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Hyperfine Swoop vs Philips Imaging AI

Philips Imaging AI is a bundle of MR, CT and ultrasound software sold with Philips scanners on enterprise and OEM contracts, price not public. Its MR piece, SmartSpeed Precise, is deep learning reconstruction that a Philips press release reports as FDA 510(k) cleared across 1.5T and 3.0T dStream systems, and its CT piece includes Precise Image, cleared in 2022. Hyperfine sells the magnet itself. Swoop is owned, with an annual software, service and support agreement after a one-year warranty on 36- or 60-month terms, according to the company's 10-K summary. The Philips software ships with Philips scanners and Hyperfine's product is a scanner, so the two answer different purchases and neither is the loser. A hospital running Philips dStream scanners that wants shorter exams is the SmartSpeed Precise buyer. A site that wants brain MRI beside the bed is the Swoop buyer, and it accepts images below 1.5T and 3T quality and no contrast-enhanced T1, per a Nature Scientific Reports paper and a Malawi case review.

Radiology · Reviewed November 2, 2026

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Hyperfine Swoop

by Hyperfine

Portable 0.064T brain MRI (Swoop) with Optive AI image reconstruction. Also BrainInsight AI brain morphometry.

Philips AI-enabled imaging portfolio across MR, CT, ultrasound and cardiology, including DiA and TomTec. 49 Philips entries on the FDA AI-device list plus 12 from DiA and TomTec.

When to pick each one

Hyperfine Swoop

  • Owned system, annual service after a one-year warranty
  • Portable 0.064T brain MRI, no shielded room
  • CE and UKCA marks for Optive AI since August 2025
Read the full Hyperfine Swoop review

Philips Imaging AI

  • SmartSpeed Precise MR reconstruction on 1.5T and 3.0T dStream
  • Sold with Philips scanners on enterprise and OEM contracts
  • Precise Image CT reconstruction, 510(k) cleared in 2022
Read the full Philips Imaging AI review

Score

Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.

Hyperfine Swoop

47of 100

Solid choice

Philips Imaging AI

39of 100

Competitive
Score by dimension for Hyperfine Swoop and Philips Imaging AI
DimensionHyperfine SwoopPhilips Imaging AIDifference
FDA clearance18 / 1818 / 180
HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA0 / 100 / 100
EHR integrations (count)0 / 4.20 / 4.20
Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena)0 / 2.40 / 2.40
Peer-reviewed papers12.7 / 18.20 / 18.2+12.7
RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review0 / 7.80 / 7.80
Funding & adoption signal6 / 1212 / 12-6
Pricing transparency2.5 / 52.5 / 50
Years in market0 / 60 / 60

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How scores are computed

Pricing

Hyperfine Swoop

TierMonthlyAnnualNotes
Enterprisen/an/aNo public price. Per the FY2025 10-K summary, systems are owned, with an annual software, service and support agreement after a one-year warranty on 36- or 60-month terms. Dollar amounts were not found.

Philips Imaging AI

TierMonthlyAnnualNotes
Enterprise and OEMn/an/aNo public price. Sold with scanners and ultrasound systems on enterprise and OEM contracts.

Evidence

Philips Imaging AI

FDA decisions

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Compliance and integrations

Documented from each vendor’s own pages.

SpecHyperfine SwoopPhilips Imaging AI
Free tierNo / unverifiedNo / unverified
HIPAANo / unverifiedNo / unverified
SOC 2 Type IINo / unverifiedNo / unverified
EHR integrationsNot specifiedNot specified
Foundedn/an/a
HQUSNL

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