How much does OpenEvidence cost?

Free ad supported access for verified US clinicians; enterprise per seat deployments are sales led with no public rates.

What are the best alternatives to OpenEvidence?

Based on documented capability coverage across the Agentic Index 14 point taxonomy, the closest alternatives to OpenEvidence among healthcare agents are Heidi, Adonis, Basys.ai, Fathom. Each is graded on the same public evidence, and no vendor pays for placement.

Does OpenEvidence have SOC 2, SSO and role based access control?

Full under the Agentic Index verification standard. OpenEvidence publishes public evidence of enterprise security and identity controls, covering a compliance posture such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001, single sign on (SSO or SAML), and role based access control (RBAC). Evidence basis: HIPAA compliance with SOC 2 Type II reported for enterprise deployments, NPI verification gating access, and patient data not stored in the Cedars-Sinai integration, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

Can OpenEvidence be self hosted or run in a private VPC?

Partial under the Agentic Index verification standard. OpenEvidence publishes some public evidence on deployment and data residency, but narrower than a documented self hosted or private VPC option. Evidence basis: SaaS and mobile with enterprise deployments including priority compute and custom knowledge bases; no self host documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

Does OpenEvidence give you tracing and observability into agent runs?

Partial under the Agentic Index verification standard. OpenEvidence publishes some public evidence of logging or observability, but narrower than full tracing and auditability across agent runs. Evidence basis: Every answer carries citations to source literature enabling verification, with enterprise analytics and admin tools; no per action audit console documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

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OpenEvidence

Q: Who is OpenEvidence for?

physicians, health systems, hospitals

Also known as: DeepConsult, OpenEvidence Visits

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Healthcare agentindependentVerified 2026-07-22

Entry priceFree for verified cliniciansFull pricing detail

The most widely used clinical AI platform for US physicians (757K+ verified doctors, 20M+ monthly consultations), now agentic via DeepConsult multi step clinical reasoning, valued at $12B with models trained on 35M+ peer reviewed publications.

OpenEvidence is the most widely used clinical decision support platform among US physicians, with 757,000+ verified doctors, more than 40 percent of US physicians using it daily, and over 20 million clinical consultations per month. Founded in 2022 by Daniel Nadler and Zachary Ziegler, its specialized models are trained on 35M+ peer reviewed publications with content licensing partnerships including NEJM and JAMA, citing evidence for every answer.

The platform has expanded from search into agentic and documentation workflows: DeepConsult, its first AI agent purpose built for physicians, handles multi step clinical reasoning tasks that combine hundreds of studies into research grade reports, while OpenEvidence Visits produces clinical documentation and OpenEvidence 2.0 added prior authorization letters, ICD-10 suggestions, order set recommendations, and discharge summary drafting. Free ad supported access for NPI verified clinicians; enterprise deployments (Epic and Cerner integration, custom knowledge bases, SOC 2 Type II) monetize per seat. Valued at $12B as of January 2026 with roughly $700M raised.

Vendor details

Canonical URL

https://www.openevidence.com

Funding status

$700M+ total at $12B valuation; $250M Series D Jan 2026 (Thrive, DST) after $200M Series C at $6B Oct 2025 (GV); backers include Sequoia, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, Blackstone, Mayo Clinic

Company status

independent

Use cases & customers

Primary use cases

evidence based clinical Q&Amulti step clinical research via DeepConsultclinical documentationprior authorization letters and coding suggestions

Target customers

physicianshealth systemshospitals

Deployment options

SaaSmobile

Integrations

FHIR based Epic pilots and enterprise EHR integration (Epic, Cerner); Cedars-Sinai deployment queries literature tailored to individual patient profiles pulled from the EHR without storing patient data.

