Abridge vs LucasAI (2026)
Abridge and LucasAI both turn the visit into a structured, billable note, and LucasAI's own comparison page sets itself against Abridge. They are built for very different buyers. Abridge sells to health systems. It runs inside Epic, from recording in Haiku to the finished note in the chart in Hyperdrive, serves more than 300 health systems from Kaiser Permanente to Mayo Clinic, and maps every sentence of a note back to the source audio through Linked Evidence. Decision support from UpToDate, NEJM and JAMA and coding recommendations sit on top, under enterprise contracts negotiated per system. LucasAI sells to clinicians and practices. Anyone can start a trial online and pay from $39.99 a month, and the platform bundles coding suggestions, prior authorization support, wound care DME ordering and, on its top plan, voice agents for intake and outreach. Abridge suits a health system that wants deep Epic integration and enterprise controls; LucasAI suits an independent practice or group that wants a priced, self serve tool with revenue cycle helpers.
- Embedded inside Epic, from recording in Haiku to the finished note in the patient chart in Hyperdrive.
- Linked Evidence, which maps every part of a note back to the source audio before signing.
- Use across more than 300 health systems, including Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins.
- A public trust center with a SOC 2 Type 2 report from an independent auditor and a published subprocessor list.
- Published monthly plans from $39.99 to $999 and a free trial of 30 days or 10 notes started online.
- Coding suggestions confirmed by the clinician or coder, plus HCC and V28 analytics on higher plans.
- Prior authorization documentation and wound care DME ordering checked against Medicare contractor rules.
- Notes from visits that switch between English and Spanish.
This comparison is published by AI Health Index, an independent research platform that compares healthcare AI vendors objectively. Abridge and LucasAI are each graded against the same capability taxonomy, from each vendor's own public materials and the regulatory record, under the AI Health Index verification standard. No vendor pays for placement, and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Plain facts
| Fact | Abridge | LucasAI |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Ambient Scribes | Ambient Scribes |
| Founded | 2018 | Not recorded |
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Website | abridge.com | lucashealth.ai |
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Abridge sells an enterprise ambient AI platform that turns the clinician patient conversation into a structured, billable note inside the EHR. It works inside Epic with two way note sync, links each part of a note to the source audio, and adds decision support and coding recommendations for more than 300 health systems.
Source: AI Health Index, October 2026
LucasAI sells month to month to individual clinicians and groups rather than through health system contracts, with plans from $39.99 to $999 and a trial that starts online. It reaches Epic and four other EHRs through a browser based approach, and pairs each note with CPT and ICD-10 suggestions that a clinician or coder confirms.
Source: AI Health Index, October 2026
Questions buyers ask
How does each reach the EHR?
Abridge is embedded in Epic, recording in Haiku and placing the note in the patient chart in Hyperdrive, and is also integrated with Oracle Health and athenahealth. LucasAI publishes pages for Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks and NextGen describing a browser based approach, and a note can also be copied into any EHR. From the AI Health Index, drawn from each vendor's own published materials and the regulatory record, verified October 12, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
Does either publish a price?
Abridge sells enterprise contracts negotiated with each health system and publishes no price. LucasAI publishes four monthly plans, from $39.99 for residents to $999, with a free trial of 30 days or 10 notes. From the AI Health Index, drawn from each vendor's own published materials and the regulatory record, verified October 12, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
How does each help a clinician check the note?
Abridge's Linked Evidence ties every part of a generated note to the source audio so a clinician can verify a sentence before signing. LucasAI formats the note for review before entry, and its coding suggestions are reviewed, edited and confirmed by the clinician or coder before a claim goes out. From the AI Health Index, drawn from each vendor's own published materials and the regulatory record, verified October 12, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
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LucasAI is made by Lucas Health Corporation, a physician led company in Miami.