How Much Does an AI Scribe Cost in the UK? (2026 Pricing Guide)
On 10 October 2026, published UK AI scribe prices ranged from free tiers (Motics, Heidi, Tandem, Lyrebird) to £45 to £69 per user a month for per-seat plans. Accurx Scribe costs £0.40 to £0.50 per registered patient per year for GP practices. For UK private clinics, Motics is the stronger fit because it costs less in each of our worked examples: Starter is £19 a month for a solo clinician and Team from £98 a month (704 shared credits) with unlimited users.
UK AI scribe prices in GBP per month (checked 10 Oct 2026)
| Scribe | Plan | Price (GBP per month) | Billing unit | VAT | Source checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motics | Free | £0 (25 credits) | Per clinic | Ex VAT | Motics pricing page, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Motics | Starter | £19 (110 credits, about 5 notes a day) | Per clinic, one clinician | Ex VAT; 15% off annually | Motics pricing page, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Motics | Team | From £98 (704 shared credits) | Shared credit pool, unlimited users | Ex VAT; 15% off annually | Motics pricing page, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Motics | Scale | From £290 (2,640 shared credits) | Shared credit pool, unlimited users | Ex VAT; 15% off annually | Motics pricing page, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Heidi | Free | £0 | Per user | n/a | heidihealth.com/en-gb/pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Heidi | Scribe Plus | £45 billed annually (£60 monthly) | Per user | Excludes sales tax | heidihealth.com/en-gb/pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Heidi | Clinician | £55 billed annually (£70 monthly) | Per user | Excludes sales tax | heidihealth.com/en-gb/pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Heidi | Practice | £65 billed annually (no monthly option) | Per user | Excludes sales tax | heidihealth.com/en-gb/pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Tandem Health | Free | £0 | Per user | n/a | tandemhealth.ai/product/pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Tandem Health | Pro | £59 billed yearly (£69 monthly) | Per user | Not published | tandemhealth.ai/product/pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Lyrebird Health | Free / Lite | £0 (50 actions a month) | Per user | n/a | lyrebirdhealth.com/uk/lyrebird-pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Lyrebird Health | Pro | £50 monthly or £37.50 a month billed £450 yearly (UK pricing page); £59 monthly or £40 a month billed £480 yearly (help centre) | Per user | Not published | Lyrebird pricing page and help centre, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Accurx Scribe | List-size bands | About 3.3p to 4.2p per registered patient (£0.40 to £0.50 per patient per year) | Per registered patient, unlimited scribes | Not published | accurx.com/scribe-pricing, 10 Oct 2026 |
| TORTUS | Small-scale pilot (G-Cloud) | £44 per licence, up to 20 licences | Per licence | Ex VAT | G-Cloud 15 pricing document, 10 Oct 2026 |
| TORTUS | NHS trust enterprise (G-Cloud) | About £16,667 (£200,000 a year for up to 100,000 audio hours) | Per organisation | Ex VAT | G-Cloud 15 pricing document, 10 Oct 2026 |
| Anima | n/a | Not published | Not published | Not published | animahealth.com, 10 Oct 2026 |
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The three pricing models
- Per seat (Heidi, Tandem, Lyrebird): each clinician needs a licence. Simple for full-time teams, expensive when several associates work one or two days a week.
- Shared credits (Motics): the clinic buys a pool of credits (about 1 per note) that unlimited users share, and the same credits also pay for the AI receptionist, email and billing agents.
- Per registered patient (Accurx Scribe): NHS practices pay by list size with unlimited scribes. Doesn't apply to clinics without a registered list.
Worked examples
These examples use list prices from the table and our own assumptions about workload. They're illustrations, not quotes, and exclude VAT and any discounts.
| Scenario (our assumptions) | Motics | Heidi Scribe Plus | Tandem Pro | Lyrebird Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo clinician, about 5 notes a day (110 a month), billed monthly | Starter £19 | £60 | £69 | £50 to £59 |
| Solo clinician, same workload, billed annually (per month) | About £16 | £45 | £59 | £37.50 to £40 |
| 4 full-time clinicians, about 12 notes a day each (about 1,056 a month), billed monthly | Team, £147 (1,056 credits) | £240 | £276 | £200 to £236 |
| 2 full-time plus 4 one-day-a-week associates, about 12 notes a day each (about 740 a month), billed monthly | Team's entry pack (704 credits) plus 36 extra credits at 14p, about £103 | £360 (6 seats) | £414 (6 seats) | £300 to £354 before any part-time discount |
Motics plans are sized by credits, not headcount, so the Team plan in the last two rows covers every user. Lyrebird offers part-time discounts of up to 50% at checkout, which would lower its figure in the last row. Free tiers from Motics (25 credits a month, around 1 Scribe note a day), Heidi, Tandem and Lyrebird may cover a very light solo workload, depending on each plan's limits.
Costs that don't show on the price list
- Integration tiers. Heidi's Cliniko integration is on its Practice (£65) and Enterprise plans. Check which plan includes your PMS before comparing prices.
- VAT. A 20% difference if one vendor quotes ex VAT and you assume another's price includes it. Only Motics and Heidi state their position.
- Other tools. A scribe doesn't answer phones or chase invoices. If you also pay for a call-answering service or AI receptionist, see our AI receptionist pricing comparison.
Which Motics plan fits
- Free (£0): 25 credits a month for Scribe and Chat, around 1 Scribe note or 10 chats a day. No card required.
