Cerbo AI Scribe vs Freed (2026)
A Cerbo practice comparing Freed with Cerbo's own scribe is choosing between portability and integration. Freed is a self serve scribe used by more than 26,000 clinicians: it records on phone, desktop or tablet, returns a SOAP note within a minute or two, and pushes notes into browser based EHRs, Cerbo included, through a Chrome extension that transfers text rather than structured fields. Cerbo AI Scribe drafts directly inside the Cerbo encounter, follows the clinician's Chart Part templates and reads the active medication list. Price favors Cerbo for a practice that works only in Cerbo. Freed's EHR Push, the feature that moves notes into Cerbo, comes with its Premier plan at $119 a month, alongside coding suggestions, patient instructions and letters; Cerbo's scribe costs $29 for up to 60 notes or $59 unlimited. Freed's case rests on portability, those extra outputs, and contract terms a practice can read before signing: a business associate agreement that attaches on every plan, customer controlled deletion of recordings and an opt out from model training. Cerbo's scribe reached all clients in August 2026 and states its figures as targets.
- Drafts directly into the Cerbo encounter, with no extension or second app.
- $29 per provider per month for up to 60 notes, or $59 unlimited until June 30, 2027.
- Follows the clinician's Chart Part templates and reads the active medication list.
- Existing Cerbo customers switch it on themselves in about two minutes.
- Works outside Cerbo too, on phone, desktop or tablet, with notes the same day and no annual contract.
- Premier adds ICD-10, CPT and E/M suggestions, patient instructions, letters and EHR Push.
- Business associate agreement published as a schedule to its terms and attaching on every plan.
- SOC 2 Type II, customer controlled deletion of recordings and an opt out from model training.
This comparison is published by AI Health Index, an independent research platform that compares healthcare AI vendors objectively. Cerbo AI Scribe and Freed 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 | Cerbo AI Scribe | Freed |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Ambient Scribes | Ambient Scribes |
| Founded | 2026 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Not recorded | San Francisco, California |
| Website | cer.bo | getfreed.ai |
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Cerbo AI Scribe is the ambient scribe built into the Cerbo EHR. It drafts a structured note inside the encounter with the patient's consent, keeps earlier versions a provider can restore, follows Chart Part templates and holds every draft until the provider signs. It works only inside Cerbo and costs $29 per provider per month for up to 60 notes, or $59 unlimited under an introductory offer to June 30, 2027.
Source: AI Health Index, September 2026
Freed is a self serve ambient scribe that a clinician can start the same day with no sales call. It reports more than 26,000 clinicians, returns SOAP notes within a minute or two, and on its Premier plan adds coding suggestions, patient instructions, letters and a Chrome extension that pushes notes into browser based EHRs such as Cerbo. Its business associate agreement attaches on every plan, it holds SOC 2 Type II, and pricing runs from $39 to $119 a month.
Source: AI Health Index, September 2026
Questions buyers ask
Does Freed work with Cerbo?
Through EHR Push, a Chrome extension on the Premier plan that transfers the finished note into browser based EHRs, Cerbo among them. It moves note text, with no native API or structured field write back. Cerbo AI Scribe drafts natively in the Cerbo chart. From the AI Health Index, drawn from each vendor's own published materials and the regulatory record, verified September 13, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
What does each cost for a Cerbo practice?
Cerbo AI Scribe costs $29 per provider per month for up to 60 notes, or $59 unlimited under an introductory offer to June 30, 2027. Freed starts at $39 for 40 notes, but EHR Push, which moves notes into Cerbo, comes with Premier at $119 a month. From the AI Health Index, drawn from each vendor's own published materials and the regulatory record, verified September 13, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
How do Freed and Cerbo AI Scribe handle recordings and training?
Freed deletes audio once the note and its quality checks are complete, lets clinicians set notes to delete after 30 days, and offers an opt out from model training. Cerbo's subscription agreement lets it use client materials to improve its products and does not state an audio retention period. From the AI Health Index, drawn from each vendor's own published materials and the regulatory record, verified September 13, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
Related comparisons
Other published head to head assessments involving these vendors or their closest peers. The full set for this category is on the Ambient Scribes page.
Both list prices. Freed's adoption figures are its own, and Cerbo's accuracy figures are stated as targets.