AI medical scribes for small practices start at $0: Heidi has a free plan, and Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs and PAs. Freed starts at $39 a month, Twofold costs $49 billed annually or $69 billed monthly, and Heidi Clinician Standard costs $110 billed yearly. Heidi suits a small practice that wants to start free.
Updated October 2026. Written for clinicians and practice managers in small practices buying software.
This page covers prices and plan terms, not medical or legal advice. Recording rules for patient visits differ by state.
Which AI medical scribe suits a small practice?
Heidi suits a small practice that wants to start free, Doximity Scribe suits US physicians, NPs and PAs, and Freed costs $39 to $119 a month, Twofold $49 yearly or $69 monthly, and Scribeberry $99.
- If you want to start free: Heidi has a $0 plan with unlimited AI documentation, and Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students.
- If you want unlimited notes at a flat price: Twofold Personal is $69 a month billed monthly (first month $19) or $49 billed annually, Freed Core is $79 and Scribeberry Pro is $99.
- If you want the lowest paid entry: Freed Starter is $39 a month for up to 40 notes.
- If your EHR decides it: Twofold and S10.AI work with any EHR, Freed Premier pushes notes into 10 EHRs, and Sunoh.ai works with Epic and athenahealth.
- If you buy per provider: S10.AI is $199 on Solo and $159 on Practice, and Sunoh.ai starts at $149 per user.
- If you work in a health system: Nabla has a free try, and Suki, Abridge and Microsoft Dragon Copilot are quote only.
All prices are in US dollars and were current on 30 October 2026, each with its billing view. Plans can change.
Who is this AI medical scribe guide for?
This guide is for clinicians and practice managers in small practices who are buying an AI scribe. It covers 7 tools: Heidi Health, Freed, Twofold Health, Scribeberry, Sunoh.ai, S10.AI and Doximity Scribe.
If you run a therapy or counseling practice, AI note takers for therapists covers the tools built for session notes. Phone answering is a separate job, and the related guide is answering services for medical offices.
How much does an AI medical scribe cost?
AI medical scribes start at $0 (Heidi, Doximity Scribe), $39 (Freed), $49 yearly or $69 monthly (Twofold), $99 (Scribeberry), $149 (Sunoh.ai) and $159 to $199 (S10.AI) a month. Prices are in US dollars and were current on 30 October 2026, with the billing view beside each one.
| Tool | Free option | Paid plans and billing view | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Health | Free: $0, unlimited AI documentation | Clinician Standard $110 billed annually, $150 monthly. Clinician Max $299 annually, $409 monthly. Teams custom. | 14 days on Clinician |
| Freed | Trial only | Starter $39 a month (up to 40 notes). Core $79 (unlimited notes). Premier $104 billed annually, $119 billed monthly. Groups custom. | 7 days, no card |
| Twofold Health | Free: 7 days, no card | Personal $69 a month billed monthly (first month $19), or $49 billed annually. Group custom. | 7 days free |
| Scribeberry | Trial Mode: $0, 3 days unlimited, then 20 uses a month | Pro $99 a month, or $999 a year ($83 a month). Enterprise $79 per user a month, 5+ providers. | 3 days unlimited |
| Sunoh.ai | Try now, no commitment | From $149 per user a month, for a limited time. No long-term commitment. | Free trial |
| S10.AI | Trial only | Solo $199 per provider a month. Practice $159 per provider a month. Enterprise custom. Annual plans save 15%. | 14 days, no card |
| Doximity Scribe | Free with a verified Doximity account | Free for US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students | Free to use |
Heidi's Clinician plan comes in Standard and Max seats. Heidi, Freed Premier, Scribeberry and Twofold cost less on yearly billing, so the billing view matters as much as the price.
Is there a free AI medical scribe?
Heidi has a $0 plan, Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs and PAs, Scribeberry has a 3-day unlimited trial, and Twofold has 7 days free.
- Heidi Free is $0 with unlimited AI documentation. Clinician adds custom templates and clinical evidence during patient visits, and trainees get Clinician free.
- Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students.
- Scribeberry Trial Mode is $0 with 3 days of unlimited use, then 20 uses a month and basic templates.
- Twofold Free runs 7 days with no card, with unlimited notes and all templates.
- Freed has a 7-day free trial with no card, and residents, students and trainees get Core free.
