If you are an independent clinician drowning in documentation, you have almost certainly heard of Freed — one of the most popular ambient AI scribes for solo doctors. You may not yet have heard of LucasAI, an ambient clinical platform built by physicians that goes beyond note-taking to also code your encounters, automate patient outreach, and support entire care teams and hospitals.
Both tools listen to your visit and write the note for you. But they are built for different ambitions. This guide breaks down exactly where each one shines so you can pick the right fit for your practice — whether you are a single provider or a growing group.
Freed vs LucasAI at a glance
Here is a side-by-side summary of how the two platforms compare across the features that matter most to clinicians. Details and sources follow in the sections below.
| Feature | Freed | LucasAI |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Solo & independent clinicians who want fast notes | Solo clinicians to groups & hospitals wanting documentation + revenue + care teams |
| Ambient AI scribe | Yes | Yes — real-time, note ready as you leave the room |
| Languages | 90+ languages | Multilingual, including blended speech (e.g. Spanglish) |
| Medical coding | ICD-10 (top tier); CPT in beta | CPT, CPT II, ICD-10 & E&M service levels, with one-click optimization & Magic Addendum |
| Revenue capture | Limited | Core focus — avg. +25% revenue per provider reported |
| EMR / EHR integration | "EHR Push" — copy/paste into browser EHRs via Chrome extension (top tier) | Data-mapped integration with any web-based EMR via a Chrome extension; one-click, deploys in days |
| Automated patient outreach | No | Yes — EmilyAI calls patients pre/post-visit & updates the chart |
| Prior authorization | No | Yes — Prior AuthAI compiles supporting documentation |
| Document & image capture | Limited | AI vision scans labs, images, med lists into the workflow |
| Inpatient / hospital | No — outpatient focus | Yes — Rapid Rounds, Swift Summaries, Lightning Handoffs, Obs/Inpatient status |
| Team / group mode | Groups tier (some features in beta) | Provider & Team Mode across front desk → MA → provider |
| Compliance HIPAA + BAA | Yes | Yes + Organizational BAA |
| Price for unlimited notes | $79 / month | $99 / month Switching from Freed? If you've had a Freed subscription for at least 3 months, we'll match $79/month for your first year. |
| Free trial | Yes — 7 days | Yes — 30 days or 10 notes |
What is Freed?
Freed (getfreed.ai) is an ambient AI medical scribe founded by former Meta engineers Erez Druk and Andrey Bannikov and launched in 2023. It listens to a patient encounter, transcribes the conversation, and generates a structured clinical note — typically in a minute or two — that the clinician reviews and finalizes. In March 2025 the company raised a $30M Series A led by Sequoia Capital, and it reports being used by more than 20,000 clinicians.
Freed has earned its popularity honestly. It is fast, the interface is clean, the notes are good, it works on web and mobile, supports specialty templates and 90+ languages, and you can be up and running on your own in minutes with a credit card. For a solo physician whose number-one pain is finishing notes, Freed solves that problem well and at an approachable price.
Freed's design center is the individual clinician and the clinical note. Capabilities such as ICD-10 coding and an "EHR Push" are reserved for its higher tier, CPT coding is in beta, and group/enterprise features are a newer, sales-led motion.
What is LucasAI?
LucasAI (lucashealth.ai) is an ambient clinical platform built by a team of clinicians, technologists, and entrepreneurs. It starts from the same foundation — a real-time ambient scribe that writes your note as you talk — but treats documentation as the beginning of the workflow rather than the end of it.
On top of the scribe, LucasAI layers:
- CodingAI — real-time CPT, CPT II, ICD-10 and E&M service-level suggestions, one-click optimization, and a Magic Addendum to keep documentation complete and compliant.
- EmilyAI — automated patient outreach that calls patients before and after visits to close care gaps, complete screenings, and update the chart for you.
- Prior AuthAI — automatically compiles the documentation needed for prior authorizations, from billing codes to risk factors.
- AI document management — vision-based scanning that digitizes labs, images, and medication lists into the chart.
