CarePilot vs Chartnote
CarePilot is built around athenaOne. It prepares visit notes, ICD-10 and CPT codes and orders, and writes them back as structured data for signature, with a two-week free trial and a per-provider monthly price set by practice size and visit volume. Chartnote publishes its plans. Basic is free with 15 AI Scribe notes a month, Pro is $39.99 per clinician per month for up to 100 notes, and Max is $99.99 for unlimited notes under a fair-use policy. Its Chrome extension inserts notes into any web-based EMR, and the vendor says the annual SOC 2 Type II examination report is available under NDA. An athenahealth group of ten providers that wants orders and codes drafted into the queue picks CarePilot. A JMIR AI study had 44 medical students rate CarePilot on a simulated headache visit. Over 75% were satisfied on ease of use, 13 of 44 were neutral or dissatisfied overall, and the study measured perceptions only. CarePilot's CEO is among its authors. For a two-clinician athenahealth practice on a fixed software budget, CarePilot trails Chartnote's posted prices. A clinician working across several web EMRs picks Chartnote.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
CarePilot
by DocuCare Inc. · founded 2023
AI notes, ICD-10 and CPT coding, and orders drafted inside athenaOne, for independent athenahealth practices.
Chartnote
by Chartnote, Inc. · founded 2019
AI medical scribe that turns a recorded patient encounter into a structured SOAP note, with dictation and templates.
When to pick each one
CarePilot
- Writes diagnoses, orders and charges into athenaOne
- Two-week free trial
- One per-provider monthly price, quoted on a call
Chartnote
- Free Basic tier, 15 notes monthly
- Pro at $39.99 per clinician monthly
- Chrome extension for any web-based EMR
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
CarePilot
42of 100
Chartnote
36of 100
| Dimension | CarePilot | Chartnote | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 13 / 13 | 13 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 6.3 / 21 | 0 / 21 | +6.3 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 4.8 / 12 | 0 / 12 | +4.8 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 2.8 / 7 | 0 / 7 | +2.8 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 3 / 12 | 8.4 / 12 | -5.4 |
| Pricing transparency | 2.5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | -2.5 |
| Years in market | 3 / 6 | 4.2 / 6 | -1.2 |
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Pricing
CarePilot
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. |
Verified November 2, 2026 from carepilot.com (opens in new tab).
Chartnote
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | per month | Free | per clinician. 15 AI Scribe notes per month, no credit card required |
| Pro | per month | $39.99 | per clinician. Up to 100 AI Scribe notes per month, unlimited Copilot tools, priority support, Free Trial. Monthly toggle shown; yearly price not captured |
| Max | per month | $99.99 | per clinician. Unlimited AI Scribe notes (asterisk: reflects typical full-time use, see fair use policy), up to two 1:1 expert support sessions, Free Trial for first-time subscribers. Monthly toggle shown; yearly price not captured |
Verified November 2, 2026 from chartnote.com (opens in new tab).
Evidence
CarePilot
Peer-reviewed
1 PubMed record names CarePilot.
Chartnote
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | CarePilot | Chartnote |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | athenahealth | Not specified |
| Founded | 2023 | 2019 |
| HQ | US | US |
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Common questions
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