Auri vs Siri
Bring an assistant into your keyboard to answer questions, help with tasks, and work with your notes.
The difference in everyday use
Siri, Apple Dictation, and Apple Intelligence Writing Tools serve different jobs. Siri helps with requests and actions; Dictation enters text; Writing Tools proofread and rewrite on supported devices. Auri puts touch typing, dictation, writing help, and Ask Auri together in a third-party keyboard.
Keep Siri for the built-in Apple experience. Consider Auri when the job starts in a text field and benefits from a saved note, a follow-up question, or a writing tool. You can use both.
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.”
Auri and Apple Dictation, measured
Auri’s own study · August 27–28, 2026 · iPhone 15 Pro · English
| What matters | Auri | Apple Dictation |
|---|---|---|
| Voice score · /100 | 97.1 | 86.0 |
| Word error rate · lower is better | 1.1% | 9.6% |
This is Auri versus Apple Dictation, not a Siri assistant test. Auri scored 97.1 for voice against Apple Dictation’s 86.0, with word error rates of 1.1% and 9.6%. Apple’s system keyboard led the separate touch benchmark at 92.5/100. None of these results measure Siri’s answers or Apple Intelligence Writing Tools. Full results and methodology.
Tested versions: Apple Dictation iOS 27.0, build 24A5424a and Auri 4.0. Auri’s touch results used its Siaru engine in a standalone test keyboard (revision 838fe4c); voice used the Auri app in Clean mode.
Limits: One phone, existing learned dictionaries, and one fixed-order series. Voice used 10 clean clips, 94 words, and two speakers. Gboard and SwiftKey language and swipe tests span two iOS builds. Touch and voice use separate scores; speed was not measured. The Auri team conducted the study and develops Auri.
Side by side
iPhone and iPad unless another platform is named. Features depend on version, settings, and plan.
| What matters | Auri | Siri |
|---|---|---|
| Write by voice | Auri keyboard dictation, with transcript cleanup in Clean mode. | Apple Dictation enters text through the system keyboard’s microphone. [1] |
| Rewrite and proofread | Grammar, paraphrase, translation, and drafting tools in the keyboard. | Apple Intelligence Writing Tools can proofread, rewrite, and summarize selected text. [2] |
| Ask and act | Ask questions, search the web, check calendars, and find places from the keyboard. Calendar and reminder changes are previewed for confirmation. | Siri handles requests and actions through Apple’s built-in assistant. [3] |
| Use saved work | Choose a Library note or transcript to attach to a keyboard request. | Use Apple’s apps and the assistant features available on your device and OS. |
| Setup | Install Auri and enable its keyboard; network features need Full Access. | Siri and Dictation are built in. Apple Intelligence depends on device, language, and region. [1] [2] |
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 devicesKeep the context close to your draft
With Auri, you can bring a saved meeting note into a reply, ask for a shorter version, and insert the result without starting the work again in another app. Siri remains available for the requests you prefer to handle through Apple’s assistant.
See how Auri Keyboard worksChoose Auri if…
You want a complete keyboard with dictation, writing tools, follow-up questions, and explicit access to saved Auri notes and transcripts.
Choose Siri if…
Your needs are covered by the built-in keyboard, Dictation, Siri, and the Writing Tools supported by your Apple device.
A few useful answers
Is Siri the same thing as Apple Dictation?
No. Siri is an assistant for requests and actions. Dictation is the speech-to-text input available from Apple’s keyboard. Apple Intelligence Writing Tools are another feature for proofreading, rewriting, and summarizing.
Did Auri beat Siri in the benchmark?
The benchmark did not test Siri. It tested Apple’s system keyboard and Dictation. Apple led the touch score, while Auri scored higher in the separate voice test. Neither result measures assistant quality.
Does Apple already offer rewriting in other apps?
Yes. Apple Intelligence Writing Tools work in many text fields, including third-party apps, on compatible devices. Availability depends on hardware, OS, language, and region.
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.
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