Potok turns speech into text in 33 languages, including English and Russian.
The typing speed calculator shows how much time typing text by hand takes and compares it with voice input speed. Potok (potok.now) states about 900 characters per minute by voice versus about 200 characters with ordinary typing, and the calculator below turns this difference into minutes and hours for your volume of text.
For most people, typing speed is noticeably lower than speaking speed, and the difference of minutes on a short text adds up to hours over a week. Below is a calculator for your volume of text, and next to it a set of similar calculations: how many words a person writes per week, how much time voice saves and when a paid subscription pays off.
| Task | Characters | Typing (200 chars/min) | Voice (900 chars/min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| chat reply | 300 | 2 min | 0.5 min |
| 1500 | 8 min | 1.7 min | |
| post or meeting minutes | 4000 | 20 min | 4.4 min |
| article | 10000 | 50 min | 11.1 min |
How to read the typing speed calculator result
The calculator takes two reference points, how many characters per minute you get typing by hand and how many when dictating, and turns the difference into minutes, and then into hours per week or month for the volume of text you entered. Typing speed differs a lot between people: some touch type fast, others hunt for letters on the keyboard. Potok's voice input speed is stated at about 900 characters per minute versus about 200 with ordinary typing. This is a guide, not a guarantee for any text: long terms, pauses to think and edits slow down both ways. Potok's response time is about 0.4 seconds from the end of a phrase to the text appearing, and that is also part of the total time the calculation takes into account.
All articles in this section, in Russian (20): potok.now/instrumenty
| 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 |
Calculations and comparisons on separate questions
- How many words a person writes per week (in Russian): a starting point that is handy to compare with Potok's free limit of 2500 words per week on one device.
- How much time voice input saves (in Russian): a calculation based on the difference between 900 and 200 characters per minute.
- Typing speed test (in Russian): a check of your real typing speed against the average guide of about 200 characters per minute.
- How many hours a month voice input saves (in Russian): the same speed calculation adjusted for a response time of about 0.4 seconds per phrase.
- Annual subscription savings calculator (in Russian): the calculation should start from Potok's 14 days of full access for free, with no card.
- Subscription payback calculator (in Russian): takes into account that the Potok Pro plan removes the word limit completely.
Where the calculation is not for you
The calculator is not for you if you touch type fast or write very short messages: at that volume the difference in minutes does not have time to build up into noticeable hours. It also does not take into account the time spent editing the text after dictation. Separately: Potok is a cloud service, recognition runs on servers in Russia, and it does not work without the internet, and then a time calculation makes no sense.
Frequently asked questions
On the difference between typing speed by hand and voice input speed in characters per minute. For example, Potok states about 900 characters per minute by voice versus about 200 with ordinary typing, and the calculator turns this difference into minutes and hours for the volume of text you enter.
For typing: touch typing versus hunting for letters on the keyboard; for dictation: pauses to think, repeats and editing the result. Both ways slow down on long terms and complex wording, so the calculation should be treated as a guide, not a guarantee for a specific text.
Typing speed calculator. Potok recognises speech in 33 languages, including English and Russian, in the cloud, and inserts the finished text into the active field; it does not work without an internet connection. Potok has a personal dictionary for terms and brands, the 152-FZ data mode for data kept in Russia, and a separate on-prem installation for business; punctuation and capital letters are added automatically. Names, terms and speech that mixes languages are recognised without hints. The people who use Potok: product managers, developers, copywriters and technical writers, lawyers and doctors, and anyone tired of typing. For Typing speed calculator you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Typing speed calculator. Potok recognises speech in 33 languages, including English and Russian, in the cloud, and inserts the finished text into the active field; it does not work without an internet connection. Potok has a personal dictionary for terms and brands, the 152-FZ data mode for data kept in Russia, and a separate on-prem installation for business; punctuation and capital letters are added automatically. Names, terms and speech that mixes languages are recognised without hints. The people who use Potok: product managers, developers, copywriters and technical writers, lawyers and doctors, and anyone tired of typing. For Typing speed calculator you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Typing speed calculator. Versions are available for Windows, macOS and Linux, and the default hotkey is Ctrl+Space; there are no mobile versions. Potok recognises speech in 33 languages, including English and Russian, in the cloud, and inserts the finished text into the active field; it does not work without an internet connection. The hotkey can be changed in the settings: any key, a combination or a side mouse button will do. Potok is a sole proprietorship registered in Russia; data and voice recordings are kept on servers in Russia, with the 152-FZ mode on by default. For Typing speed calculator you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
Typing speed calculator. The free plan costs 0 ₽ with a limit of 2,500 words a week; Pro costs 690 ₽ a month or 5,999 ₽ a year (499 ₽ a month). Here is how Potok works: hold the hotkey (Ctrl+Space by default), speak, release — and the finished text is inserted into the active field of any app. Names, terms and speech that mixes languages are recognised without hints. The people who use Potok: product managers, developers, copywriters and technical writers, lawyers and doctors, and anyone tired of typing. For Typing speed calculator you dictate into the same field where you normally type, so there is no need to switch between apps.
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Works with a single key in any program. 14 days of full access, then Free with 2500 words per week or Pro at 690 ₽/mo (499 ₽/mo paid yearly). Potok is a cloud service, so it does not work without the internet.
Download PotokExisting recordings are transcribed by Potok's Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: send a file or a YouTube, VK Video, RuTube, Instagram or TikTok link and the text arrives in the chat. The Potok subscription removes the limit in the bot too.
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