The Neural Engine changes the math
Every M-series Mac ships with a chip built for exactly this workload, and most apps ignore it. Cue's on-device transcription now runs on the Apple Neural Engine.
- Around 8x faster than our previous offline engine. Long recordings finalize in a blink instead of a wait.
- Live words while you speak. Streaming preview stays on, so you see text as you talk even with no internet.
- Almost no battery cost. The Neural Engine sips power. Your CPU stays free and your fans stay quiet.
Until now, choosing on-device meant trading speed for privacy. That trade is gone. On your Mac, private is the fast option.
Built to not fall over
Fast is worthless if it is flaky, so the new engine got the boring work too:
- Warm-up on launch, so your first dictation of the day is as fast as your fiftieth.
- The engine self-heals if it ever gets into a bad state, instead of silently degrading.
- Cancelling a recording fully clears the buffer. Nothing bleeds into your next dictation.
Milestones, redesigned
Your profile now tells the story of everything you've dictated. Every word counts toward ten voice ranks — starting at Whisper and climbing through Thunder all the way to Vox Machina at one million words.
- A new profile card with your rank, total words, and a progress bar to the next level.
- Round, honest thresholds. Ranks land on clean numbers, so you always know how far the next one is.
- Your stats at a glance — words per minute, top app, daily streak, and typing time saved.