Performance comparison

Arztbrief.ai vs.
Dragon Medical One

Two tools, two approaches. Dragon Medical One is an established speech recognition system for dictating directly into the EHR. Arztbrief.ai turns a dictation or conversation into a finished letter. Here is the objective comparison – including the strengths of both solutions.

  1. 01 At a glance
  2. 02 Six criteria
  3. 03 Conclusion
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01 · At a glance

Side by side, in brief.

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Features of Arztbrief.ai and Dragon Medical One compared
FeatureArztbrief.aiDragon Medical One
Automatic finished medical letter Yes – structured letter No – text in the EHR field
Two modes: Exact and Free Yes – verbatim or fully phrased Different approach: real-time dictation
Translation into 20 languages Yes – with one click Not stated by the manufacturer
Platform-independent, no installation Web, iOS, Android Windows client; smartphone as microphone with an extra licence
Deep EHR/EPR integration Transfer by copy or Word Yes – e.g. Epic, Cerner
Extensive voice commands Not needed – automatic punctuation Yes
Cancel monthly Yes Annual term is common
Flexible pricing from €19/month €19 / €49 / €99 – all with unlimited dictations No public list price
No extra hardware needed Yes – smartphone or PC microphone Microphone hardware recommended
Try it yourself without sales 5 free dictations Via sales partners
GDPR & EU AI Act GDPR-compliant, prepared for the EU AI Act EU data centres, TLS (per manufacturer)

02 · Six criteria

In detail, side by side.

1 Accuracy & AI performance

Arztbrief.ai

Modern AI with medical expertise

Trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual speech data. Recognises medical terms and adds punctuation automatically.

Works without voice training, with various accents and in 20 languages.

Uses state-of-the-art AI models trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual speech data – for very high recognition accuracy, even with complex medical terms and dialects.

The AI adds punctuation and paragraphs automatically and checks the transcription for content accuracy – such as the correct spelling of medication – before the finished medical letter is created.

Advantage Without separate voice profiles or vocabulary packages, Arztbrief.ai adapts to different languages and accents.

Dragon Medical One

Specialised medical speech recognition

According to the manufacturer, up to 99% accuracy, with an extensive medical vocabulary.

Desktop client for Windows 10 and 11.

Regarded as very precise medical speech recognition; the manufacturer states an accuracy of up to 99%. It is based on deep-learning models, specialised medical vocabularies and continuous learning.

According to the manufacturer, Dragon Medical One adapts to accents and speaking style without time-consuming voice training.

Strength High recognition accuracy and a large medical vocabulary.

2 Functionality

Arztbrief.ai

A finished medical letter in two modes

Creates complete medical letters, not just transcriptions.

Exact mode (verbatim) and Free mode: the AI turns key points into professional sentences – without adding content of its own or invented facts. Translation into 20 languages with one click.

A recording becomes a letter with paragraphs and the usual letter components. Besides single dictation there are conversations with multiple speakers (from Professional) and the upload of existing dictations.

Intelligent dictation means the system recognises sentence endings and sets punctuation itself. You speak freely, without “full stop” or “comma” commands.

Advantage From spoken word to finished document in one step.

Dragon Medical One

Real-time dictation with voice commands

Dictation directly into EHR and practice-system fields – the result is text in the field, not a finished letter.

Extensive voice commands for navigation and formatting. Smartphone as microphone via PowerMic Mobile with its own licence.

Dragon Medical One offers many functions for clinical documentation, including real-time dictation into virtually any EHR field and extensive voice commands.

PowerMic Mobile turns the smartphone into a wireless dictation microphone, so doctors can dictate from anywhere.

Strength Dictation and control right inside the familiar EHR interface.

3 Usability

Arztbrief.ai

Ready to use immediately

In the browser or as an app for iOS and Android – no installation on the PC.

5 free dictations to try. No training needed.

Arztbrief.ai runs immediately in the browser or as an app. No installation is needed to start on a PC – ideal for getting going with documentation quickly.