- S10.AI has a 14-day free trial with no card on every plan.
Which AI medical scribes start free?
These four have a $0 plan or a free period before a paid plan.
Heidi Health
AI scribe for clinicians
Has a free plan, a Clinician plan and a custom Teams plan. It holds SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
Best for: clinicians who want to start with unlimited AI documentation at $0 and add paid features later.
What it does: Gives unlimited ambient AI documentation and answers to clinical questions with citations on Free. Clinician adds routines for pre-charting and other admin tasks, billing code support, custom templates and clinical evidence during patient visits. Teams adds shared templates, sessions and patient information, and EHR integration.
Plans and billing: $0 on Free. Clinician Standard is $110 a month billed annually or $150 billed monthly, and Clinician Max is $299 billed annually or $409 billed monthly. Teams is custom. Clinician has a 14-day free trial, and trainees get Clinician free.
- Prices are per user a month and exclude applicable sales tax.
- EHR integration comes with Teams, and athenahealth is among the EHRs Heidi connects to.
Doximity Scribe
AI scribe inside the Doximity app
Best for: US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students with a Doximity account who want a scribe at no cost.
What it does: Writes notes in real time during Dialer visits, from dictation, or as pre-charting from a phone or desktop. Offers SOAP, H&P and consult templates, and you can build your own from scratch. You review and edit the note before you send it.
Plans and billing: $0. Scribe is free for all US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students with a verified Doximity account.
- A verified Doximity account is needed.
- A BAA covers all Doximity users.
Twofold Health
AI scribe across specialties
Has a free week and one paid Personal plan.
Best for: clinicians who want unlimited notes at a flat price and a scribe that works with any EHR.
What it does: Provides unlimited notes, a template library, CPT and ICD coding, patient progress tracking and reports, on mobile and desktop, for telehealth and in-person visits.
Plans and billing: $0 for 7 days with no card. Personal is $69 a month billed monthly, with the first month $19, or $49 a month billed annually. Group pricing is custom.
- A BAA is signed with every healthcare organization.
- Notes copy into any EHR, including Epic, Cerner and athenahealth.
Scribeberry
Canadian AI scribe
Has Trial Mode, Pro Mode and Enterprise Mode plans. It holds SOC 2 Type 2.
Best for: clinicians who want a $0 trial first and then unlimited use at a flat monthly or yearly price.
What it does: Gives Pro Mode unlimited uses, custom templates, dictation and transcription, and premium support. Notes pull from and push to web EMRs, in 40+ languages.
Plans and billing: Trial Mode is $0 with 3 days of unlimited use, then 20 uses a month. Pro Mode is $99 a month, or $999 a year (about $83 a month). Enterprise Mode is $79 per user a month for 5 or more providers.
- Pro Mode is $99 a month on monthly billing and $999 a year on yearly billing, and you can cancel in account settings.
- Enterprise adds SSO and a dedicated account manager.
Which AI medical scribes start on a paid plan?
Freed starts at $39 a month, Sunoh.ai at $149 per user and S10.AI at $159 per provider, and Freed and S10.AI have a free trial first.
Freed
AI scribe for clinicians and groups
Has Starter, Core, Premier and Groups plans. It holds SOC 2 Type 2.
Best for: clinicians who want to pay for the notes needed and add EHR push later.
What it does: Adds an instant template builder and clinical evidence answers on Core. Premier adds visit summaries, patient instructions, letters and referrals, dictation, and EHR push into 10 EHRs, including Athena, eClinicalWorks, SimplePractice, Elation, AdvancedMD and ModMed.
Plans and billing: Starter is $39 a month for 1 clinician and up to 40 notes. Core is $79 a month with unlimited notes. Premier is $104 a month billed annually or $119 billed monthly. Groups is custom. A 7-day free trial needs no card.
- Residents, students and trainees get Core free.
- EHR push is on Premier and Groups.
S10.AI
AI scribe sold per provider
Has Solo, Practice and Enterprise plans.
Best for: providers who want unlimited visits and ICD-10 and CPT auto-coding in one per-provider price.
What it does: Covers unlimited visits in 60+ languages with the CRUSH ambient scribe, with ICD-10 and CPT auto-coding, and works with any EHR. Practice adds the BRAVO AI receptionist (1,000 calls a month included), insurance verification, custom templates and an admin dashboard.
