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Artificial intelligence is gradually establishing itself in medical practices and healthcare facilities.
Following online appointment booking tools and teleconsultation, a new generation of support is emerging: AI medical assistants.
Their promise is simple: to allow doctors to devote more time to care by automating certain administrative, documentary, or organisational tasks.
Depending on the solution, the medical assistance AI can intervene:
before the consultation;
during the consultation;
or after the consultation.
AI medical assistants are often presented as a single category. In reality, they cater to very different uses: medical documentation, decision support, or preparation of consultations.
This comparison aims to help healthcare professionals understand the differences between the main solutions available in France in 2026.
An overview of five particularly visible players in France in 2026.
Solution | Country | Founded | Funding | When does it intervene? | Primary use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heidi | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2019 | ~ $100 M | During / after consultation | Listens to the consultation and writes the summaries |
Tandem | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2023 | ~ $50 M | During / after consultation | Listens to the consultation and writes the summaries |
Doctolib AI Assistant | 🇫🇷 France | 2013 | ~ €800 M | During / after consultation | Medical scribeListens to the consultation and writes the summaries |
MedGPT | 🇫🇷 France | 2017 | ~ €40 M | Before / during / after consultation | Answers medical questions and assists with decision-making |
Aldebaran | 🇫🇷 France | 2022 | ~ €2 M | Before / during / after consultation | Prepares the consultation, collects symptoms, updates medical history, and generates a clinical summary |
Conclusion
AI medical assistants probably represent one of the most significant developments in the organisation of consultations since the widespread adoption of online appointment booking.
While early uses focused on document automation, new approaches are now emerging around medical decision support and consultation preparation.
The goal is not to replace the doctor.
The goal is to enable them to dedicate more time to what creates the most value: listening, clinical reasoning, and medical decision-making.








