Freed vs Ambient IQ
Ambient IQ costs nothing for practices already on RXNT's EHR or Full Suite. Everyone else gets a 90-day trial with 30 free notes and then pays $75 per month, though the FAQ words the trial as three months and 30 sessions. Outside RXNT's own app, the note moves by copy and paste into the EHR of choice, and recordings are stored for two weeks before deletion. Freed's entry price is $39 per month for one clinician with up to 40 notes, and it offers a 7-day free trial. Pushing notes into TherapyNotes, SimplePractice and other browser-based EHRs takes Premier at $119 per month billed monthly, $44 above Ambient IQ. A therapist or psychiatrist on those EHRs pays that gap for the push. Ambient IQ's SOAP templates for psychiatry and therapy suit a clinic content to paste. Practices on RXNT's own EHR get Ambient IQ at no cost, so Freed is hard to justify for them.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
Freed
by Freed AI · founded 2022
Ambient AI scribe for independent practices, with a coding assistant, clinical evidence answers and an AI front desk.
Ambient IQ
by RXNT · founded 1999
Ambient AI scribe from RXNT that drafts SOAP notes in the RXNT app or pastes them into any EHR.
When to pick each one
Freed
- Starter $39 per month, up to 40 notes
- 7-day free trial
- EHR push to TherapyNotes, SimplePractice (Premier $119)
Ambient IQ
- Free for RXNT EHR and Full Suite customers
- $75 per month after 90-day trial
- Psychiatry and therapy SOAP templates
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Freed
33of 100
Ambient IQ
33of 100
| Dimension | Freed | Ambient IQ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 7.8 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 21 | 6.3 / 21 | -6.3 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 12 | 0 / 12 | 0 |
| Bidirectional write-back | 0 / 5.2 | 0 / 5.2 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 8.4 / 12 | 3 / 12 | +5.4 |
| Pricing transparency | 5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 4.2 / 6 | 6 / 6 | -1.8 |
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Pricing
Freed
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | per month | $39 | 1 clinician, up to 40 notes per month. The page shows $59 and $39, and third parties say $39 is the sale price |
| Core | per month | $79 | unlimited notes. The page shows $59 and $79, and third parties read $79 as the price |
| Premier, monthly billing | per month, billed monthly | $119 | the page has a Monthly/Annually toggle. Third parties read $119 as monthly. EHR push sits on the top tier |
| Premier, annual billing | per month, billed annually | $104 | annual reading of the toggle, per third parties |
| Front Desk | per month, starting at | $149 | Freed's front-desk product, not the scribe. $149 per month per block of 250 calls on its own page, and the pricing page navigation lists it as starting at $149/mo |
Verified October 14, 2026 from getfreed.ai (opens in new tab).
Ambient IQ
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient IQ | $75 | n/a | 90-day free trial with 30 free notes, then $75 per month. The FAQ describes a 3-month trial with a maximum of 30 sessions, so the trial terms do not reconcile. Existing RXNT EHR and Full Suite customers get it at no cost. The RXNT pricing page does not list Ambient IQ. |
Evidence
Freed
Community
11 posts sourced: 3 positive, 8 neutral, 0 negative.
Ambient IQ
No FDA decision, peer-reviewed study or community post in our record.
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Freed | Ambient IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | RXNT |
| Founded | 2022 | 1999 |
| HQ | US | n/a |
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Common questions
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