Medelix vs ChatGPT for doctors
ChatGPT is a general-purpose assistant; its free clinician version is only for verified US clinicians. Medelix is built for one thing — clinical questions — and answers only from medical sources searched for your question, with a citation on every clinical claim, hosted in the EU.
Where Medelix is ahead
- A citation on every clinical claim — not only when the model decides to search
- Abstains when the evidence is thin instead of answering confidently
- Official EU drug information and European guidelines
- Hosted in the EU; answers are not generated by OpenAI, Google or Anthropic
Medelix vs ChatGPT
| Feature | Medelix | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for individual doctors | Currently free for individual doctors and students; licences for hospitals and teams | “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 | ChatGPT yes; the clinician version is US-only, with a pilot for other countries |
| Funding & advertising | No advertising, no pharma sponsors, no sponsored answers | — |
| Where answers come from | Guidelines, official EU drug information and peer-reviewed literature, searched live for each question; deep research also reads trusted medical websites | A general-purpose language model; the clinician version adds a clinical search over peer-reviewed sources |
| Citations | Every clinical claim links to its source; abstains when the evidence is thin | When it searches; not for every claim |
| Open reference pages | Drug, calculator and classification pages, open without sign-in, in six languages | — |
| Hosting | EU; answers are not generated by OpenAI, Google or Anthropic | US company |
| Regulatory status | Informational tool, not a medical device | — |
| Company | Medelix, Vienna (Austria) | OpenAI (USA) |
When ChatGPT fits better
For writing, translating or brainstorming outside clinical evidence, a general assistant is the more flexible tool.
Questions
Is ChatGPT for Clinicians available in Europe?
Its free access is for verified clinicians in the US; OpenAI describes a pilot for other countries.
Why not just use ChatGPT for medical questions?
A general model can sound sure without a source. Medelix answers only from sources retrieved for your question and shows the source behind every clinical claim.
Try it with your own question
Free for doctors and students, no credit card. Your first questions work without an account.
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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.