The 11 cheapest ai for law firms

The cheapest provider in the Top 11 MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026 is Smith.ai AI Receptionist, followed by Microsoft 365 Copilot Business.

Why this answer

Sorted by published starting price, lowest first. We use each provider's lowest documented price band; where pricing is undisclosed, the entry falls to the bottom of the list.

Showing the top 11 of 11+ screened. Methodology at /methodology.

  1. #1Smith.ai AI Receptionist(rank #7 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

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    Free to 25 calls, every overage rate printed, and Clio named as a native integration.

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  2. #2Microsoft 365 Copilot Business(rank #10 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

    $18/mo+

    AI in Word and Outlook from $21 a user, and Protégé connects to it.

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  3. #3Clio (Manage AI, Clio Work, Vincent)(rank #2 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

    $49/mo+

    The plainest write-back promise on this page, AI included from Core, and NetDocuments named.

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  4. #4MyCase with 8am IQ(rank #1 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

    $50/mo+

    AI included on Pro and Advanced, summaries saved inside the case, and every price printed.

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  5. #5Briefpoint(rank #5 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

    $150/mo+

    One published price, three practice management systems named, and Word ready discovery drafts.

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  6. #6Beyond Elevation(rank #11 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

    $3,000/mo+

    Three of ten say in writing that the work lands back in the matter. Building that join is the work, and this entry is commonly owned with Top 11.

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  7. #7Thomson Reuters CoCounsel Legal(rank #3 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

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    The longest list of named law firm systems on this page, and research cited to Westlaw.

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  8. #8Lexis+ with Protégé(rank #4 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

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    Drafts in Word with linked Lexis sources, and names five document systems including OpenText.

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  9. #9Smokeball with Archie(rank #6 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

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    Archie works inside the matter, AutoTime logs to the right matter, and CoCounsel and Supio both connect.

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  10. #10Harvey(rank #8 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

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    Word and Outlook add ins, iManage and SharePoint sync, and the largest customer claims here.

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  11. #11Supio(rank #9 in MyCase vs Clio vs CoCounsel: 11 Best AI for Law Firms 2026)

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    Seven case management systems named, unlimited users and pages, and an API with webhooks.

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