Plans and billing: Solo is $199 per provider a month and Practice is $159 per provider a month. Enterprise is custom volume pricing. Annual plans save 15%, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial and no card.
- Monthly plans have no minimum term.
- Practice adds live chat support and onboarding.
Sunoh.ai
Ambient AI scribe
Best for: practices on Epic, athenahealth or eClinicalWorks that want a per-user price with no long-term commitment.
What it does: Listens to the visit and drafts a clinical summary and a SOAP note for you to edit before it goes into the EHR. Includes ambient voice capture, visit transcripts and PDF export, on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.
Plans and billing: $149 per user a month for a limited time, with no long-term commitment.
- The $149 price is for a limited time.
- A BAA is included.
Which AI medical scribes work with my EHR?
Freed pushes notes into 10 EHRs on Premier and Groups, Twofold and S10.AI work with any EHR, and Sunoh.ai works with Epic and athenahealth.
- Freed pushes notes into 10 EHRs on Premier and Groups, including Athena, Practice Fusion, Tebra, eClinicalWorks, Elation, SimplePractice, AdvancedMD, Kipu, OptiMantra and ModMed.
- Twofold and S10.AI work with any EHR. S10.AI connects to 100+ EHRs out of the box, including Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, DrChrono, ModMed and AdvancedMD.
- Sunoh.ai works with athenahealth, Cerner, eClinicalWorks, Epic, ModMed, Practice Fusion and Tebra.
- Heidi includes EHR integration with Teams, and its integrations include athenahealth and Veradigm.
- Scribeberry pulls from and pushes to all web EMRs, and custom EMR integrations and an API come with Enterprise.
The EHR connection can differ by plan.
Which AI medical scribes sign a BAA or hold SOC 2?
Freed and Scribeberry hold SOC 2 Type 2, and Heidi holds SOC 2 and ISO 27001. A BAA is a business associate agreement, the written contract between a practice and a vendor that handles patient information.
| Tool | Certification | BAA |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Health | SOC 2 and ISO 27001:2022 | Ask the company |
| Freed | SOC 2 Type 2 | Organization-wide BAA on Groups |
| Scribeberry | SOC 2 Type 2 | Ask the company |
| Twofold Health | Ask the company | Signed with every healthcare organization |
| Sunoh.ai | Ask the company | Included |
| S10.AI | Ask the company | Available on request |
| Doximity Scribe | Ask the company | Covers all Doximity users |
Under HIPAA, a covered entity may share protected health information with a business associate once a written agreement is in place. HHS guidance on business associates counts a transcription service that works for a physician, including a transcription app vendor, as a business associate. Whether a BAA and which certifications come with a plan is set in each vendor's terms.
What are Nabla, Suki, Abridge and Microsoft Dragon Copilot?
Nabla, Suki, Abridge and Microsoft Dragon Copilot are products aimed at health systems and larger groups.
- Nabla is a clinical AI for health systems, with ambient documentation. Try it free; contact the company for plans.
- Suki is ambient clinical documentation with deep integrations with Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth and MEDITECH. Price: quote only.
- Abridge is an enterprise AI for clinical conversations. Price: quote only.
- Microsoft Dragon Copilot is an AI clinical assistant for physicians, nurses and radiologists. Price: quote only.
Which AI medical scribe fits your practice?
From $0 to $199 a month, each setup has a plan built for it.
AI medical scribes for a solo clinician on a budget
Heidi Free and Doximity Scribe cost $0. Freed Starter is $39 a month for up to 40 notes, Twofold is $49 billed annually or $69 billed monthly, and Scribeberry Pro is $99 for unlimited use.
AI medical scribes for a small group practice
Heidi Teams is custom and adds shared templates, sessions and patient information. S10.AI Practice is $159 per provider, Scribeberry Enterprise is $79 per user a month for 5 or more providers, and Freed Groups and Twofold Group are custom.
AI medical scribes if your EHR is Epic or athenahealth
Sunoh.ai works with Epic and athenahealth, Twofold and S10.AI work with any EHR, and Freed Premier pushes notes into athenahealth and nine other EHRs. Heidi's EHR integrations include athenahealth.
Do I need patient consent to use an AI scribe?
Recording rules for patient visits are set by state law, such as California Penal Code section 632.
