Sonos Voice Control

Name: Sonos Voice Control
Author: Sonos

by Sonos

Privacy-first on-device voice control for Sonos speakers — "Hey Sonos".

TL;DR

Privacy-first on-device voice control for Sonos speakers — "Hey Sonos".

Best for sonos owners who want music control without Alexa or Google logging requests to the cloud. Pricing: Free with Sonos speakers.

What it is

Sonos Voice Control is the on-device assistant Sonos built using technology from its Snips acquisition. All audio is processed on the speaker — nothing leaves the home network.

Best for: Sonos owners who want music control without Alexa or Google logging requests to the cloud.
Watch out for: Music-control only — not a general-purpose assistant; audio processing happens locally on the speaker.

Install / use

sonos.com — pair via the Sonos app

Features

Speaker diarization	No
Word-level timestamps	No
Streaming / real-time	Yes
Languages supported	4
HIPAA eligible	No

Sonos Voice Control vs Whipscribe

Feature	Sonos Voice Control	Whipscribe
Category	Products	Transcription APIs
Pricing	Free with Sonos speakers	free beta
Speaker diarization	—	Yes
Word timestamps	—	Yes
Streaming	Yes	No
Languages	4	99
Platforms	Hardware	Web, API, MCP

Alternatives to Sonos Voice Control

Otter.ai

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Rev

Human + AI transcription, highest accuracy tier on the market.

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Descript

Audio/video editor that treats the transcript as the timeline — different product category.

free / from $12/mo

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