Abridge vs Freed
Abridge and Freed both compete in ai medical scribes, but answer different questions. Abridge is our pick for for hospital systems: Deepest EHR integrations + the strongest vendor-stability story. Freed earns the solo practice under $120/mo slot: Public pricing + self-service onboarding + HIPAA-attested. The right choice depends on whether your priority is for hospital systems or solo practice under $120/mo.
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- October 20, 2026
Abridge
by Abridge AI Inc. · founded 2018
Enterprise ambient scribe with Linked Evidence traceability.
- Contact for pricing
- HIPAA / SOC2 Type II
Freed
by Freed AI · founded 2022
Ambient AI scribe for independent practices, with a coding assistant, clinical evidence answers and an AI front desk.
- USD 39/mo from
- HIPAA
How Abridge and Freed compare
Pricing, compliance, and integrations sourced from vendor documentation. Verified October 20, 2026.
| Spec | Abridge | Freed |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact for pricing | USD 39/mo from |
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, Cerner, Athena | Not specified |
| Founded | 2018 | 2022 |
| HQ | US | US |
| Best for | Best overall for hospital systems | Best for solo practice under $120/mo |
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When to pick each one
Best overall for hospital systems
Deepest EHR integrations + the strongest vendor-stability story.
- $458M+ funding, Yale and UPMC adoption announcements, consistently the highest note-quality ratings across clinician reviews
- No public price: third-party estimates run about $208 to $600 per provider per month as of October 2026
Best for solo practice under $120/mo
Public pricing + self-service onboarding + HIPAA-attested.
- No enterprise IT required
- Works with Epic, Athena, eClinicalWorks via browser
- 7-day free trial
- As of October 2026 plans run $59 (Starter, 40 notes a month, $39 on promo), $79 (Core, unlimited notes) and $119 monthly or $104 billed annually (Premier)
- Twofold ($69 monthly, $49 billed annually) and Sunoh ($149 per user) are the other public prices
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Open the full ai medical scribes comparison
The best AI medical scribe for most US physicians is Abridge for hospital systems, Freed AI for solo practice (plans from $39 to $119 per month as of October 2026), Heidi Health for multilingual capture, and DAX Copilot for Microsoft-shop hospitals. Each pick below names its primary EHR integration, pricing model, and the clinician communities that surface it most often. Enterprise scribes are quote-based, with third-party estimates of roughly $208 to $600 per provider per month as of October 2026.