DeepScribe vs LucasAI (2026)
DeepScribe and LucasAI both draft notes with coding suggestions, and LucasAI's comparison page names DeepScribe as an alternative. DeepScribe goes deep in one specialty; LucasAI goes wide across small practices. DeepScribe is built for specialty care with oncology at its center. It pulls prior notes, labs, imaging and medications forward from the chart, writes the note back into Epic, Flatiron's OncoEMR or iKnowMed, and adds AI coding for E/M, ICD-10 and HCC and SmartPrep for oncology visit preparation. It says it is used across 90 percent of community oncology centers. LucasAI covers primary care, hospital medicine, surgery and behavioral health from one platform with published monthly plans, and adds prior authorization support, wound care DME ordering and voice agents. DeepScribe suits an oncology network or specialty group that needs chart aware notes inside its record system; LucasAI suits a general or mixed practice that wants a priced, self serve tool.
- Notes built for oncology, with prior notes, labs, imaging and medications pulled forward from the chart.
- Two way integration with Epic, Flatiron's OncoEMR and iKnowMed, and guides for athenahealth and NextGen.
- A SOC 2 Type II report covering 2024 with a bridge letter through 2025.
- A published oncology study in the Journal of Clinical Pathways reporting 16 percent more diagnoses captured per visit.
- Published monthly plans from $39.99 to $999 and a free trial started online.
- Coverage across primary care, hospital medicine, surgical and behavioral documentation.
- Prior AuthAI, which compiles the documentation a payer asks for.
- A rounding navigator and one click discharge summaries for hospital medicine.
This comparison is published by AI Health Index, an independent research platform that compares healthcare AI vendors objectively. DeepScribe 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 | DeepScribe | LucasAI |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Ambient Scribes | Ambient Scribes |
| Founded | 2017 | Not recorded |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Website | deepscribe.ai | lucashealth.ai |
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DeepScribe sells ambient AI documentation for specialty care, centered on oncology, to health systems, oncology networks and specialty groups. It pulls chart context into the note, writes back into Epic, OncoEMR and iKnowMed, and adds AI coding and oncology visit preparation.
Source: AI Health Index, October 2026
LucasAI is a generalist scribe with more than 100 specialty note templates, a rounding navigator for hospital medicine and discharge summaries in one click. It adds prior authorization and wound care ordering tools, and its plans, from $39.99 to $999 a month, can be started without a sales call.
Source: AI Health Index, October 2026
Questions buyers ask
Which specialties does each focus on?
DeepScribe centers on oncology and publishes pages for cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, orthopedics and urology. LucasAI covers primary care, hospital medicine, surgical documentation and behavioral health, with specialty pages from cardiology to podiatry. 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 connect to the record?
DeepScribe runs inside Epic, including Haiku and Canto, and inside OncoEMR and iKnowMed, with notes and coding suggestions syncing back. LucasAI uses a browser based approach for Epic, Oracle Health, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks and NextGen, and notes can 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.
Can a practice start without a sales call?
DeepScribe sells through a demo and an order form with no published price. LucasAI publishes monthly plans from $39.99 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.
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.
LucasAI's maker, Lucas Health Corporation, is based in Miami; its chief medical officer, David Watts, DO, is an emergency physician and toxicologist.