Clinical systems · Behavioral health EHR & AI notes
Blueprint
Blueprint makes AI software for therapists that drafts notes, treatment plans, and summaries from sessions, plus an all-in-one behavioral health EHR, sold on published per-session pricing.
Strong fit
- Solo therapists and small group practices that want AI notes and a simple EHR
- Clinicians who want to keep their current EHR and add AI documentation
- Practices that want to pay by session instead of a monthly seat fee
Weak fit
- Residential and addiction treatment programs that need admissions and census tools
- Psychiatric practices that want a long-established EHR
- Clinicians who will not record or dictate sessions
Bottom line
Blueprint, based in Chicago, Illinois, makes AI software for therapists that drafts progress notes, treatment plans, and session summaries from recorded sessions, and since 2026 an all-in-one EHR with scheduling, intake, telehealth, and insurance billing. It charges by session and publishes its prices. It fits solo and small-group therapists who want less paperwork and a price that follows their caseload.
Score breakdown
Weights: Outcomes 35% · Product 30% · Implementation 20% · Pricing clarity 15%.
Danny Freed founded Blueprint in Chicago, Illinois, in January 2019, after losing a close friend to suicide. It began as a tool that sent clients assessments between sessions and tracked their progress for the therapist.
In 2024 it launched an AI scribe that drafts progress notes, treatment plans, discharge summaries, and client letters from a recorded session, dictation, or a typed summary. In March 2026 it released a full EHR with scheduling, intake forms, telehealth, a client portal, and insurance billing. Its AI assistant prepares for each session and handles requests such as rescheduling a client or drafting a referral letter.
Ensemble VC and Lightbank co-led a $9 million Series A in June 2023. More than 70,000 mental health professionals use Blueprint, and its scribe has processed more than 350 million session minutes. Licensed mental health professionals make up nearly 20% of its staff.
Other tools fit different practices. ICANotes suits a psychiatric practice that wants menu-driven notes and e-prescribing at a published price. Valant suits an outpatient practice or intensive outpatient program that wants progress tracking and AI notes. Kipu Health or Sunwave suit a residential treatment center that needs admissions and census tools.
Competitor landscape
| Vendor | Overall | Ease of implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Upheal | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Blueprint | 8.0 | 8.2 |
| Osmind | 7.9 | 7.3 |
| ICANotes | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Valant | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Kipu Health | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Sunwave | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Alleva | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Pricing
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Model | Published per-session pricing, with enterprise contracts quoted separately. |
| What usually drives cost | Session volume, the plan (Plus or Pro), whether it runs alongside another EHR or as the full EHR, and card processing and claims fees. |
| What to ask before you buy | When claims and card fees start, the flat per-clinician option for clinicians with many sessions, and terms for group practices. |
| Published pricing | Prices are published on blueprint.ai. |
The EHR itself is free. AI use is $0.99 a session on Plus and $1.49 a session on Pro, or $69 per seat with unlimited sessions when used alongside another EHR. Claims cost $0.30 each, eligibility checks $0.15, and card payments 3.15% plus $0.30.
Prerequisites for purchase
| Need | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What you need to get Blueprint to function | |
| Clinician consent process for recording | Clients must agree to be recorded. |
| Note templates you want kept | The AI drafts follow your templates. |
| Current EHR or plan to switch | This decides where notes are filed. |
| Payer list for billing | Insurance claims depend on it. |
| Time to review every draft | The clinician signs the note. |
| What will maximize your value | |
| Record sessions on the mobile app | Recordings give the best notes. |
| Use the session prep feature before each visit | Saves time reviewing charts. |
| Track hours saved each week | Shows the value per session. |
| Deal-breakers | |
| Clients refuse recording and you will not dictate | |
| You run a residential program | |
| Your group needs custom connections but will not sign a larger contract | |
Value creation time frame
| # | Stage | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free trial and setup | 1-2 weeks |
| 2 | Notes live for all clinicians | 2-4 weeks |
| 3 | Full EHR and billing | 1-3 months |
Leadership
Methodology
| Weight | Factor | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Customer outcomes | Whether buyers get measurable operational or clinical-workflow results after go-live |
| 30% | Product | Capability depth, reliability, and fit for the job the category buys |
| 20% | Implementation | How hard it is to stand up, integrate, train, and stabilize |
| 15% | Pricing clarity | Whether a buyer can model total cost without a mystery quote |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Highly recommend | Strong outcomes and product with manageable caveats |
| Recommend | Solid fit for the right buyer; know the tradeoffs |
| Conditional | Only with a specific use case or heavy caveats |
| Not recommended | Avoid for most buyers in this category |
Read our full methodology for how we weight scores and assign recommend labels.