Sources & related URLs

Research sources

https://www.openevidence.com https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/openevidence-hits-12b-valuation-with-new-round-led-by-thrive-dst/ https://sacra.com/c/openevidence/ https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/openevidence-clinches-250m-series-d-rapidly-growing-its-reach-doctors

Agentic Index coverage score

6.0 / 14 capabilities · 43%

Integrations & Tool Calling	Partial
FHIR based Epic pilots and a Cedars-Sinai deployment pulling patient profiles from the EHR, but EHR integration remains early relative to the standalone app footprint, Sacra research 2026-07-22
Workflow Orchestration	Partial
DeepConsult handles multi step clinical reasoning tasks and workflow modules cover order sets and discharge drafting, but automation is clinician assistive rather than cross system orchestration, Sacra research 2026-07-22
Knowledge Grounding & RAG	Full
Specialized models trained exclusively on 35M+ peer reviewed publications with NEJM and JAMA licensing partnerships and cited evidence on every answer, the platform's flagship architecture, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Human Oversight & Guardrails	Partial
Physician only decision support posture with cited evidence for verification and a stated no hallucination policy, but the platform advises rather than acts so no approval framework applies, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Security, Identity & Governance	Full
HIPAA compliance with SOC 2 Type II reported for enterprise deployments, NPI verification gating access, and patient data not stored in the Cedars-Sinai integration, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Observability & Auditability	Partial
Every answer carries citations to source literature enabling verification, with enterprise analytics and admin tools; no per action audit console documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Memory & State Persistence	Unable to verify
No documented persistent agent memory; the Cedars-Sinai deployment explicitly does not store patient data, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Deployment & Data Residency	Partial
SaaS and mobile with enterprise deployments including priority compute and custom knowledge bases; no self host documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs	Partial
Product suite spanning search, DeepConsult, Visits documentation, and workflow modules; product modules rather than an agent library, Sacra research 2026-07-22
Triggers & Channel Coverage	Partial
Clinician initiated queries across mobile and web with DeepConsult running longer asynchronous research tasks; no autonomous trigger machinery documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Model Flexibility & Routing	Partial
Multi AI agentic architecture with smaller specialized models is documented, though customers do not choose or route models, Fierce Healthcare and review materials 2026-07-22
APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility	Unable to verify
No public developer API, SDK, or MCP surface documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Testing, Debugging & Optimization	Unable to verify
No customer facing testing or evaluation tooling documented, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22
Browser & Computer Use	Unable to verify
Operates as a clinical knowledge and reasoning platform, not browser or computer interface control, OpenEvidence materials 2026-07-22

The Agentic Index coverage score grades every vendor Full, Partial or Unable to verify against the same 14 buyer facing capabilities, from public evidence only. Each capability links to how all vendors in the index score on it. How this evidence is graded

Recent platform changes

2026-09-03·Agent capabilityPartially Verified

OpenEvidence introduced a new family of medical AI models, including Osler, Sackett, and Snow, which offer varying levels of research depth and response speeds for clinicians. The company also integrated a precision oncology knowledge base into its specialized oncology AI sub-agent to provide genomic interpretations.

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View all 1 change for OpenEvidence →Tracked since Sep 2026 · Verified from public vendor sources

Pricing

Free for verified clinicians

Free tier

What is public

The free tier is fully public: verified US clinicians get core search, literature summaries, and the DeepConsult agent at no cost, ad supported (reported CPMs of $70 to $1,000+ fund it). Enterprise per seat pricing for health system deployments is not published.

Variable cost rationale

Individual clinicians pay nothing; health system cost is per seat enterprise scoping with EHR integration and custom knowledge bases, undisclosed publicly.

Sales call required

Mixed (some tiers require a call)

Free / trial

Free ad supported tier for NPI verified clinicians

Agentic Index verified 2026-07-22

Related vendors

Alternatives to OpenEvidence

The closest documented capability profiles to OpenEvidence among healthcare agents tracked by Agentic Index, ordered by similarity on the same 14 point evidence the rankings use. No vendor pays for placement.

Heidi5.0 / 14A lighter documented profile than OpenEvidence
Adonis5.0 / 14Fuller documented coverage on Workflow Orchestration
Basys.ai6.0 / 14Fuller documented coverage on Integrations & Tool Calling and Human Oversight & Guardrails
Fathom6.0 / 14Adds documented Testing, Debugging & Optimization
Freed5.0 / 14Adds documented Memory & State Persistence
Glass Health6.0 / 14Adds documented APIs, SDKs & MCP Extensibility

Similarity is computed from each vendor's Agentic Index coverage score evidence, axis by axis, not from the totals. How this evidence is graded

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