LucasAI vs Reteta
A health system with strict data rules should start with hosting. Reteta says it offers customizable on-premises and private cloud deployment and calls itself the only ambient company to do so. LucasAI describes a "secure medical-trained LLM", says it is moving to self-hosted speech-to-text and points readers to Cloudflare for more. For a system with strict hosting rules, only Reteta states an on-premises option, so LucasAI trails.
Reteta's Starter tier caps ambient sessions at 15 a month, so a full-time clinician needs Professional at $149 per month, or $134 per month billed annually. The vendor says 80% of its notes are approved without significant editing.
LucasAI sells a Resident tier at $39.99 a month and Premium at $69.99 a month, down from a listed $149.99 with no end date shown. The page names no currency, and its trial terms disagree between 10 notes or 30 days and 7 days. A resident covering inpatient rounds on a personal card would start there.
AI medical scribes · Reviewed November 2, 2026
When to pick each one
LucasAI
- Premium on sale at $69.99 monthly, currency not stated
- Guideline prompts and medication reconciliation
- Hospital rounding and discharge summaries
Reteta
- Starter $99 monthly with 15 sessions
- On-premises and private cloud option, vendor-stated
- Epic, Cerner, athenahealth and eClinicalWorks named
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
LucasAI
45of 100
Reteta
45of 100
| Dimension | LucasAI | Reteta | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 7.8 / 13 | 7.8 / 13 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 10.5 / 21 | 10.5 / 21 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 12 / 12 | 12 / 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 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 12 | 0 |
| Pricing transparency | 5 / 5 | 5 / 5 | 0 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 |
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Pricing
LucasAI
| Tier | Billing period | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident | per month | $39.99 | Carries an asterisk on the page; resident verification terms are not shown. Two trial terms are listed: No-Risk Trial: 10 Notes or 30 Days, and Try it risk-free for 7 days. No credit card needed. Currency not named; USD assumed. |
| Premium | per month | $69.99 | Sale banner Was $149.99, Save 53%. The struck-through $149.99 is the list price. No end date shown. Currency not named; USD assumed. |
| Pro | per month | $299 | Another render of the page shows $299.99. Currency not named; USD assumed. |
| Ultimate | per month | $499 | Labeled Custom with a Talk to Sales call to action. Another render of the page lists it as Enterprise at $499/m. Currency not named; USD assumed. |
Verified November 2, 2026 from lucashealth.ai (opens in new tab).
Reteta
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, monthly billing | $99 | n/a | 15 ambient scribing sessions per month, basic SOAP notes, standard EHR integration, 24x7 email support. Free 15 day trial. |
| Starter, annual billing | $89 | n/a | Same Starter tier on annual billing. |
| Professional, monthly billing | $149 | n/a | Unlimited ambient scribing, advanced coding automation, custom specialty templates and priority support. |
| Professional, annual billing | $134 | n/a | Same Professional tier on annual billing. The page says annual billing saves 10%. |
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. EMR integration, volume pricing, analytics dashboard, dedicated account management and 24/7 support. |
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | LucasAI | Reteta |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, NextGen | Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks |
| Founded | n/a | n/a |
| HQ | US | n/a |
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Common questions
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