- Inpatient tooling — Rapid Rounds, Swift Summaries, Lightning Handoffs, and Observation/Inpatient status justification for hospital workflows.
- Provider & Team Mode — coordinated, multi-role workflows spanning the front desk, medical assistants, and providers.
LucasAI reports outcomes including 1,500+ additional patient visits per provider per year, an average 25% increase in revenue per provider, a 90% reduction in coding queries and downstream admin, and 85% compliance support for HEDIS and risk scoring.
Ambient scribe & note quality
This is the category where the two are most similar — and where Freed is genuinely excellent. Both products capture the conversation ambiently and generate a structured note (SOAP and other formats) with specialty awareness. Both support multiple languages.
LucasAI's differentiators here are real-time generation (the note is ready by the time you walk out of the room rather than after a processing step) and robust handling of blended, code-switched speech like Spanglish, where a clinician and patient move fluidly between languages mid-sentence. If your visits are bilingual, that matters.
Bottom line: for pure scribing, both are strong. If notes are the only thing you need, Freed will not disappoint.
Medical coding & revenue capture
This is the clearest dividing line between the two products.
Freed offers ICD-10 coding on its top (Premier) tier, with CPT coding in beta. Coding is an add-on capability rather than the heart of the product.
LucasAI treats revenue capture as a primary job. CodingAI suggests CPT, CPT II, ICD-10 codes and E&M service levels in real time, flags under-documentation, and offers one-click optimization plus a Magic Addendum to support a compliant, defensible note. The company reports an average 25% revenue increase per provider and a 90% drop in coding queries.
If you are an employed physician who only cares about getting notes done, this difference may not move you. If you are an independent clinician or a group where every correctly captured code is real revenue, it is significant — accurate coding can pay for the software many times over.
EMR / EHR integration
Neither product requires a heavy, months-long HL7/FHIR build, which is a relief for small practices. But the depth differs.
Freed's "EHR Push" uses a Chrome extension to map and paste a finished note into browser-based EHRs. It is a convenient one-way transfer of the note text, available on the top tier; it does not read patient context out of the EHR, and non-browser or major enterprise EHRs are not natively integrated.
LucasAI also uses a proprietary Chrome extension, but with structured data mapping into any web-based EMR's front end — set up in days, no APIs, and no IT project. Combined with PushAI note forwarding, the goal is to make the documentation, codes, and supporting data land in the right fields rather than as a single pasted block.
Specialties & care settings
Freed is built for outpatient and ambulatory care and markets to a wide range of specialties with specialty templates, with the deepest tuning in primary care and behavioral health.
LucasAI covers outpatient workflows too, but adds a dedicated inpatient product line for hospital medicine — Rapid Rounds, Swift Summaries, Lightning Handoffs, code-blue/resuscitation documentation, and Observation vs. Inpatient status justification. If you round in a hospital or work across both settings, that is a meaningful gap in Freed's favor of LucasAI.
Teams, groups & automation
Freed's model is direct-to-clinician and self-serve. It now offers a Groups tier with admin dashboards and SSO (some features in alpha/beta), but team coordination is not its origin.
LucasAI's Provider & Team Mode is designed from the ground up for coordinated care — connecting front-desk staff, medical assistants, and providers in a single system — and its EmilyAI outreach automates the patient communication that normally falls on staff. For a clinic or group, this is the difference between equipping individuals and equipping a practice.
Security & HIPAA compliance
Both vendors take compliance seriously, and both will sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA).
- Freed is HIPAA compliant, hosts data in the United States, encrypts data in transit and at rest, deletes audio after the note is produced, and states that protected health information is not used to train its AI (it trains on de-identified notes).
- LucasAI is HIPAA and GDPR compliant and offers an organizational BAA, which matters for groups and any practice with international considerations.
For most U.S. solo practices either posture is sufficient; for multi-site organizations, LucasAI's organizational BAA and GDPR coverage are useful additions. Always review each vendor's current BAA and security documentation for your own risk assessment.
