Pricing
One fair price. You pay your vendors directly.
DirectScribe is a flat software fee. Transcription and intelligence are billed to you by the vendors you choose — so your all-in cost stays well below the all-inclusive incumbents, and you are never marked up on someone else's API.
Monthly
$39 CAD / month
Billed monthly. Cancel by simply not renewing.
- Every feature, no tiers
- Unlimited templates
- App Store subscription — no DirectScribe account
- Support and custom feature requests
Annual
$399 CAD / year
That is $33.25/month — roughly two months free versus monthly.
- Everything in Monthly
- Best value for a full-time clinic
- Auto-renews through the App Store
What's included, precisely
Recording and note creation carry no DirectScribe-imposed limit, and templates are unlimited. Transcription itself is billed separately by your chosen vendor's API — see the cost breakdown. Support runs for the life of your subscription and includes custom feature requests, as long as they don't change the app's overall nature or how it's designed to work.
Prices in Canadian dollars, subscribed through the Mac App Store. Apple handles billing; there is no separate DirectScribe account.
The honest all-in number
Software fee plus your own API spend
Incumbent scribes bundle the AI cost into one monthly price. DirectScribe separates them, so you see exactly what you pay and can pick a cheaper vendor. On a sensible stack, most solo physicians spend about CAD $10–15/month in API usage on top of the software fee.
| Option | Software | Your API spend | All-in / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| DirectScribe + Deepgram + a mid-tier model | $39 | ~$10–16 | ~$49–55 |
| DirectScribe + LM Studio (local note-shaping) | $39 | ~$8 (STT only) | ~$47 |
| Heidi Health | — | included | $150 USD |
| Scribeberry | — | included | $99 USD |
| Tali AI | — | included | $135–150 CAD |
| Dragon Medical One | — | included | $109 CAD + setup (Windows) |
Your API spend rises and falls with your patient volume and the vendors you pick. The cost page breaks it down by vendor and volume so you can estimate your own number before you commit.
Why separate the costs? Because bundling hides the markup. When the AI bill is yours, you can switch to a cheaper transcription vendor, run note-shaping locally, or scale down in a quiet month — and DirectScribe's price never changes.
Seven days to decide, once it's live
Set up your vendor keys first so trial days aren't spent during signup, then start your free trial through the Mac App Store. If it fits your clinic, subscribe. If not, do nothing — it simply stops unlocking dictation, and your notes stay readable and exportable.