CoVet Pricing 2027: Costs, Plans, and What Practices Say

It is 6:40 on a Thursday evening at a three-doctor practice. The technicians have clocked out and one associate is still at the back workstation finishing eleven SOAPs. The practice manager has heard "we should look at CoVet" from that associate three times in two weeks, so she opens the pricing page expecting one number and finds three plans, two billing terms, and a cap on something called generations. Her question is simple: how much does CoVet cost? The short answer is that CoVet pricing runs from free for support staff, to $45.83 per user per month for a capped plan, to $99 per user per month for unlimited use, both on annual billing. Month to month costs noticeably more.

One note on naming, because it trips people up. The product lives at co.vet, the company styles itself CoVet, searchers type "Covet AI," and the legal entity is CoVetAI Inc. All four are the same veterinary AI scribe. It is not Covetrus, and it is no longer independent: IDEXX announced its acquisition of CoVet on September 16, 2026, and has said publicly that CoVet will keep integrating with non-IDEXX practice management systems, a commitment we return to below.

This article is published by VetSoftwareHub, an independent vendor-neutral directory with no financial relationship with any of the companies covered here. We do not accept referral fees or equity positions, and we do not steer practices toward any particular product. What follows is a plain-language overview of the landscape.

How CoVet prices its AI scribe

CoVet uses a per-user subscription with three published tiers plus a custom enterprise option. There is no clinic-wide flat rate; cost scales with the number of people who generate documents.

The Support tier is free and is meant for technicians, assistants, and front desk staff who work alongside a paying user. Support accounts can upload recordings and files into a case and manage tasks and checklists; by most public accounts they cannot generate notes on their own. The doctor's paid seat does the generating, and the free seats feed it.

The Essentials tier is $45.83 per user per month billed annually, shown as $550 per year, or $50 month to month. Its defining limit is 100 generations per month; the feature list is covered below.

The Unlimited tier is $99 per user per month billed annually, or $1,188 per year. Month to month it is about $149 (CoVet's own comparison posts list $148.50), so annual billing saves roughly a third and is the single largest lever on CoVet pricing. Unlimited removes the generation cap and adds the full AI Chat that answers questions about case histories with sources shown.

Every paid plan carries a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Veterinary students get free unlimited access during school and for eight months after. Third-party directories mention nonprofit and veteran discounts, but they are not on CoVet's own pricing page, so ask.

What counts as a generation

This decides whether Essentials is a bargain or a trap, and the honest answer is that CoVet's public materials do not define it precisely. A generation appears to be any AI-produced document (a SOAP, a discharge, a client email), not an appointment. A doctor who sees fifteen patients a day and produces a SOAP and a discharge for each would exhaust 100 generations in under four working days; a relief doctor producing one note per visit two days a week would stay well under the cap. Run a normal week on the trial and count before choosing Essentials.

The full cost picture

The subscription is most of the cost, but not all of it. Here is how the pieces stack up for a practice sizing up CoVet AI cost in full. Subscription fees are the per-user charges above multiplied by generating users, so three doctors and six support staff means three seats, not nine.

Onboarding fees are not published; CoVet is self-serve, and one reviewer complained of receiving no onboarding training. Enterprise customers negotiate their own terms.

PIMS integration is the uncertain piece. CoVet advertises integrations with Avimark, Cornerstone, Impromed, Instinct, Merlin, and Provet Cloud, added a certified two-way ezyVet integration in August 2026, and offers a Chrome extension for other cloud PIMS products. No integration fee is published, which does not mean there is none; at least one competitor charges an unpublished monthly fee for a direct ezyVet connection, so ask. The veterinary AI scribe pricing comparison covers how integration charges vary across the category.

Add-ons are few; enterprise analytics and custom data agreements sit outside the standard tiers, and no special hardware is required.

The cost that never appears on an invoice is review time. Every AI scribe produces a draft the doctor must read and sign, and the reviews below suggest that is where value holds up or quietly erodes. The AI scribe accuracy guide explains how to measure it during a trial.

How CoVet pricing compares to alternatives

There are three categories of pricing model in the veterinary AI scribe market, and CoVet sits in the first.

The first is per-user pricing with a capped entry tier and an unlimited upper tier. ScribbleVet, owned by Instinct Science since January 2026, follows the same shape: an Essential plan at $40 per month with a 150-SOAP cap, and an Unleashed plan listed at $150 per month for a full-time solo doctor, with first-year discounts and a base-fee-plus-seats practice plan covered in the ScribbleVet pricing breakdown. On the capped tier the two land within a few dollars of each other; on the unlimited tier, CoVet's annual rate is well below ScribbleVet's list price, though ScribbleVet's discounts narrow the gap.

