Auri vs ChatGPT
Ask questions, follow up, and get help with tasks from the keyboard you are already using.
The difference in everyday use
Both Auri and ChatGPT are assistants you can have a conversation with. Auri puts that assistance inside your iPhone and iPad keyboard: ask a question, search the web, check a calendar, or draft a reply in the app you are using. Auri also has its own app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Consider Auri when you want an assistant at the point where you are writing, alongside polished dictation and saved context. ChatGPT may suit the conversations and desktop integrations you already rely on. You can also use Auri’s keyboard to dictate prompts into ChatGPT.
Keep speaking. Stay in your app.
The first dictation opens Auri to start a session. After that initial handoff, you can start and stop more dictations from the keyboard without leaving the app you are writing in while the session stays active.
Clean mode follows spoken self-corrections, removes filler words, and formats lists. Custom vocabulary helps Auri recognize the names and specialist terms you use.
Prefer on-device dictation? Choose the On-Device English engine to transcribe dictation on your iPhone or iPad. AI cleanup, writing tools, and Ask Auri are separate network features.
These workflow features are separate from the benchmark’s transcript score.
You say
“For tomorrow, bring a few things. One, the prototype. Two, um, the charger. Three, two adapters. Actually, make that three adapters.”
Auri writes
For tomorrow, bring:
- The prototype
- The charger
- Three adapters
Ask Auri
An assistant in your keyboard.
Some messages need an answer before they need words. Open Ask Auri in the keyboard to ask a question, search the web, check your calendar, or find a place—all from the app you are writing in.
Keep the conversation going with a follow-up. Attach a saved note or transcript for context, then insert the answer when it is ready. Calendar and reminder changes show a preview for you to confirm.
See Ask Auri in actionThings you can ask
“Am I free Thursday at 6?”
Check your calendar while replying to an invitation.“Find a café near the station.”
Look up a place without interrupting your conversation.“Turn this meeting note into a reply.”
Attach a note from your Library, then follow up: “Make it shorter.”
Side by side
iPhone and iPad unless another platform is named. Features depend on version, settings, and plan.
| What matters | Auri | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point on iPhone | The Auri keyboard in an app that accepts third-party keyboards. | A conversation in ChatGPT, with text or voice input. [1] [2] |
| Voice input | Dictate text into the focused app, including the ChatGPT prompt field. | Dictation transcribes a prompt for review; Voice supports a spoken conversation. [1] [2] |
| Revise a message | Select text or a draft, ask for a change, then insert or replace it. | Ask for revisions in a conversation and use the resulting text where needed. |
| Ask and continue | Ask Auri questions, use web search or permitted calendar context, and follow up in the keyboard or full app. | Continue a text or voice exchange with ChatGPT. [2] |
| Mac workflows | Auri for Mac has conversations and saved work. The separate Auri Voice app inserts dictation into other apps. | Work with Apps can use context from supported Mac apps and edit code in supported IDEs. [3] |
Historical test results describe the specific builds in the study; linked competitor documentation describes current features.
Auri on your Apple devices.
Auri is available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Use the keyboard on iPhone and iPad, open Auri on Mac for conversations and saved work, and take your assistant with you on Apple Watch.
For dictation into other Mac apps, Auri Voice is a separate app with local speech engines. On iPhone and iPad, Auri also offers optional on-device English dictation.
Explore Auri across your devicesFinish the reply where it belongs
Open the Auri keyboard in Mail or a messaging app. Ask for a draft, choose a saved note as context if you need it, and refine the answer with a follow-up. Insert the text only when you are happy with it. For a longer conversation, continue in Auri or use your preferred assistant.
See how Auri Keyboard worksChoose Auri if…
You want an assistant inside your keyboard that can answer questions, use context you choose, help with tasks, and turn natural speech into useful text.
Choose ChatGPT if…
You want a dedicated conversation to explore an idea, talk through a problem, or use ChatGPT’s supported desktop app integrations.
A few useful answers
Can I use Auri and ChatGPT together?
Yes. Where ChatGPT accepts third-party keyboards on iPhone, you can use Auri to type or dictate your prompt, then continue the conversation in ChatGPT.
Is ChatGPT Voice the same as voice typing?
ChatGPT distinguishes Voice conversations from Dictation. Dictation returns a transcript you can edit before sending a prompt. Voice is a spoken exchange with ChatGPT. Auri’s keyboard dictation is for entering text in the app you are using.
Did the study measure Auri against ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT was not in the keyboard benchmark. This page compares workflows and documented capabilities, not model intelligence, response quality, or measured speed.
Sources and scope
Written by the Auri team. Competitor documentation checked . Product-fit recommendations are our interpretation of these workflows. Names belong to their respective owners.
Feature descriptions cover Auri’s upcoming release. Availability depends on the app version installed.
Auri references: Auri Keyboard, Auri’s app and Library, Auri Voice for Mac, and the published keyboard study and evidence.
Keep comparing
Meet Auri.
Writing, answers, and saved ideas, right where you type.