# Mentalyc review (2026): is it worth $14.99 a month, billed yearly? > AI session notes and treatment plans for therapists Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Mentalyc is an AI note taker for therapists. It turns a recorded, uploaded or dictated session into a structured progress note, and adds treatment plans, progress tracking and a per-session alliance score. It is not an EHR: it works beside one, and the vendor says it can send notes to systems such as SimplePractice and TherapyNotes. - **Category:** Therapy & Clinic Software - **Made by:** Mentalyc Inc. - **Website:** https://www.mentalyc.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you see many clients: notes cap at 40, 100, 160 or 330 a month by plan. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Mentalyc is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $14.99 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial, no credit card required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Mini | $14.99 per month for 40 notes, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | SOAP, DAP and intake notes for individual clients; sends 20 notes a month to an EHR. | | Basic | $29.99 per month for 100 notes, billed annually ($39.99 billed monthly) | Adds AI treatment plans with SMART goals, progress notes tied to plan goals and an alliance score. | | Pro | $59.99 per month for 160 notes, billed annually ($69.99 billed monthly) | Adds custom templates, child, couple and family clients, CPT codes and unlimited EHR transfers. | | Super | $99.99 per month for 330 notes, billed annually ($119.99 billed monthly) | Adds group therapy notes and priority onboarding and support. | | Team | $49.99 per seat / month, billed annually ($59.99 billed monthly) | For group practices: Super-level features with unlimited notes under a fair-use rule. Shown as half of a $99.99 regular price. | Read from https://www.mentalyc.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mentalyc before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing saves $60 to $240 a year** (Annual discount): The pricing page lists lower monthly rates when billed annually, saving $60 a year on Mini, $120 on Basic and Pro, and $240 on Super. Source: https://www.mentalyc.com/pricing ## Key features - **Notes from audio, uploads or dictation:** Record in person or over telehealth, upload audio, or dictate or type a summary. Output follows SOAP, DAP, BIRP and other formats. - **Treatment plans and progress tracking:** Basic and above write treatment plans with SMART goals, and notes can refer back to those goals. Pro adds goal progress and symptom trends. - **Alliance Genie:** Gives an alliance score after each session on Basic and above. The full report with quotes and feedback is on Pro and above. - **Templates and Magic Edit:** Pro and above can build and share custom templates. Magic Edit lets you change a note with a short instruction, with daily limits by plan. - **EHR transfer:** A one-click transfer sends a finished note to the EHR you already use. Mini and Basic allow 20 transfers a month; Pro and above are unlimited. - **Worksheets after each session:** The product recommends client worksheets after each session, and can share a summary of the session with the client. ## Good for - Therapists who keep their current EHR and want faster notes - Solo practices that can size a plan by monthly note count - Group practices that want a flat per-seat price ## Worth knowing - It is a documentation tool, not an EHR: scheduling, billing and a client portal are not part of it. - Each solo plan has a monthly note cap, from 40 on Mini to 330 on Super. - Couples, family and child sessions need Pro; group therapy notes need Super. - The site's compliance claims (HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, a BAA created at signup) are the vendor's own. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Mentalyc writes therapy notes and treatment plans from audio, uploads or dictation, and sends notes to an EHR. Every solo plan caps notes each month, from 40 on Mini to 330 on Super, and it is a documentation tool: no scheduling, billing or client portal. - **Value for money: B.** Mini is $14.99 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter of therapy-clinics at $25. Basic at $29.99 and Pro at $59.99 are where the useful parts sit. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 14-day trial with no card, and no free plan. - **Features: C.** Notes, treatment plans, templates and EHR transfer. Child, couple and family clients need Pro and group notes need Super. It writes notes only. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating counted. You pick templates and link an EHR before it fits your routine. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes and Jane. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mentalyc's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among therapy and clinic software - Mentalyc's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 25 of the 38 other therapy and clinic software we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 32 of 38) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $14.99 a month, against a middle price of $39 for the category: 2 of the 26 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/therapy-clinics ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of Mentalyc you could make: clinical notes, templates and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $179.88 a year. - You could make: Clinical notes, templates and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane **Tags:** Clinical notes, AI features, Transcription, Templates, Reports ## Alternatives - [Upheal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/upheal): AI therapy notes, with an optional full practice EHR. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mentalyc-vs-upheal) - [Blueprint](https://toolgpa.com/tools/blueprint): AI notes and an all-in-one EHR for therapists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/blueprint-vs-mentalyc) - [Freed](https://toolgpa.com/tools/freed): AI scribe that drafts clinical notes after each visit. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/freed-vs-mentalyc) - [Heidi Health](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heidi-health): AI medical scribe that writes clinical notes from visits. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heidi-health-vs-mentalyc) - [TherapyNotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/therapynotes): Behavioral health EHR with notes, insurance billing and client portal. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mentalyc-vs-therapynotes) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.mentalyc.com/pricing - https://www.mentalyc.com - https://www.mentalyc.com/security Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mentalyc Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).