Cohere Health vs Waystar
Cohere Health and Waystar both compete in billing & coding, but answer different questions. Cohere Health is our pick for prior-auth automation: 90% prior-auth automation claim. Unify platform for payer-provider workflows. Waystar earns the full-stack RCM slot: Full RCM stack with 98.5% first-pass clean rate via AltitudeAI. The right choice depends on whether your priority is prior-auth automation or full-stack rcm.
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- October 20, 2026
Cohere Health
by Cohere Health · founded 2019
Payer-side: Prior authorization and utilization management platform for health plans (Cohere Unify). The vendor says 85% of requests are approved in real time.
- No public price. Sold to health plans. Billing period, trial and refund terms are not stated.
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Waystar
by Waystar
AI-powered healthcare payments platform for revenue cycle: eligibility, authorizations, claims, denials and patient payments (AltitudeAI).
- No public price. Enterprise contracts.
- HITRUST (badge on waystar.com, scope not stated) / SOC 2 (badge on waystar.com, scope not stated) / PCI (badge on waystar.com)
How Cohere Health and Waystar compare
Pricing, compliance, and integrations sourced from vendor documentation. Verified October 20, 2026.
| Spec | Cohere Health | Waystar |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | No public price. Sold to health plans. Billing period, trial and refund terms are not stated. | No public price. Enterprise contracts. |
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | 2019 | — |
| HQ | — | US |
| Best for | Best prior-auth automation | Best full-stack RCM |
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When to pick each one
Best prior-auth automation
90% prior-auth automation claim. Unify platform for payer-provider workflows.
- Payer-side AI focused on payment integrity and PA
- Strong VBC alignment
Best full-stack RCM
Full RCM stack with 98.5% first-pass clean rate via AltitudeAI.
- NASDAQ:WAY
- Eligibility, claims, denials in one platform
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