AI workflow automation

Turn spoken or selected text into a repeatable AI workflow

Oriloq chains up to thirteen AI steps from a single voice request.

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Quick picks

Why choose Oriloq

Pick the entry point that matches how you already work.

Trigger

One voice request, one Smart Action

Oriloq picks the workflow to run.

Depth

Up to thirteen steps per workflow

Transcription, prompts and actions chain together.

Local AI

Local Gemma by default

The cloud stays optional, never required.

Feature matrix

AI workflow capabilities, tool by tool

Green means documented on the noted plan; partial means a real limit; unavailable only when absent.

How to read this table

Yes Available in the product, subject to the plan noted.
Partial Available with limits: features, formats, languages or plans.
No Not offered by the product at the time of verification.
Not verified Could not be verified from an official source on the verification date.
AI workflow capabilities, tool by tool
Criterion Oriloq Raycast Superwhisper Apple Shortcuts Zapier
AI steps
Built-in LLM step Yes Plan-dependent Yes Pro Yes Pro Yes Included Yes Paid
Multi-step chain Yes Plan-dependent Yes Pro No Yes Included Yes Paid
Workflow depth
Custom prompts Yes Plan-dependent Yes Pro Yes Pro Yes Included Yes Paid
Voice or hotkey trigger Yes Free Yes Pro Yes Free Yes Included No
Models and privacy
Local model Yes Free Yes Pro Partial Pro Partial Included No
Output formats Yes Plan-dependent Partial Pro Partial Free Yes Included Partial Paid
Pricing and integration
App and system actions Yes Plan-dependent Yes Pro Partial Pro Yes Included Partial Paid
Pricing and quota Yes Plan-dependent Yes Pro Yes Pro Partial Included Yes Paid

Pricing

Plans, local processing and cloud usage

List prices checked on 19 October 2026; AI usage may be billed separately.

Criterion Free Paid Offline use Cloud processing
Oriloq €0: unlimited transcription, 3 Smart Actions/4h. Pro €9.99/month or €99/year; Ultra announced. Local ASR and Gemma by default. Optional ElevenLabs/Mistral transcription and cloud LLMs.
Raycast Free launcher without AI features. Pro $10/month, $96/year; Pro+ $20/$192. Ollama on Pro; network required otherwise. Raycast AI models or your own provider.
Superwhisper Free: unlimited local dictation, 2 modes. Pro $8.49/month, $84.99/year, $249.99 lifetime. Local speech models; limited local processing. S1 plus Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq.
Apple Shortcuts Included with macOS at no extra cost. No separate Shortcuts subscription. On-Device model; some shortcuts run offline. Private Cloud Compute or ChatGPT.
Zapier Free plan; AI by Zapier excluded. AI by Zapier requires Professional. Unavailable; runs in Zapier's cloud. Everything runs in Zapier's cloud.

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FAQ

AI workflows on Mac: common questions

How do you trigger an AI workflow by voice?

Say a request. Oriloq picks the matching saved Smart Action.

Can AI run locally?

Yes. Gemma runs on your Mac by default; Ollama and OpenAI stay optional.

What is the maximum number of steps?

Up to thirteen step types, from transcription to action.

Build the workflow where you already speak

Oriloq turns a spoken request into a saved chain of AI, shell, file and Apple Shortcut steps. Download it for Mac.

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Verified on official pages on 19 October 2026.

Oriloq — Smart Actions, step catalog and pricing · Oriloq docs — Smart Action triggers and execution engines · Oriloq docs — built-in Smart Actions and local or cloud model providers · Raycast pricing · Superwhisper docs — plans and pricing · Apple Shortcuts guide · Zapier pricing

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