The best medical AI for doctors in Europe (2026)
We ranked the tools European doctors use for clinical questions on five checkable criteria: available in the EU, a source for every claim, price for an individual doctor, independence from pharma advertising, and hosting in the EU. Medelix is our own product — so every fact about the others is linked to their own pages.
The ranking
- 1Medelix — free for individual doctors, a source for every clinical claim, no advertising, hosted in the EU, in seven languages
- 2AMBOSS — the strongest curated library and exam preparation; paid subscription
- 3DR. INFO — European and CE-marked; free trial, then paid
- 4Vera Health — free, cited, very large English calculator library; not European
- 5UpToDate Expert AI — expert-written reference; from $579 a year, Expert AI varies by region
- 6ChatGPT — flexible general assistant; the free clinician version is US-only
| Feature | Medelix | AMBOSS | DR. INFO | Vera Health | UpToDate Expert AI | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price for individual doctors | Currently free for individual doctors and students; licences for hospitals and teams | Subscription; for doctors in Germany from €16.50 a month on a yearly plan; free trial | Free trial; prices on the vendor's site | Free for clinicians; hospitals pay for integrated versions | Paid; individual UpToDate subscriptions from $579 a year; Expert AI is part of selected subscriptions and varies by region | “ChatGPT for Clinicians” is free only for verified US clinicians (since April 2026); otherwise regular ChatGPT plans |
| Available in the EU | Yes — built in Vienna, for doctors across Europe | Yes | Yes | Yes | UpToDate yes; Expert AI depending on region and subscription | ChatGPT yes; the clinician version is US-only, with a pilot for other countries |
| Funding & advertising | No advertising, no pharma sponsors, no sponsored answers | Subscriptions | — | Venture capital ($32 million in total); no advertising, according to the company | Subscriptions | — |
| Citations | Every clinical claim links to its source; abstains when the evidence is thin | Inline citations in the AI mode | Cited, guideline-based answers | Yes | References to UpToDate content | When it searches; not for every claim |
| Hosting | EU; answers are not generated by OpenAI, Google or Anthropic | — | Developed and hosted in the EU | — | — | US company |
Not ranked: OpenEvidence
OpenEvidence ended access in the EU and UK in late April 2026, so it is not an option for doctors in Europe right now.
Questions
What is the best free medical AI for doctors in Europe?
Medelix: it is currently free for individual doctors and students, cites a source for every clinical claim, shows no advertising and is hosted in the EU.
Which medical AI tools are not available in the EU?
OpenEvidence ended EU and UK access in April 2026. ChatGPT's free clinician version is for verified US clinicians.
Try it with your own question
Free for doctors and students, no credit card. Your first questions work without an account.
Ask MedelixSources
- AMBOSS — Preise
- iatroX — The European clinical AI search map
- DR. INFO — product page
- Tech.eu — Vera Health raises $28.5M (27 Oct 2026)
- Vera Health — calculators
- Wolters Kluwer — UpToDate Expert AI
- Wolters Kluwer — UpToDate Pro Plus (individual pricing)
- OpenAI — Making ChatGPT better for clinicians (Apr 2026)
- Telecare Aware — OpenEvidence access terminated in the UK and EU (30 Apr 2026)
This comparison is published by Medelix. Checked on 12 November 2026. Statements about other products come from their public pages, linked below. Spotted something out of date? Write to contact@medelix.ai.