Pricing
Both offer a free trial, so you can test on real visits before committing.
Freed pricing (2026)
- Free trial — 7 days, no credit card
- Starter — $39/month, limited notes
- Core — $79/month, unlimited notes
- Premier — $104/month billed annually (or $119/month) — adds EHR Push, ICD-10 coding, patient instructions and letters
- Groups — custom pricing
LucasAI pricing (2026)
- Free trial available
- Premium — $99/month
- Pro — $299/month
- Enterprise — $999/month
On entry price, Freed is lower — appropriate for a focused scribe. LucasAI's plans bundle coding, outreach, integration, and team capabilities, so the right way to compare cost is against the combined value of a scribe plus the revenue those features capture, not against a scribe alone.
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Choose Freed if: you are a solo or independent clinician, your documentation needs are very basic, your single biggest pain is simply finishing notes, you want the lowest entry price and the simplest possible setup, and you do not need coding, outreach, deep EMR field mapping, inpatient support, or team coordination today.
Choose LucasAI if: you want a great ambient scribe and you want to capture more revenue through automated coding, integrate more tightly with your EMR, offload patient outreach and prior auth, document inpatient encounters, or grow into a team or group without re-platforming later.
Put simply: Freed is an excellent AI scribe. LucasAI is an AI clinical platform that includes a scribe. The best choice depends on whether your goal is to finish your notes — or to run a more profitable, less burdened practice end to end.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main difference between Freed and LucasAI?
Freed is an ambient AI scribe focused on turning a visit into a clinical note, marketed primarily to solo clinicians. LucasAI is a broader ambient clinical platform that adds real-time medical coding (CPT, CPT II, ICD-10 and E&M levels), automated patient outreach, prior authorization support, AI document scanning, inpatient workflows, and team mode on top of its scribe.
Is LucasAI a good Freed alternative?
Yes. Clinicians who like Freed's ambient note-taking but also want to capture revenue through coding, integrate more deeply with a web-based EMR, support a care team, or document inpatient encounters tend to find LucasAI a more complete alternative.
Does Freed integrate with my EHR?
Freed offers an "EHR Push" (on its top tier) that uses a Chrome extension to paste a finished note into browser-based EHRs. It is a one-way push of the note text rather than a bidirectional integration, and it does not read patient context from the EHR.
Does LucasAI do medical coding and billing?
Yes. CodingAI suggests CPT, CPT II, ICD-10 codes and E&M service levels in real time, with one-click optimization and a Magic Addendum. LucasAI reports an average 25% increase in revenue per provider.
Are Freed and LucasAI HIPAA compliant?
Both are HIPAA compliant and offer a BAA. Freed states that PHI is not used to train its AI. LucasAI is HIPAA and GDPR compliant and offers an organizational BAA.
How much do Freed and LucasAI cost?
As of 2026, Freed's individual plans range from $39/month (Starter, limited notes) and $79/month (Core) to $104–$119/month (Premier), plus a 7-day free trial. LucasAI starts at $99/month (Premium), with Pro at $299/month and Enterprise at $999/month, plus a free trial.
Which is better for a solo physician?
For a solo clinician who only needs fast, clean notes at the lowest price, Freed is a strong, simple choice. For a solo clinician who also wants to maximize reimbursement, automate follow-up, and grow into a team without switching tools, LucasAI offers more headroom.
Do Freed or LucasAI support hospital and inpatient documentation?
Freed is positioned for outpatient/ambulatory visits. LucasAI offers dedicated inpatient features including Rapid Rounds, Swift Summaries, Lightning Handoffs, and Observation/Inpatient status justification.
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Disclosure: This comparison is published by LucasAI. We have aimed to represent Freed accurately using publicly available information as of May 2026, including Freed's own website and reputable third-party coverage. Product features, tiers, and pricing for both companies change frequently — please verify current details directly with each vendor. "Freed" and all other product and company names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification and comparison purposes only (nominative fair use). LucasAI is not affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or sponsored by Freed.