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Best AI Medical Scribe Software in 2026
AI medical scribe software listens to a clinician-patient visit, or takes dictation and uploaded audio, and drafts the clinical note, letters and sometimes billing codes for the clinician to review and sign. It is not an electronic health record, a medical billing system or a plain transcription service, although most products push the note into an EHR and some suggest codes.
Quick answer
Tandem Health ranks first because it prints a free plan and a yearly Pro price, states European-only processing and lists ISO and EU MDR claims. Scribeberry fits Canadian clinics, and Upheal fits therapists who want one flat monthly fee.
A clinician choosing a scribe faces three questions: where the recording goes, what the note costs once the free allowance ends, and whether the note reaches the record system without retyping. Vendors answer unevenly. Some print prices and a hosting region, others show a contact form, and several pricing pages in this group show figures that disagree with each other. This ranking weighs printed prices, stated data handling, named integrations and plan gates, and it treats every compliance or accuracy statement as the vendor's own claim. We read vendor pages in November 2026 and ran no product, so nothing here rates note quality. Where a policy was not on the pages we read, we say so.
The 13 best AI medical scribe software in 2026, ranked
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| # | Tool | Best for | Free plan | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tandem Health | European clinicians who want a free tier, a yearly Pro price and data processing kept in Europe | Yes | €125 per user per month, billed yearly (Pro) |
| 2 | Scribeberry | Canadian clinics on OSCAR Pro, Jane or TELUS that want Canadian storage and published prices | Trial | $99 per month for Pro (currency not written on the page) |
| 3 | Upheal | Therapists and counselors who want a free tier or one flat monthly fee for unlimited sessions | Yes | $39 per month (AI Notes, flat fee) |
| 4 | Mentalyc | Solo therapists who want note tiers priced by monthly volume, with treatment plans and progress tracking | Trial | USD 19.99 per month (Mini, monthly billing) |
| 5 | Freed | US clinicians on browser-based EHRs who want a scribe that learns their own editing style | Trial | Quoted |
| 6 | Twofold Health | Individual clinicians who want a seven-day full-access trial and a signed BAA on every plan | Trial | Quoted |
| 7 | Lyrebird Health | Australian GP clinics on Best Practice that want clinic tiers, billing capture and a free starting plan | Yes | Quoted |
| 8 | Heidi Health | Clinicians who want a free tier and an evidence search beside the scribe, with price on request | Yes | Quoted |
| 9 | Tali AI | Canadian clinicians on Accuro, PS Suite or CHR who want a free tier with Canadian storage | Yes | Quoted |
| 10 | Nabla | EHR vendors and health systems on Epic or athenahealth that want ambient AI inside the EHR | No | Quoted |
| 11 | Suki | Health systems on Epic, athenahealth, Oracle Health or MEDITECH that want one assistant for notes and coding | No | Quoted |
| 12 | Sunoh | US practices on browser-based EHRs that want a single per-user monthly rate with round-the-clock support | Trial | $149 per user per month (limited-time offer) |
| 13 | Abridge | Large health systems that want ambient documentation tied to Epic and handled through a sales team | No | Quoted |
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Tandem Health ranks first because its public pages answer the questions a buyer asks first. A free plan with unlimited note generation, a printed yearly Pro price, European-only storage and a list of ISO and EU MDR statements all sit on the vendor's own pages. Audio is deleted after transcription. The weak spots are a Pro price that looks high next to Upheal's $39 plan and Enterprise pricing that needs a sales call.
Strong on
- Free plan includes unlimited note generation, with limits on custom templates, co-worker invites and daily Pro Actions
- Vendor states patient data is processed and stored only in European data centres
- Vendor lists ISO 27001, ISO 13485 and EU MDR Class IIa statements for its AI Scribe
Weak on
- Pro is billed yearly in the price shown, and a monthly rate was not visible
- Custom integrations, SSO and custom retention are Enterprise only, priced by quote
Skip it if: Solo practitioners who need month-to-month billing, since the Pro price on the page is billed yearly. Pro is priced per user and billed yearly. A monthly Pro figure was not visible in the page text.
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Scribeberry ranks second because it combines printed prices, stated Canadian storage and a long list of named EMR connections. Pro is $99 a month for unlimited notes, and the vendor states that audio is discarded after transcription and that data is never used for AI training. It sits below Tandem Health because the trial lasts three days before dropping to 20 uses a month and API access is reserved for Enterprise.
