Abridge vs Freed vs Nuance DAX Copilot (Microsoft Dragon Copilot) vs Suki AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Abridge
Ambient AI scribe for clinicians — 200+ health systems, Best in KLAS
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Freed
Ambient AI scribe built for solo clinicians, not hospital procurement
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Nuance DAX Copilot (Microsoft Dragon Copilot)
Ambient AI scribe for clinicians, now Microsoft Dragon Copilot
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.2 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 | 7.9 / 10 | 7.8 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Enterprise | Freemium | Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Free tier | None — enterprise contracts only, no self-serve or trial tier | — | None; enterprise/health-system contracts only | No free tier; demo only via sales contact |
| Paid from | Enterprise quote only; no public self-serve pricing (12-month minimum) | — | — | ~$299/clinician/month (Compose); ~$399/clinician/month (Assistant) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Users | 200+ health systems; ~50-80M clinical conversations/year | — | — | 350+ health systems; tens of thousands of clinicians |
| Founded | 2018 | — | 2005 | 2017 |
| Maker | Abridge AI, Inc. (independent) | — | Microsoft (acquired 2022) | Suki AI, Inc. (independent; strategic investor: Zoom Ventures) |
| Verdict | Abridge is the clear market leader in ambient AI documentation for large US health systems, validated by more peer-reviewed research than any competitor, Best in KLAS two consecutive years, and deployments at the most pr... |
Freed's pitch is simple: sign up with a credit card, no IT department required, and start getting usable notes the same day. That's what separates it from enterprise scribes sold through hospital procurement cycles. Clin... |
The DAX Copilot brand is now Microsoft Dragon Copilot, folding the old ambient scribe together with Dragon Medical One dictation and a generative clinical assistant. It has the deepest install base in ambient documentati... |
Suki AI is among the most capable ambient clinical documentation tools available, with genuinely deep EHR integrations — particularly its Epic "INSIDE" embedding and first-mover status on MEDITECH Expanse's documentation... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.