That section punishes recording a confidential communication without the consent of all parties, and other states set their own rules. This is general information, not legal advice.
What do an AI medical scribe's terms cover?
These 6 points are set in each vendor's terms and plan details.
- Whether a BAA comes with the plan being bought.
- Which certifications are held today.
- What happens to the audio and the note once the note is finished.
- Which EHR connection each plan includes.
- What counts toward a note limit or a usage cap.
- The price on monthly billing and on yearly billing.
A free trial on two tools with your own visit types shows which one fits the person who writes the notes every day.
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Do I need consent for AI scribe?
Recording rules for patient visits are set by state law. California Penal Code section 632, for example, punishes recording a confidential communication without the consent of all parties, and other states set their own rules. This is general information, not legal advice.
Is AI scribe free?
Some are. Heidi has a $0 Free plan with unlimited AI documentation, and Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students. Scribeberry Trial Mode is $0 for 3 days of unlimited use, then 20 uses a month, and Twofold is free for 7 days. Freed starts at $39 a month and S10.AI at $159 per provider a month, each with a free trial.
Is there a free AI medical scribe available?
Yes. Heidi Free is $0, and Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs, PAs and medical students. Scribeberry Trial Mode is $0 with 3 days of unlimited use, and Twofold gives 7 days free with no card.
How much does Heidi's AI scribe cost per month?
Heidi Free is $0. Clinician Standard is $110 per user a month billed annually or $150 billed monthly, and Clinician Max is $299 billed annually or $409 billed monthly. Teams is custom. Prices were current on 30 October 2026.
How much does scribe AI cost per month?
The AI scribes on this page run from $0 to $199 per provider a month. Freed starts at $39, Twofold costs $69 billed monthly (first month $19) or $49 billed annually, Scribeberry Pro costs $99, Sunoh.ai starts at $149 per user and S10.AI costs $159 to $199 per provider. Heidi, Freed Premier, Scribeberry and Twofold cost less on yearly billing.
Is AI scribe HIPAA compliant?
HIPAA applies to practices and to the business associates they use, and it requires a written agreement, called a BAA, with a vendor that handles patient information. Freed and Scribeberry hold SOC 2 Type 2, Heidi holds SOC 2 and ISO 27001, and a BAA is part of the service at Twofold, Sunoh.ai and Doximity. Whether a BAA comes with a plan is set in each vendor's terms.
Which AI medical scribe is best for doctors?
It depends on the practice. Heidi suits a doctor who wants to start free, Doximity Scribe suits a US physician, NP or PA who wants no cost, and Freed ($39 to $119 a month, with Starter capped at 40 notes), Twofold ($49 billed annually, $69 billed monthly) and Scribeberry ($99 a month or $999 a year) suit a doctor who wants a price per clinician. S10.AI and Sunoh.ai are priced per provider. A free trial on two tools with your own visit types shows which one fits.
Is there a ChatGPT for doctors?
Yes, in two forms. OpenAI sells ChatGPT for Healthcare to healthcare organizations, as part of OpenAI for Healthcare, and offers ChatGPT Health, a health experience in ChatGPT for US users 18 and older on web and iOS. AI scribes such as Heidi, Freed, Twofold and Doximity Scribe are note tools: they turn a visit into a draft note, with templates and EHR connections.
Is AI scribe worth it?
That depends on the price and on how many notes a clinician writes. Heidi Free and Doximity Scribe cost $0, and Twofold, Scribeberry, Freed and S10.AI have free trials, so testing costs nothing. Paid plans run from $39 to $199 a month, and the question is whether the time spent on notes is worth that monthly price.
In short: which AI medical scribe should a small practice pick?
AI medical scribes for small practices start at $0: Heidi has a free plan, and Doximity Scribe is free for verified US physicians, NPs and PAs.
- If you want to start free, look at Heidi and Doximity Scribe.
- If you want a flat monthly price, compare Freed at $39 to $119, Twofold at $49 yearly or $69 monthly and Scribeberry at $99 a month or $999 a year.
- If your EHR decides it, compare Twofold, S10.AI, Sunoh.ai and Freed Premier.
- If you buy per provider, compare S10.AI at $159 to $199 and Sunoh.ai from $149.
Prices are as of 30 October 2026 and carry their billing view. Plans can change.
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