Strong on
- Names OSCAR Pro, Jane App, TELUS and Accuro among EMR connections, plus Canadian forms drafted for review
- Vendor states storage in Toronto, Edmonton or Montreal and a SOC 2 Type 2 report via its Trust Center
- Live transcription in 40+ languages writes the note into the clinic's own template
Weak on
- Trial is three days unlimited, then 20 uses a month, without custom templates or dictation
- API access and custom EMR integrations are Enterprise only, quoted for five or more providers
Skip it if: Clinics outside Canada that gain little from Canadian forms and local EMRs, or solo users who want a long trial. Pro is $99 a month or $999 a year. Trial Mode is $0, and Enterprise is per user.
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Upheal ranks third because a flat $39 a month covers unlimited sessions and a free tier covers basic notes. The vendor states a SOC 2 Type II audit and says sessions are not used for training without permission from clinician and clients. It ranks below Tandem Health and Scribeberry because only Zoom and Google Calendar are named as integrations, and because the product is built for therapy rather than general medicine.
Strong on
- Flat $39 AI Notes plan covers unlimited sessions from video, audio, dictation and uploads
- Treatment plans, a Compliance Checker against payer criteria and a client portal sit in one product
- Vendor states a SOC 2 Type II audit and no training without clinician and client permission
Weak on
- Free plan is individual therapy only, with SOAP, DAP and intake note types
- Only Zoom and Google Calendar are named as integrations, and no API is described
Skip it if: Physicians and hospital teams that need medical specialty templates and named EHR connections, since the product is aimed at therapy. AI Notes is a flat fee for unlimited sessions. The EHR is a separate per-session price.
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Mentalyc ranks fourth because its tiers print note allowances, so a therapist can match a caseload to a price: Mini 40 notes, Basic 100, Pro 160 and Super 330. The vendor states SOC 2 Type II and no training on session data. Caps are the catch, since a busy clinician moves up tiers quickly, and neither the headquarters country nor the hosting region is stated.
Strong on
- Treatment Planner drafts plans with SMART goals, and progress tracking follows goals and symptoms across sessions
- Pro adds EMDR, play therapy, psychiatry and supervision notes plus automatic CPT codes
- Audio is deleted once the note is ready, which the vendor states on its security page
Weak on
- Monthly note caps on four individual tiers push a growing caseload up to a dearer plan
- Headquarters country and hosting region are not stated, only AWS and a list of compliance claims
Skip it if: General medicine clinicians who need specialty templates beyond therapy and psychiatry notes. Mini is USD 19.99 monthly for 40 notes. Annual billing lowers each tier, and every plan has a 14-day trial.
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Freed ranks fifth because the product is broad while the pages are inconsistent. It offers learn-my-format editing, a coding assistant, cited Clinical Evidence answers and one-click push to browser-based EHRs through a Chrome extension. The vendor states US storage, SOC 2 and deletion of recordings after the note. Its price figures conflict on the page, and the security page and privacy policy describe model training differently, so a buyer must ask which applies.
Strong on
- Learns a clinician's note format from edits, with a template builder and specialty templates
- Chrome extension pushes notes into 13 browser-based EHRs, with two-way connect for athenahealth
- Recordings are deleted when the note is complete, and notes can auto-delete after 30 days
Weak on
- Pricing figures conflict on the page, so no plan price is quoted here
- Security page says training uses de-identified notes only, while the privacy policy lists model improvement among uses
Skip it if: Buyers who need a European or Canadian hosting region, since storage is stated as US-only. Pricing cards show struck-through and current figures that do not agree, so confirm the price at checkout.
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Twofold Health ranks sixth because it is cheap to try and clear about data, but thin on proof. A seven-day trial opens every feature, and the vendor states that audio, transcripts and notes are never used to train models and that recordings are not stored. SOC 2 Type II is in progress with no report issued, storage is US-only, and the page gives two first-month prices for Personal.
Strong on
- Seven-day trial gives full access without a card, including unlimited notes and the AI assistant
- Personal plan adds CPT and ICD coding, patient progress tracking and reports
- Vendor states audio is processed in real time and deleted, with a signed BAA on every plan
Weak on
- SOC 2 Type II is in progress and no report is issued, per the security page
- Only Zoom, Doxy and Google Meet are named, all for capturing call audio rather than EHR transfer
Skip it if: Clinics that need European or Canadian hosting, or published group pricing, since storage is US-only and Group is quoted. A seven-day trial comes first. The page shows two slightly different first-month prices for Personal.
