Use the specialist when...
You need live encounter capture, EHR integration, coding support, team rollout, or vendor governance.
AI medical scribe cost
AI medical scribe cost: what clinicians should compare before paying
Scribe pricing depends on encounter volume, EHR integration, templates, support, and governance. Sondeas is simpler: a clinician plan for personal dictation plus optional credit top-ups.
- Phone recording
- Review on desktop
- Web app
- Any modern browser
- 1500 premium minutes
- Start Clinician Plan
- Slow transcription
- Included while active
Where Sondeas fits for AI medical scribe cost
Cost only matters after workflow fit. A full scribe can justify higher spend when it reduces approved charting work. Sondeas is the lower-commitment route when the real job is personal dictation, cleanup, and reviewed drafts.
Use Sondeas when...
You want a predictable monthly dictation workflow, included slow transcription, and premium minutes for fast work.
Neutral verdict
Cost only matters after workflow fit. A full scribe can justify higher spend when it reduces approved charting work. Sondeas is the lower-commitment route when the real job is personal dictation, cleanup, and reviewed drafts.
Record on the phone. Read and edit on the computer.
This is a core Sondeas advantage for clinicians: capture audio wherever you are, then review it where careful writing is easier.
Phone recording
Use the mobile browser when the note happens away from the desk: after a visit, between appointments, after a training session, or during travel.
Review on desktop
Open the same workspace on a laptop or desktop when you need a bigger screen for editing, checking terminology, exporting, or copying approved text.
Web app
Because Sondeas is a web app, the workflow is not tied to one device. Phone to computer, computer to phone, tablet to desktop: use the device that fits the moment.
Neutral comparison before choosing
The right choice depends on the job: ambient encounter capture, enterprise speech recognition, or clinician-led recording and review.
| Decision point | Full AI scribe budget | Sondeas |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | You need live encounter capture, EHR integration, coding support, team rollout, or vendor governance. | You want a predictable monthly dictation workflow, included slow transcription, and premium minutes for fast work. |
| Workflow | Budget varies with seats, integrations, support tier, templates, and contract model. | Budget is easier to test: monthly plan plus optional top-ups when premium usage spikes. |
| Device model | Often optimized around a specific app, managed device, EHR environment, or clinical workstation. | A web workspace: record from phone, review from computer, or use any modern browser combination. |
| Safety boundary | May be appropriate for official clinical documentation only when the organization has approved that exact workflow. | Use for personal workflow notes and reviewed drafts unless a broader patient-data workflow is explicitly approved. |
Clinician Plan for predictable note volume
$29/month includes 1500 premium minutes plus unlimited slow transcription while the subscription remains active.
1500 premium minutes
Use premium minutes for fast transcription, translation, text-to-speech, and AI rewrite workflows.
Slow transcription
Use included slow transcription for longer recordings and lower-urgency notes when waiting longer is acceptable.
Credit top-ups stay compatible
Keep pay-as-you-go credits available for unusual weeks, extra premium minutes, or non-subscription workflows.
A controlled workflow to test first
Measure cost per useful reviewed note, not cost per raw transcript.
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Measure cost per useful reviewed note, not cost per raw transcript.
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A web workspace: record from phone, review from computer, or use any modern browser combination.
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Check every diagnosis, medication, dose, date, abbreviation, and medical term before using generated text.
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Record only what you need, avoid patient-identifying details when possible, and delete drafts you no longer need.
Safety boundaries before using any clinical transcription tool
The marketing promise should never be stronger than the governance. Sondeas is positioned as a reviewed-draft workflow unless your organization approves a broader clinical use.
- Approved systems: Keep official patient records, regulated charting, and sensitive patient information inside systems approved by your organization.
- Human review: Check every diagnosis, medication, dose, date, abbreviation, and medical term before using generated text.
- Recording consent: Follow local law, patient consent requirements, and organizational recording policy before capturing clinical audio.
- Data minimization: Record only what you need, avoid patient-identifying details when possible, and delete drafts you no longer need.
FAQ
- Is Sondeas a good fit for AI medical scribe cost?
- Yes, if you want a lower-commitment cost test before buying a broader scribe platform. It is not the same budget category as an EHR-connected ambient scribe.
- Can I record on my phone and review on my computer?
- Yes. Sondeas is a web app, so you can record from a phone, review from a computer, or use any modern-device combination that fits your workday.
- Is Sondeas an EHR or approved medical scribe system?
- No. Position Sondeas as personal dictation and reviewed drafts unless your organization has explicitly approved a broader clinical workflow.
- What should I test first?
- Measure cost per useful reviewed note, not cost per raw transcript.
Start with one controlled workflow
Try Sondeas on a non-sensitive note first. Confirm the phone-to-computer workflow, transcription quality, review time, and safety boundary before expanding use.