AutoNotes

AI progress notes for 81,000+ clinicians — type, dictate, or record.

4.4/ 5

A strong budget option with the lowest annual pricing in the category and genuine note-to-note continuity — held back only by the absence of EHR integrations and SOC 2 certification.

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Pros and cons

What AutoNotes does well

The annual pricing is the lowest flat rate in the category

At $14/month billed annually, AutoNotes Economy is the cheapest unlimited AI note plan available for therapists. For comparison: Mentalyc's cheapest plan starts at $14.99/month (annual) and caps at 40 notes per month. AutoNotes at $14/month (annual) has no note cap at all.

For a cost-conscious solo therapist who primarily needs structured note generation without EHR integration or advanced features, the annual Economy plan is difficult to beat on price. The 40% annual discount is one of the steeper discounts in the category — the monthly price of $29 drops to $14 annually, making the long-term commitment meaningfully rewarding.

Even the First Class plan at $34/month annually — which adds live recording, note-to-note continuity, and the custom template builder — remains below the mid-tier pricing of most direct competitors.

Note-to-note continuity is a genuine clinical differentiator

Most AI scribes treat each session note as a standalone document. You generate a note from session audio, save it, and the AI has no memory of the previous session when you come back next week. Any continuity in the documentation is the therapist's responsibility — re-reading prior notes and mentally integrating the session history before generating the new one.

AutoNotes' continuity feature changes this. On the First Class plan, the platform automatically connects prior session notes, treatment goals, diagnoses, and documented session themes when generating each new note. The output reflects the client's ongoing clinical trajectory — not just what happened in the current session, but how it relates to what was documented before.

In practice, this means a note generated in session 12 will reference that the client has been working on the same avoidance pattern for three sessions, or that a coping skill introduced in session 9 was attempted but not sustained. The therapist does not need to manually brief the AI — the documented history does it.

For therapists whose notes are the primary treatment planning tool, this longitudinal context is not a convenience — it is a clinical quality improvement.

Three input modes cover different workflow preferences

AutoNotes supports three distinct input methods:

• Type — write a session summary in your own words; the AI expands and structures it into the selected note format
• Dictate — speak a session summary; the AI transcribes and structures it
• Record (First Class only) — capture live in-person or virtual session audio; the AI transcribes and generates the note directly

This flexibility accommodates therapists who prefer to summarise manually after a session, those who prefer voice input, and those who want fully automated transcription. The Economy plan covers the first two; the First Class plan adds live recording.

The option to type or dictate a summary rather than record the full session is worth noting specifically: some therapists are uncomfortable with full session recording for clinical or ethical reasons, or work with clients who decline to be recorded. For these practitioners, the type and dictate inputs provide AI-assisted documentation without any recording.

HIPAA compliance with explicit data privacy commitment

AutoNotes is HIPAA and PHIPA compliant with a BAA available and explicitly states that customer information and PHI are never used to train its AI models. All notes require clinician review and approval before they are used in clinical records.

The explicit no-training commitment is stated clearly in AutoNotes' product documentation — not buried in terms of service. For therapists who have concerns about their session content being used to improve a vendor's AI, this is a direct and unambiguous answer.

What AutoNotes doesn't do well

No native EHR integrations

AutoNotes does not publish native integrations with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane App, or any other EHR. Notes must be exported and pasted manually into whichever system the therapist uses for client records.

For therapists whose primary workflow complaint is copy-pasting between tools, this is a real limitation. Mentalyc integrates natively with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, and Jane App, pushing notes directly into client records. Blueprint includes its own full EHR. AutoNotes does neither.

The absence of EHR integration is unlikely to be a deal-breaker for therapists who primarily need the documentation quality improvement — the manual export takes seconds. But for practices with high administrative volume or multiple clinicians, the lack of integration creates compounding manual work.

No SOC 2 certification

AutoNotes is HIPAA and PHIPA compliant with a BAA, which meets the legal baseline for HIPAA-covered entities. However, it does not list SOC 2 Type II certification in its public documentation. SOC 2 is an independent third-party audit of security controls, and its absence means there is no externally validated report on AutoNotes' security posture beyond self-declared HIPAA compliance.

For solo therapists in private practice, this distinction rarely matters — HIPAA compliance is the legal requirement, and AutoNotes meets it. For therapists working in institutional settings, group practices with compliance officers, or practices that handle particularly sensitive populations, the absence of SOC 2 may be a disqualifying factor. Mentalyc and Heidi Health are both SOC 2 Type II certified.

Live recording is locked behind the First Class plan

The Economy plan supports typing and dictating session summaries but does not support live in-session recording. Therapists who want the AI to capture and transcribe the session directly — rather than summarising it afterward — must be on the First Class plan at $69/month billed monthly or $34/month billed annually.

At $34/month annually, the First Class plan is still competitively priced. But the jump from $14 to $34/month for annual billing is a meaningful 143% increase for what many therapists will consider a core feature of an AI scribe.

Pricing breakdown

The pricing decision for most AutoNotes users comes down to two questions: whether you need live recording, and whether you prefer monthly flexibility or annual savings.

The Economy plan at $14/month (annual) is the right choice for therapists who will type or dictate session summaries — common among clinicians who prefer a brief post-session synthesis over full recording. The First Class plan at $34/month (annual) is the right choice for therapists who want live capture with the full continuity and template features.

Monthly billing at $29 or $69 is significantly more expensive — the annual discount is 52% on Economy and 51% on First Class. If you plan to use AutoNotes long-term, the annual commitment is almost always the right financial decision.

Who it's for

AutoNotes is the right choice for therapists who:

• Need unlimited notes at the lowest possible flat monthly cost
• Value session continuity in documentation — want each note to reference and build on the client's prior session history
• Are comfortable with manual EHR copy-paste or do not use a separate EHR
• Prefer to type or dictate session summaries rather than record full sessions (Economy plan)
• Have any concerns about session recording and prefer AI documentation through text-based input

Who it's not for

Therapists who need native EHR integration with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, or Jane App should look at Mentalyc or Blueprint. Practices with institutional compliance requirements that specify SOC 2 should look at Mentalyc, Heidi Health, or Blueprint. Therapists who primarily need an all-in-one platform with telehealth and scheduling should look at Upheal.

Alternatives

Mentalyc offers native EHR integration with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, and Jane App, plus Alliance Genie therapeutic alliance scoring — features AutoNotes lacks. Plans start at $14.99/month with note caps on solo tiers. See our review of Mentalyc for therapists.

Heidi Health has a free unlimited transcription tier that undercuts AutoNotes' $14/month annual pricing at the base level. If the free tier's standard note formats meet your requirements, Heidi is the lower cost option. See our review of Heidi Health for therapists.

Blueprint offers a free full EHR with pay-per-session AI — better suited for therapists who also need scheduling and billing. See our review of Blueprint for therapists.

For a full comparison of AI tools for therapists including compliance guidance and a buyer's guide, see our best AI tools for therapists page.

The verdict

AutoNotes earns a 4.1 rating — a strong, focused tool with the lowest annual flat-rate pricing in the category and a note-to-note continuity feature that represents a genuine clinical improvement over most competitors.

The gaps are real: no EHR integration, no SOC 2 certification, and live recording only on the more expensive plan. But for a solo therapist who primarily needs accurate, format-correct documentation at a predictable low cost, AutoNotes delivers what it promises.

The $14/month annual Economy plan is the most straightforward value proposition in the therapist AI scribe market.

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