Abridge vs Augmedix
Augmedix is no longer independent. Commure completed its purchase on October 2, 2024 for about $139 million, and the product now sells within Commure Ambient AI as Go (automated), Assist (AI plus specialists) and Live (human documentation). Its human layer is what separates it from Abridge. Third-party estimates for the hybrid tiers run $300 to $700 per provider per month, and neither vendor posts a price.
Augmedix lists iKnowMed alongside Epic, athenahealth, NextGen, eClinicalWorks and Meditech, and ships oncology and ED-specific apps, so a community oncology practice or a NextGen group has a reason to start there. Abridge's pitch is Linked Evidence, a vendor feature mapping note text to transcript and audio, inside Epic. For a group that wants software only and a price it can estimate, Augmedix loses: Abridge has a third-party estimate of $208 to $600 per clinician per month, while the $300 to $700 figure covers the hybrid tiers and none exists for Go. A 2024 r/medicine post written before the merger called Augmedix's human scribes weak with non-native English speakers and thin on HPIs. Abridge drew accuracy complaints too, in two March 2026 threads.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 1, 2026
When to pick each one
Abridge
- Epic systems, Haiku and Hyperdrive
- Vendor-described Linked Evidence tracing
- Estimated $208 to $600 per clinician monthly
Augmedix
- Human-assisted tiers, Assist and Live
- Lists NextGen, eClinicalWorks, Meditech, iKnowMed
- Oncology and ED-specific apps
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Abridge
63of 100
Augmedix
47of 100
| Dimension | Abridge | Augmedix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | +5.2 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 6.3 / 21 | 10.5 / 21 | -4.2 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 12 / 12 | 12 / 12 | 0 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 4.9 / 7 | 0 / 7 | +4.9 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 12 / 12 | 3 / 12 | +9 |
| Pricing transparency | 0 / 5 | 0 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 6 / 6 | 6 / 6 | 0 |
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Pricing
Abridge
Quote only, no public price.
Augmedix
Quote only, no public price.
Evidence
Abridge
Peer-reviewed
4 PubMed records name Abridge.
- Enhancing clinical documentation with ambient artificial intelligence: a quality improvement survey assessing clinician perspectives on work burden, burnout, and job satisfaction. (opens in new tab)
- Ambient listening implementation in primary care and changes in electronic health record documentation metrics: Pre-post study of an ambient listening tool. (opens in new tab)
- Crossover Evaluation of Two Ambient AI Scribe Tools in the Emergency Department. (opens in new tab)
Community
22 posts sourced: 4 positive, 16 neutral, 2 negative.
Augmedix
Community
1 post sourced: 0 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Abridge | Augmedix |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, Cerner, Athena | Epic, Oracle Cerner, Meditech, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen, iKnowMed |
| Founded | 2018 | 2012 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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