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Lyrebird Health ranks seventh because it is strong for one market and narrow outside it. The vendor states that patient data is processed and stored in Australia, that audio is not stored and that notes are never used to train external models. Clinic tiers add MBS billing capture and a document sorter. Integrations stop at Best Practice, Cubiko and BetterConsult, and the Pro price differs between two pages.
Strong on
- Free plan has 50 actions a month with custom templates, dictation and community shared templates
- Clinic plans add MBS billing capture and an AI Document Sorter that files incoming documents
- Vendor states Australian processing and storage, with AWS Sydney named in the privacy policy
Weak on
- Free plan has no EMR integrations, and care plans are not available on it
- Pro integrations are Best Practice, Cubiko and BetterConsult only, and the Pro price differs between pages
Skip it if: Clinics outside Australia, and teams that need a SOC 2 or ISO certificate, since none is named on the pages read. Two Lyrebird pricing pages show different Pro prices. GST is added, and no currency symbol is written.
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Heidi Health ranks eighth because the free tier and evidence search appeal, while the pages leave a buyer guessing. The vendor states that no patient data is used to train any model, and that data is hosted in the United States with localization offered for several regions. No prices, named integrations or SOC 2 and ISO statements appear on the pages read, so cost beyond the free tier is a sales conversation.
Strong on
- Heidi Evidence gives cited answers to clinical questions, with a personal evidence library and team guidelines
- Vendor states no patient data is used to train, develop or improve any AI model
- Flexible data retention settings appear in the plan comparison, set for the team
Weak on
- No prices are published beyond the free tier, and Clinician and Practice are a trial plus a contact link
- No integrations are named on the pages read, and EHR integration is described as an add-on
Skip it if: Buyers who need printed prices or a named EHR connection before talking to sales. No prices are published. Free is a free tier, and Clinician and Practice show a 14-day trial.
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Tali AI ranks ninth because it suits Canadian clinics while its page and policy are less clear than Scribeberry's. A free plan allows five AI scribes a month, Canadian storage is chosen at sign-up and the vendor states a SOC 2 Type II report. The privacy policy reserves a right to use transcripts in future, no flat no-training statement was found, and two price sets appear on the pricing page.
Strong on
- Free Personal plan gives five AI scribes a month, 60 minutes of dictation and unlimited medical questions
- Names Accuro, CHR, Healthquest, PS Suite and other Canadian and US EMR integrations
- Vendor states a SOC 2 Type II report and Quebec TGV certification, with Canadian residency chosen at registration
Weak on
- Privacy policy reserves a right to use transcripts in future, with no flat statement against training
- Two different price sets appear on the pricing page, so no plan price is quoted here
Skip it if: Clinics that need a written promise that transcripts never train models, since the policy gives none. Prices are in Canadian dollars, and the page shows two different sets, so confirm before buying.
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Nabla ranks tenth because its pages describe an enterprise route more than a product a clinician can try. Nabla Connect lets EHR vendors embed ambient AI, Epic and athenahealth are named, and the vendor states that PHI is never used to train foundation models. Hosting is on Google Cloud in a customer-chosen region. No price, plan or trial was confirmed, which keeps it below self-serve products.
Strong on
- Nabla Connect lets EHR vendors offer ambient AI inside their own product, hosted and updated by Nabla
- Names Epic and athenahealth partnerships, with the database region chosen when the organization is created
- Security page describes a program that follows SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 criteria
Weak on
- No pricing, plan or free trial was confirmed on the pages read
- Only the EHR-embedded offer is described in detail, and retention was not stated
Skip it if: Solo clinicians who want to sign up and test a scribe the same day. No prices are published, and the pricing URL returned a 404. Contact the vendor for a quote.
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Suki ranks eleventh because it sells through a contact form while naming deep EHR links. One assistant covers ambient notes, dictation, coding and clinical questions, with two-way connections to Epic, athenahealth, Oracle Health and MEDITECH. The vendor states SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA on its homepage, but its trust page returned empty, and no price, hosting region or training statement appeared on the pages read.
Strong on
- Ambient documentation produces notes, patient instructions and orders, with voice editing of the note
- Bi-directional connections to Epic, athenahealth, Oracle Health and MEDITECH pull context in and send notes back
- Partners toolkit offers APIs and SDKs for healthtech companies and EHR vendors
Weak on
- No prices or trial are published, and the pricing URL returns a 404
- Training and hosting region were not stated on the pages read, and the trust page returned no text
Skip it if: Small practices that want a self-serve plan with a printed price. No prices are published, and the pricing URL returned a 404. The homepage routes to a contact form.