The second is per-DVM unlimited pricing with support staff included free. Scribenote charges $99 per DVM per month, or $79 billed annually, and offers a permanent free plan on a standard AI model. VetRec charges $99 per veterinarian per month billed annually or $150 monthly, with unlimited support seats. CoVet's Unlimited annual rate of $99 sits between the two, and its monthly rate is level with VetRec's.

The third is a flat clinic rate with unlimited users. HappyDoc is the main example; its homepage currently advertises plans from $119 per month for unlimited users. It is demo-first with a 60-day money-back guarantee rather than a free trial. For a solo doctor, CoVet Unlimited on annual billing is cheaper; around two doctors the lines cross, and by four or five a flat rate is substantially cheaper on subscription cost alone. In short, CoVet pricing is competitive for solo and two-doctor practices and less so for larger single-location teams a flat rate would cover.

What CoVet pricing does and does not include

Included at every tier, including free Support accounts: uploading recordings and files to cases, tasks and checklists, and the app on browser, iOS, and Android. From Essentials up: 100 generations per month; a template library of roughly 95 templates spanning general practice, emergency, exotics, equine, dental, and specialty work; the AI custom template builder; medical history summarization; phone call recording; and Consult CoVet for real-time clinical questions.

Included only on Unlimited: unlimited generations and the full AI Chat with source citations.

Not included at any self-serve tier, or not clearly published: structured onboarding, enterprise analytics and admin dashboards, custom data agreements, integration-specific fees, and any multi-location pricing. Two inclusions that are easy to miss: offline recording for farm-call work, and multi-language support, including French and English in the same recording.

What the IDEXX acquisition means for CoVet pricing

IDEXX, the company behind ezyVet, Cornerstone, VetConnect PLUS, and Vello, announced on September 16, 2026 that it had acquired CoVet. Terms were not disclosed. CoVet's earlier investor, the Chicago Pacific Founders Pet Fund, exited in the sale, and on its third-quarter earnings call IDEXX said it expects CoVet to add about $5 million in revenue in 2026. That is a small business by IDEXX standards, which helps explain why the focus so far has been on integration plans rather than price.

For a practice reading the pricing page today, nothing has changed yet. The three tiers, the 14-day trial, and the annual discount described above are what CoVet publishes now, and IDEXX has not announced any change to them. An acquisition matters more at renewal time than on day one, so the useful questions are about price-lock language, renewal terms, and which integrations get attention first.

On integrations, IDEXX has said CoVet will keep working with non-IDEXX practice management systems and that its own software will keep supporting other ambient scribes. It has also said it plans to connect CoVet more closely with ezyVet, VetConnect PLUS, and Vello. The certified ezyVet integration CoVet added in August now links two IDEXX products. For an ezyVet or Cornerstone practice, that points toward a tighter connection over time. For a practice on Avimark, Impromed, Instinct, or Provet Cloud, it is a reason to ask how the integration will be supported and to get the answer in writing before committing to an annual term.

We have seen nothing suggesting IDEXX plans to raise CoVet's prices. Still, any five-year cost estimate assumes the vendor's pricing stays roughly where it is, and a change of ownership is the moment that assumption deserves a second look. That is why the cost example below includes a 5 percent annual increase, and why the negotiation section recommends asking for a price lock.

What practices say about the value

Reviews are evidence, not a verdict. The themes below come from public review platforms and are paraphrased, not quoted; VIN discussions are paywalled and not used.

Trustpilot shows a 4.6 TrustScore from 103 reviews, 77 percent five-star and 3 percent one-star, as checked November 6, 2026. The Apple App Store shows 4.7 from 48 ratings, Google Play 4.3 from 41, and G2 5.0 from 6 reviews flagged as seller-solicited; Capterra has none. Those were checked October 30, 2026 for our veterinary AI scribe reviews roundup; the r/veterinaryprofession scribe thread found for that roundup did not mention CoVet. Nearly all of these reviews predate the IDEXX acquisition.

Praise clusters around four themes. Time savings is the most common, with Trustpilot and app store reviewers reporting SOAP time cut by about half or leaving on time, including a solo mobile mixed-practice veterinarian who said it works as well on farms as in clinic. Note quality is second: detailed records that need little editing. Support is third, with staff named by reviewers on all three consumer platforms. Fourth is pace of features, particularly the AI template builder. On price specifically, reviewers rarely mention the dollar figure; the few who do frame the subscription as paying for itself in reclaimed evenings rather than revenue.

Complaints appear in roughly one in five reviews and are consistent across platforms. Mobile reliability is the largest group: recordings that fail to save, uploads that fail silently, recording that stops when the phone locks, and an Android version that lags iOS. Attribution errors are second: misspelled pet names despite correct entry, an owner's health problem attributed to the pet, missed words when speakers switch languages, and occasional patient mix-ups. The most pointed value complaint came from a 2-star Trustpilot reviewer in June 2026 who felt output quality declined over two months and that checking notes after each shift cost more time than the tool saved. A 1-star review from April 2026 described unanswered support requests. No reviewer on any platform raised drug names or dosages.