With 5 free test dictations you can try the features straight away. The interface is understandable without training.

Advantage Platform-independent: dictate on your smartphone, keep editing on the PC – or vice versa.

Dragon Medical One

Setup with a learning curve

Installation of the client on a Windows PC.

Microphone hardware recommended (e.g. PowerMic). Learning the voice commands is worthwhile.

Dragon Medical One is installed on Windows PCs; for the best recognition the manufacturer recommends dedicated microphone hardware. Setup may require technical support.

To use its full potential, it pays to learn the voice commands. This takes some time and practice at first.

Strength Once the commands are mastered, much of the EHR can be controlled by voice.

4 Integration

Arztbrief.ai

Usable without an IT project

Works with or without an EHR – transfer by copy or Word export.

Recommended by common practice systems such as LATIDO.

The finished letter is transferred to your system by copying or as a Word document. This makes Arztbrief.ai usable right away without complex IT integration.

The Austrian practice system LATIDO writes in its Help Center (in German): “Data protection is the top priority in medical documentation. For external speech recognition, we therefore recommend solutions developed specifically for the medical field, for example Dragon Medical One or Arztbrief.ai.” Source

Advantage Works regardless of the practice system in use.

Dragon Medical One

Deep EHR integration

Designed for hospital and practice systems such as Epic, Cerner and others.

Windows environment; usually set up by IT.

Dragon Medical One is designed for deep integration into large hospital and practice systems such as Epic and Cerner – users work directly in their familiar system environment.

Integration requires a Windows environment and technical setup by IT staff. For smaller practices this can be a hurdle.

Strength Seamless work in large hospital systems.

5 Cost & licence

Arztbrief.ai

Transparent, cancel monthly

€19 (Starter), €49 (Professional) or €99 (Premium) per month – all with unlimited dictations.

Starter: each dictation up to 15 minutes. From Professional: up to 4 hours and patient conversations. No extra hardware.

The plans differ in dictation length, conversation mode and support. Practices, MVZs and clinics receive prices on request.

Cancel monthly, no minimum term. There are no costs for hardware or additional software.

Advantage Public prices you know in advance.

Dragon Medical One

Licensed via sales partners

No public list price; subscription per user via sales partners.

Usually with an annual term and a setup fee. No self-service trial without sales.

Dragon Medical One is licensed per user as a subscription through sales partners. There is no public list price; an annual term and a setup fee are common.

Depending on the setup, costs for recommended microphone hardware and possibly IT support for setup and maintenance are added.

Strength Licence models for large organisations via sales.

6 Data protection

Arztbrief.ai

GDPR-compliant, data regions EU and Switzerland

Servers in Frankfurt (EU) and Zurich (Switzerland); profile and content data stay in their region.

Encrypted in transit and at rest, no training on your data, prepared for the EU AI Act.

Personal details are automatically anonymised and pseudonymised during transcription. We do not train models on your dictations.

Audio can be discarded automatically after transcription; account and data deletion is possible at any time. Users in Switzerland are assigned to the Swiss region.

Advantage Clear data regions for the EU and Switzerland.

Dragon Medical One

Cloud service with EU data centres

According to the manufacturer TLS-encrypted, with data centres in the EU.

User profiles are stored in the manufacturer’s cloud.

Dragon Medical One is a cloud service: user profiles are stored in the manufacturer’s cloud, transfer is TLS-encrypted according to the manufacturer, and the data centres are located in the EU.

Strength Established cloud operation with data centres in the EU.

03 · Conclusion

Two good tools. Different jobs.

Both solutions make medical documentation considerably easier. Arztbrief.ai stands out with platform-independent simplicity, finished letters from dictation or conversation and clear data regions in the EU and Switzerland. Dragon Medical One plays to its strengths in recognition accuracy, voice commands and deep EHR integration.

Which solution fits better depends on workflow, infrastructure and budget. If you want finished letters without an IT project, you can try Arztbrief.ai with 5 free dictations.

Information on Dragon Medical One based on publicly available manufacturer information and specialist sources, as of October 2026. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.