JotPsych vs Mentalyc (2026)
The two most complete behavioral health scribes, and they split on roster and on paperwork. JotPsych covers the whole specialty, psychiatry through counselling, with more than sixty behavioral specific note sections, a published price ladder across several products and a reviewable session transcript before the note is accepted. Mentalyc is built for therapists and holds the strongest compliance position of any behavioral vendor here, with a typed attestation and certification against the Canadian provincial regime alongside the United States rule, plus the most flexible input model in the category since a note can come from a recording, a dictation, a transcript or a typed summary. For a practice with prescribers, JotPsych covers work Mentalyc does not. For a therapy practice, particularly one working across the border, Mentalyc is the safer paperwork and the easier start.
- Coverage spans the entire specialty rather than therapy alone, including psychiatry and medication management, with more than sixty behavioral specific note sections.
- A published price ladder across several products, and the session transcript is reviewable before the note is accepted, which matters when a note may later be read in a licensure or legal proceeding.
- For a group with both prescribers and therapists, one product covers the whole roster rather than two contracts.
- The compliance position is the strongest of any behavioral vendor here: a typed attestation naming the report type, plus certification against the Canadian provincial regime as well as the United States rule.
- Input flexibility is the practical differentiator, since notes can be produced from live recording, uploaded audio, dictation, a transcript or a typed summary, which suits clinicians who will not record every session.
- Published tiered pricing from a solo plan upward with no sales gate, so a single therapist can start without a conversation.
This comparison is published by AI Health Index, an independent research platform that compares healthcare AI vendors objectively. JotPsych and Mentalyc 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 | JotPsych | Mentalyc |
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Behavioral Health AI | Behavioral Health AI |
| Headquarters | Not recorded | New York, New York, United States |
| Website | jotpsych.com | mentalyc.com |
Side by Side
Each record in one paragraph
Written to be quoted whole. Each paragraph states what the AI Health Index verified about the vendor, with the caveats attached. Generated from this pair’s live capability grades, so it moves when a grade moves.
The AI Health Index awards JotPsych its top capability grade on AI Centrality, Commercial Transparency and Setting and Specialty Coverage. Set against Mentalyc, JotPsych grades higher on FDA and Regulatory Status and Setting and Specialty Coverage. Its thinnest published disclosure sits on Model Supply Chain Disclosure and AI Liability and Recourse. Grades reflect evidence the AI Health Index could verify at the last review, so a low grade records disclosure the vendor has not published rather than a capability it has been shown to lack.
Source: AI Health Index, August 2026
The AI Health Index awards Mentalyc its top capability grade on several axes, including AI Centrality, AI Safety and PHI Stewardship and HIPAA and BAA Posture. Set against JotPsych, Mentalyc grades higher on several axes, including Model Supply Chain Disclosure, AI Safety and PHI Stewardship and HIPAA and BAA Posture. Its thinnest published disclosure sits on AI Liability and Recourse. Grades reflect evidence the AI Health Index could verify at the last review, so a low grade records disclosure the vendor has not published rather than a capability it has been shown to lack.
Source: AI Health Index, August 2026
Questions buyers ask
Should we choose JotPsych or Mentalyc?
On the axes where the AI Health Index separates them, JotPsych grades higher on FDA and Regulatory Status and Setting and Specialty Coverage, and Mentalyc grades higher on several axes, including Model Supply Chain Disclosure, AI Safety and PHI Stewardship and HIPAA and BAA Posture. Mentalyc leads on the greater share of scored axes, but the split means the decision turns on which constraint is binding rather than on an overall winner.
Where do JotPsych and Mentalyc differ most?
The widest separation the AI Health Index records between JotPsych and Mentalyc is on AI Safety and PHI Stewardship, where JotPsych grades C and Mentalyc grades A. That axis sits in the AI Capability group, so it should carry the most weight for a buyer whose binding constraint is how much of the work the model itself is trusted to do.
Where do JotPsych and Mentalyc grade the same?
The AI Health Index grades JotPsych and Mentalyc the same on several axes, including AI Centrality, Autonomy and Oversight Model and Model and Technology Transparency. Neither holds an advantage the index can evidence on those axes, so they should not carry weight in a selection between these two.
What have JotPsych and Mentalyc not disclosed?
At the last review, at least one of JotPsych and Mentalyc published thin or absent detail on Model Supply Chain Disclosure and AI Liability and Recourse. The AI Health Index treats an absent disclosure as a gap in the public record rather than a failure of the product, so these are the axes to get in writing during diligence instead of inferring from the grade.
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.
Behavioral documentation is the most sensitive recording in this index and both vendors should be asked in writing what happens to session audio, how long it persists and whether it is used for model improvement. Neither publishes an accuracy figure, evaluation methodology or subgroup analysis, and speech recognition in this population is affected by medication effects on speech as well as by accent and dialect.
Mentalyc's record system integration is the weakest part of its record, positioned as a documentation tool rather than an embedded workflow, so establish how the note actually reaches your chart before buying.