What to verify in a demo or reference call

1. Count generations, not appointments. Run your busiest doctor's normal week on the trial and watch the usage meter.

2. Break the mobile workflow on purpose: lock the phone mid-recording, switch apps, drop to one bar of signal, and test on the Android devices your staff carry.

3. Get integration specifics in writing: which PIMS fields the note writes to, one-way or two-way, and whether any fee applies.

4. Test a two-pet visit and a bilingual client, since both appear in the attribution complaints.

5. Confirm exactly what a free Support account can and cannot do, because the per-user math depends on it.

6. Ask what IDEXX has committed to on non-IDEXX PIMS integrations and price stability, and get the answer by email.

Five-year TCO example for a representative practice

Take a three-doctor general practice: two full-time doctors, one part-time doctor working two days a week, four technicians, and two CSRs. The support staff use free Support accounts, so the practice pays for three seats.

Scenario one puts all three doctors on Unlimited with annual billing: 3 × $1,188 = $3,564 per year, or $17,820 over five years at today's prices.

Scenario two puts the full-time doctors on Unlimited and the part-time doctor on Essentials, assuming she stays under the cap: (2 × $1,188) + $550 = $2,926 per year, or $14,630 over five years.

Scenario three is the same three Unlimited seats on monthly billing: 3 × $148.50 × 12 = $5,346 per year, or $26,730 over five years, $8,910 more than scenario one for the same product.

None of these include price increases; a 5 percent annual increase lifts scenario one to roughly $19,700. Nor do they include review time: ten extra minutes a day per full-time doctor is about 85 doctor hours a year across the two of them.

For context on subscription cost alone over five years: HappyDoc at $119 flat is $7,140, Scribenote at $79 per DVM annual is $14,220, and VetRec at $125 per veterinarian annual is $22,500. The five-year TCO calculator runs your own headcount through the same math.

How to evaluate and negotiate the value

CoVet is largely self-serve, so there is less to negotiate than with a PIMS contract, but there is still room to be a careful buyer.

Commit to annual billing only after the trial proves the fit. The 33 percent saving on Unlimited is real, but it locks a year of spend to a doctor who may leave or stop using the tool.

Mix tiers by doctor volume: part-time or relief doctors on Essentials and full-time doctors on Unlimited holds per-seat cost down without starving anyone of generations.

Ask about the enterprise threshold. CoVet reports more than 80 enterprise agreements, so a two- or three-location group may qualify for negotiated pricing, analytics, and training. Run any enterprise quote through the veterinary software contract review checklist before signing, with particular attention to price-lock language now that ownership has changed.

Make the trial look like a real two weeks. Three easy wellness visits predict nothing; run the ER shift, the dental day, and the grieving client.

Frequently asked questions about CoVet pricing

How much does CoVet cost per month?

CoVet costs $45.83 per user per month for Essentials or $99 per user per month for Unlimited, both billed annually. Month to month, Essentials is $50 and Unlimited is about $149. Support staff accounts are free.

Does CoVet have a free trial?

Yes. CoVet offers a 14-day free trial of its paid plans with no credit card required.

Is there a CoVet free plan?

There is a free Support tier for staff who work alongside a paying user. It is not a free scribe: by most accounts, Support accounts cannot generate notes on their own. The only ongoing free note generation is for enrolled veterinary students.

Is CoVet worth it for a two-doctor practice?

Two doctors on Unlimited annual billing pay $2,376 a year, mid-market among per-user scribes and below most flat-rate alternatives at that headcount. Whether it is worth it depends on how much review time the notes need in your hands, which is what the trial is for.

How does CoVet compare to ScribbleVet on price?

Both use per-user pricing with a capped entry tier, and CoVet Essentials at $45.83 and ScribbleVet Essential at $40 are close. At the unlimited level, CoVet's $99 annual rate is below ScribbleVet's $200 full-time list price, though ScribbleVet's discounts bring its effective price closer.

Who owns CoVet?

IDEXX Laboratories owns CoVet. IDEXX announced the acquisition on September 16, 2026 without disclosing terms. IDEXX has said CoVet will continue to integrate with non-IDEXX practice management systems, and it has not announced any change to CoVet's published pricing.

The closing thought

Pricing pages answer a narrow question and buyers ask a wide one. CoVet's page is clearer than most in this category, and the numbers on it are fair for a solo or small practice. What it cannot tell you is whether a given doctor's notes will come back clean enough that the saved hour is really saved, or whether the mobile app will hold up on your phones. Those answers cost two weeks of a real caseload, and they are worth more than any comparison table, including ours. For the broader picture, the veterinary AI scribe pricing comparison covers twelve tools side by side. And if the scribe decision is tangled up with a larger question about your practice management system, the PIMS Selection Navigator is where we work through it with you.