- Starter (£19 a month): 110 credits for a solo clinician, around 5 Scribe notes or 50 chats a day. No contract.
- Team (from £98 a month: 704 shared credits): one shared clinic pool, unlimited users, and the Phone, Email and Billing agents. Suits clinics with part-time associates.
- Scale (from £290 a month: 2,640 shared credits): plus the Audit agent and compliance workflows, clinic usage analytics, priority support and guided onboarding.
- Enterprise (custom): for multi-site groups, with SSO and advanced roles, and procurement and security review.
What the comparison shows: in all four worked examples, Motics costs less than the per-seat plans, because one credit pool covers unlimited users and part-time associates don't need a seat each. On Team and Scale the same credits also pay for the Phone, Email and Billing agents; Cliniko, Nookal and Meddbase integration is included, and there is a free plan to start. Extra usage is billed at your plan's credit rate, so you are never cut off mid-clinic, and annual billing is 15% cheaper. Model your own clinic with the calculator on the pricing page.
How we chose
Every competitor price in this table was read from the vendor's own pricing page, help centre or official G-Cloud listing on 10 October 2026. We quote prices as published and convert only between time periods (annual to monthly, per year to per month), shown alongside the original figure. Where a vendor publishes no price, or doesn't say whether VAT is included, we say "not published". Heidi's monthly prices come from the price data on its pricing page; its monthly toggle didn't change the on-screen figures when we checked. TORTUS's G-Cloud document gives two conflicting validity dates (31 May 2026 and 31 March 2025), so treat those figures as indicative.
Motics is our product and its prices come from our pricing page (ex VAT). The worked examples are our own assumptions and leave out discounts and add-ons. Prices change, so check each vendor's page before you buy, and tell us if anything here is wrong. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Motics is not affiliated with or endorsed by any vendor named here.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an AI scribe cost in the UK in 2026?
Published paid plans for individual clinicians run from £19 a month (Motics Starter) to £45 to £69 per user a month (Heidi, Tandem and Lyrebird, depending on plan and billing). Heidi, Tandem, Lyrebird and Motics all have free options. NHS GP practices can buy Accurx Scribe at £0.40 to £0.50 per registered patient per year. Prices checked 10 October 2026.
What's the cheapest AI scribe for a UK private clinic?
It depends on how many people use it and how much. Per-seat plans (Heidi, Tandem, Lyrebird) charge for every clinician; Heidi, Tandem and Lyrebird also have free tiers with usage limits. Motics charges for usage: a Free plan (25 credits a month), Starter at £19 a month ex VAT for a solo clinician (the lowest published paid price in our table), and Team from £98 a month (704 shared credits) with unlimited users sharing one pool, which keeps the cost down for clinics with part-time associates. Use the calculator on the pricing page to model your own clinic.
Are AI scribe prices quoted with or without VAT?
It varies. Motics quotes ex VAT. Heidi says its prices exclude applicable sales taxes (one plan's label on its UK page says GST). Tandem, Lyrebird and Accurx don't state VAT treatment on their pricing pages. TORTUS's G-Cloud figures exclude VAT. Ask for a VAT-inclusive quote before comparing.
Why do Lyrebird's prices differ between pages?
On 10 October 2026 Lyrebird's UK pricing page showed Pro at £50 a month or £450 a year, while two help-centre articles showed £59 a month or £480 a year. We don't know which is current; the price at checkout is the one that applies.
Is per-seat or credit-based pricing better?
Per seat suits teams where everyone works full-time and uses the scribe all day. Credit-based pricing suits clinics where usage varies, with part-time associates, locums or seasonal peaks, because you pay for notes written rather than people. Motics credits also cover its AI receptionist, email and billing agents. You can model both for your roster with the calculator on the pricing page.
Does the price include PMS integration?
Not always. Motics includes Cliniko, Nookal and Meddbase integration on its plans. Heidi's Cliniko integration is available on its Practice and Enterprise plans. Tandem and Lyrebird don't list Cliniko. Check which plan includes your system before comparing headline prices.
How much does TORTUS cost?
TORTUS doesn't publish prices on its website. Its G-Cloud 15 pricing document lists a small-scale pilot at £44 per licence a month for up to 20 licences, three-month pilots from £5,000 to £30,000, and NHS trust enterprise pricing of £200,000 a year for up to 100,000 hours of audio, all ex VAT. It's sold to NHS trusts and, via X-on, GP practices.
Are AI scribes worth the cost?
Usually, if note-writing takes clinical or personal time. Clinicians reported spending an average of 13.5 hours a week on documentation in a 2022 survey reported by HETT, and a working scribe can return a large part of that. Every note still needs clinician review, and specialty fit varies, so trial a scribe on your real caseload before you commit to annual billing. Motics' Free plan lets you do that without a card.
Sources
- Heidi — UK pricing (GBP) (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Heidi — Cliniko integration (plan availability) (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Tandem Health — pricing (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Lyrebird Health — UK pricing page (£50/month, £450/year) (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Lyrebird Health help centre — Pricing, how do I pay? (£59/month, £480/year) (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Lyrebird Health help centre — plan comparison (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Accurx — Scribe pricing (per patient, per year) (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- TORTUS — G-Cloud 15 service listing (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- TORTUS — G-Cloud 15 pricing document (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Anima — home page (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- Motics — pricing (plans ex VAT) (fetched 10 Oct 2026)
- HETT — clinicians spend a third of working hours on documentation (fetched 10 Oct 2026)