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Sunoh ranks twelfth because one published price is not enough to judge value. The $149 per user monthly rate is described as limited-time, includes implementation services and a BAA, and pairs with a Chrome extension that pushes finalized notes to browser-based EHRs. Trial length, retention, training and hosting region were not stated on the pages read, and the linked privacy policy belongs to its parent, healow.
Strong on
- Single published rate includes 24x7x365 support, implementation services and a BAA
- EHR Sync extension pushes finalized notes to any browser-based EHR in one click
- Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, with PDF export of the completed note
Weak on
- The per-user price is a limited-time offer, so the rate may change
- Training, retention and region were not stated, and the linked privacy policy covers healow, LLC
Skip it if: Buyers who need tiers, a free plan or a stated data location before starting a trial. The $149 rate is a limited-time offer, and the trial length is not stated.
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Abridge ranks last here because the pages we read show the least a buyer can check. The vendor describes AI-generated draft documentation, says it evaluates accuracy and safety, and links a press release about an Epic integration. Its privacy policy says it acts as a business associate. Prices, trial, hosting region and certifications were not stated on the pages read, and a clinician cannot try it without contact.
Strong on
- Describes draft documentation generated from the clinician and patient conversation, with billable documentation automated early
- Abridge Inside is an Epic integration announced in a press release linked from the homepage
- Policy says Abridge processes customer data as a business associate on the customer's instructions
Weak on
- No prices or trial are published, so cost is a sales conversation
- Certifications, hosting region and training use were not stated on the pages read
Skip it if: Clinics that want to compare printed prices or start a trial without talking to sales. No prices or trial are published. The homepage routes to contact sales.
How these AI medical scribe software were judged
How good are AI medical scribes at writing the note?
Note quality cannot be read from a pricing page, and we ran none of these tools. What the pages do show is design. Freed learns a clinician's editing style, Tandem says notes trace back to the transcript on Pro, Mentalyc adds treatment plans and alliance scores for therapy, and Scribeberry drafts Canadian forms for review. Nabla and Abridge describe ambient documentation without plan detail, and Abridge says it evaluates accuracy and safety, which is the vendor's statement. Test each scribe with five real visits in your specialty, edit the notes as you normally would, and count corrections to medication names, doses and negations before you trust any draft.
What do AI medical scribes cost per clinician per month?
Published self-serve prices run from a free tier to €125 per user a month. As of November 2026, Upheal AI Notes is $39, Mentalyc starts at USD 19.99 for 40 notes, Scribeberry Pro is $99, Tandem Pro is €125 billed yearly and Sunoh shows $149 for a limited time. Freed, Twofold, Tali and Lyrebird publish prices, but their pages show conflicting figures, so we quote none and you should confirm at checkout. Heidi, Nabla, Suki and Abridge give no price beyond Heidi's free tier. Watch note caps too: Mentalyc limits notes on all four individual tiers, and Freed Starter stops at 40 a month.
Where do AI scribes store visit audio and notes?
Hosting differs more than price. Tandem states European data centres only, Scribeberry states Toronto, Edmonton or Montreal, Lyrebird states Australia, and Twofold and Freed state US-only storage. Tali states Canadian storage when chosen at sign-up. Heidi says its data is hosted in the United States and offers localization, while Nabla lets a customer pick a database region. Most vendors say audio is deleted once the note exists. Training statements conflict at Freed, where the security page and privacy policy differ, and Tali's policy reserves a right to use transcripts. For Suki, Abridge and Sunoh, training and hosting policy was not checked because the pages read did not state them.
How hard is it to switch AI scribe vendors?
Switching costs sit in templates, learned style and record-system connections rather than in the notes themselves, which stay in your EHR once pushed. Freed's learned format, Tandem's shared templates and Scribeberry's custom templates would have to be rebuilt elsewhere. Scribeberry says account deletion removes data with no backups kept, so export transcripts first, and Tali describes how long transcripts and dictation audio stay. Integrations vary: Scribeberry and Suki name specific EMRs, Freed and Sunoh use a Chrome extension, and only Scribeberry on Enterprise and Suki through its partner toolkit list an API. Yearly billing, as on Tandem Pro, ties the money to twelve months.
Which AI medical scribe fits your practice?
