Tool profile
Mentalyc: cost, fit and limits
Mentalyc is an AI note tool made by Mentalyc Inc. that converts recorded or uploaded therapy sessions into progress notes and treatment plans, sold in individual tiers capped by notes per month and a per-seat team plan.
What to know first
Mentalyc prices individual clinicians in four tiers: Mini at USD 19.99 a month for 40 notes, Basic at USD 39.99 for 100, Pro at USD 69.99 for 160 and Super at USD 119.99 for 330, each cheaper when billed annually. A Team plan is priced per seat. Every plan has a 14-day trial with full Pro access and no card. The security page states HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II claims and deletion of audio once the note is ready.
Mentalyc at a glance
| Maker | Mentalyc Inc., Not stated by the vendor |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | USD 19.99 per month (Mini, monthly billing) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Medical Scribe Software in 2026, rank 4 of 13 |
| Website | mentalyc.com/ |
Who Mentalyc is best for
Therapists with a known caseload
Because each tier states its note allowance, a clinician who sees about 25 clients a week can count notes and pick a tier without guessing.
Clinicians who write EMDR or play therapy notes
Pro adds EMDR, play therapy and psychiatry note types, which general scribes often leave to a custom template that the clinician must build and maintain.
Supervisors of trainee therapists
Pro and Team include supervision notes, and Team gives owners access to saved notes with seat assignment for a group practice.
Mentalyc plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | USD 19.99 monthly, or USD 14.99 billed annually | 40 notes a month with SOAP, DAP and intake notes, 20 notes sent to the EHR each month and one free Magic Edit a day. |
| Basic | USD 39.99 monthly, or USD 29.99 billed annually | 100 notes a month, AI treatment plans with SMART goals, goal-tracking progress notes, plan templates and ten free Magic Edits a day. |
| Pro | USD 69.99 monthly, or USD 59.99 billed annually | 160 notes a month, EMDR, play therapy and psychiatry notes, supervision notes, automatic CPT codes and unlimited EHR transfers. |
| Super | USD 119.99 monthly, or USD 99.99 billed annually | 330 notes a month, group therapy notes with one note per member, plus priority onboarding and support. |
| Team | Per seat, monthly or annual, shown with a regular and a discounted price | Unlimited notes under fair usage for one clinician's real caseload, seat management, owner access to notes and the AI Treatment Planner. |
Checked November 2026.
What Mentalyc does
- Treatment Planner
- The planner drafts treatment plans with SMART goals, and Basic and above include plan templates and notes that track progress against those goals over time.
- Alliance Genie
- After each session the tool produces an alliance score, and Pro gives the full report on it, which some therapists use to prompt a conversation about the relationship.
- Progress tracking
- Goal progress and symptom trends are followed across sessions on Pro, so a clinician can review change over several months without rereading every note in the chart.
- Several input methods
- Clinicians can record an in-person session, upload audio, use voice-to-text or type observations, which suits those who prefer not to record clients and would rather dictate or type their own observations.
- Magic Edit
- Allowances of Magic Edits a day let a clinician change a drafted note by instruction, with one a day on Mini and ten on Basic.
How Mentalyc handles your data
Mentalyc's security page states that session data is never used to train AI models, that audio is deleted once the note is ready and that transcripts are anonymized, and that users can delete session data at any time. It says the service is hosted on AWS and does not name a region. The vendor lists HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, PHIPA and PIPEDA compliance statements, AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit, and a business associate agreement created for every account. These are vendor statements, and we did not read an audit report.
Where Mentalyc falls short in practice
- Caps drive the cost. Notes are capped at 40, 100, 160 and 330 a month, so a clinician who grows a caseload pays for the next tier even when the extra notes are few.
- Team plan terms. Team seats are for group practices, fair usage covers one clinician's real caseload, and the seat price appears beside a regular price, so confirm the figure at checkout.
- Narrow clinical scope. The note types are therapy and psychiatry, and the pages did not describe general medicine templates or a named API, so physicians with broad needs look elsewhere.
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Mentalyc: common questions
How many notes does each Mentalyc plan include?
Mini includes 40 notes a month, Basic 100, Pro 160 and Super 330. Team gives unlimited notes under fair usage for one clinician's real caseload. Count your sessions per month plus intake notes before choosing, since the cap applies to notes and not to clients.
Is there a free Mentalyc trial?
All plans carry a 14-day free trial with full Pro access and no credit card. After the trial a clinician picks a tier. Use the trial to send real notes to your EHR, since Mini limits EHR transfers to 20 a month.
Does Mentalyc connect to SimplePractice?
The homepage names SimplePractice, TherapyNotes and Jane App and says syncing notes takes one additional step. Mini sends 20 notes a month to the EHR, while Pro lists unlimited EHR transfers. Test the exact steps with your own account and EHR during the trial.
What happens to the session audio in Mentalyc?
The security page says audio is deleted once the note is ready and transcripts are anonymized. Users can delete any session data at any time. The vendor's retention period for the anonymized transcripts was not stated on the pages we read.
Can Mentalyc write group therapy notes?
Group therapy notes with a note for each member are listed on the Super plan, which includes 330 notes a month. Pro lists EMDR, play therapy and psychiatry notes instead. A practice running many groups should check how each member's note counts against the cap.