / MLX local LLMs for summarization
Editorial score	6.8 / 10	—
Use cases	transcriptionspeaker-diarizationinterview-noteslegal-transcriptspodcast-editing	Confidential client meeting transcriptionAutomatic action-item extractionPer-contact relationship historyPre-meeting briefings from prior callsLocal Whisper transcription without cloud uploadFeeding meeting context into Claude or Cursor via MCPPersonal second-brain in MarkdownLegal, medical, or NDA-bound conversation notes
Pros	Fully offline processing keeps sensitive audio on-device Unlimited transcriptions with no file-size cap at $9/mo Speaker diarization and 98-language coverage built in Optional NVIDIA GPU acceleration for faster runs	Fully on-device by default — audio and transcripts never leave the Mac unless the user opts in One-time €49 purchase instead of a recurring per-seat SaaS bill Records at OS level so no bot appears in the meeting and any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, in-person) works Notes stored as plain Markdown in ~/Meetings — portable, greppable, Obsidian-friendly Auto-generates action items, topic summaries, and per-person profiles from spoken content MCP server exposes meeting history to Claude, Cursor, and other agent clients Local Whisper transcription plus optional Ollama/MLX means you pick the summarizer
Cons	Windows-only via Microsoft Store No public API or automation hooks Underlying model is unspecified and proprietary Real-time accuracy depends heavily on local hardware	macOS only — no Windows, Linux, iOS, or web client Local Whisper and summarization need a reasonably modern Apple Silicon Mac to feel fast No cloud sync or team workspace, so sharing across a team requires bring-your-own storage Small independent product without the integrations catalog of Fireflies, Otter, or Fathom OS-level capture depends on macOS screen/audio permissions, which some corporate MDM setups block
Website	ekhos.ai	horch.app

Pick EKHOS AI if

✅ Fully offline processing keeps sensitive audio on-device
✅ Unlimited transcriptions with no file-size cap at $9/mo
✅ Speaker diarization and 98-language coverage built in
✅ Optional NVIDIA GPU acceleration for faster runs

Pick Horch if

✅ Fully on-device by default — audio and transcripts never leave the Mac unless the user opts in
✅ One-time €49 purchase instead of a recurring per-seat SaaS bill
✅ Records at OS level so no bot appears in the meeting and any app (Zoom, Meet, Teams, in-person) works
✅ Notes stored as plain Markdown in ~/Meetings — portable, greppable, Obsidian-friendly

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