A European GP or hospital team starts with Tandem Health. A Canadian clinic that relies on OSCAR Pro, Jane or TELUS looks at Scribeberry or Tali. Therapists weigh Upheal and Mentalyc, which write therapy note formats and treatment plans. Australian practices on Best Practice look at Lyrebird. US practices on browser-based EHRs compare Freed and Sunoh, while health systems on Epic, athenahealth or Oracle Health talk to Suki, Nabla or Abridge. Solo clinicians who only want to test the idea can use the free tiers at Upheal, Tandem, Tali, Lyrebird and Heidi before paying anything.
How to choose an AI medical scribe in three steps
- Record five real visits and count the edits. Run the same five visits through each trial, covering a routine case, a long case, a visit with several medications and one with a patient who corrects themselves. Edit each note as you would before signing, and write down every change to a drug, a dose, a negation or a date. The tool with the fewest safety-relevant edits is the better scribe for your specialty, whatever its page claims. Trials differ: Scribeberry gives three days, Freed and Twofold seven, Mentalyc and Tali fourteen.
- Get location, retention and training answers in writing. Pages differ so much that you should ask every shortlisted vendor the same four questions: where audio and notes are stored, how long each is kept, whether any of it trains a model, and whether a business associate agreement or data processing agreement is signed. Several vendors state a BAA on their pages, while for Tali, Lyrebird, Nabla and Suki we did not confirm one. Keep the written answer next to the vendor's current policy, because both change over time and a promise made by email is easy to lose.
- Test the push into your record system before paying. A scribe that saves a minute per note and costs two minutes in copying has not saved time. During the trial, send ten finished notes into your own EHR using the method the vendor offers: a named integration, a Chrome extension or copy and paste. Check that headings, medications and codes land in the right fields. If your EHR is not named on the vendor's page, ask for a customer reference using it instead of assuming the extension will work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI medical scribe software in 2026?
Tandem Health ranks first here because its pages print a free plan and a yearly Pro price and state European-only storage with named ISO and EU MDR claims. Scribeberry is the pick for Canadian clinics, and Upheal for therapists who want a flat $39 monthly plan. These are vendor statements, and we did not test note quality.
Which AI medical scribes have a free plan?
Upheal, Tandem Health, Tali AI, Lyrebird Health and Heidi Health list a free tier, each with limits such as note types, actions per month or templates. Scribeberry, Twofold, Mentalyc, Freed and Sunoh offer trials instead, ranging from three to fourteen days. Nabla, Suki and Abridge confirmed neither a free plan nor a trial on the pages we read.
Which AI scribe keeps patient data in Europe?
Tandem Health states that all patient data is processed and stored exclusively in European data centres. Nabla says a customer picks the database region when creating its organization, and Heidi's privacy policy offers data localization for EU customers, though its HIPAA page says data is hosted in the United States. Ask any vendor to confirm the region in the contract.
Which AI scribes are built for therapists?
Upheal and Mentalyc are the two aimed at therapy. Both write SOAP, DAP and intake notes and add treatment plans, and Mentalyc adds EMDR, play therapy and psychiatry notes on Pro. Upheal charges a flat monthly fee for unlimited sessions, while Mentalyc caps notes per month by tier. Both state SOC 2 Type II.
Do AI medical scribes train on patient recordings?
Vendors state different things. Scribeberry, Twofold, Mentalyc, Tandem, Lyrebird and Heidi each state that customer data is not used for training. Freed's security page and privacy policy conflict, and Tali's policy reserves a right to use transcripts. For Suki, Abridge and Sunoh the pages we read did not say, so the policy was not checked.
Does an AI scribe need a signed business associate agreement?
US practices covered by HIPAA normally need one with any vendor that handles patient data, and you should confirm that with your own counsel. Upheal, Scribeberry, Twofold, Mentalyc, Freed and Sunoh state a BAA on their pages, and Heidi says one is available. Tali, Lyrebird, Nabla and Suki were not confirmed on the pages read.
Which AI scribes work with Epic?
Suki names Epic among four deep EHR links, Nabla names Epic and athenahealth, and Abridge links a press release about an Epic integration. Scribeberry lists Epic on its integrations hub as hospital workstations. Freed, Sunoh and Twofold do not name Epic in the pages we read, and Freed's two-way connect names athenahealth.
Why do some AI scribe pricing pages show two different prices?
Freed, Twofold, Tali and Lyrebird show figures that disagree, such as a struck-through price beside a current one, a first-month price written two ways, or two pricing URLs with different Pro rates. Promotions and annual toggles likely explain some of it, but we cannot confirm that. Treat the checkout price as the real one and screenshot it.