Clio Duo is the AI layer on top of Clio's practice management suite. MedLegal AI is a plaintiff-evidence analysis suite. They solve different problems — which is why many firms run both.
| Dimension | Clio Duo | MedLegal AI |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Practice-management AI on Clio data | Plaintiff-evidence analysis suite |
| Core functions | Document summarization, matter search, intake triage, task suggestions | Chart analysis, deposition prep, expert-opinion drafting, damages modeling, opposing-filing response |
| Medical chart analysis | Generic summarization only | Deep — Braden/MDS cross-checks, F-Tag 686/689, medication anomaly detection |
| Live deposition analysis | Not offered | Courtroom AI — real-time impeachment flagging |
| Expert-opinion drafting | Not offered | Expert Opinion Draft |
| Opposing filing responses | Not offered | Opposing Filing Generator |
| Practice-area specialization | Horizontal | 7 plaintiff areas tuned specifically |
| Pricing | ~$80–$140 / user / month for Clio + Duo | $49–$499 / firm / month flat |
| Data residency | Clio cloud | Your uploaded records, HIPAA BAA-compliant |
| Onboarding | Comes with Clio subscription | 14-day trial, no card, upload a chart in 20 min |
Clio Duo handles the horizontal work across your firm — intake, calendar, matter search. MedLegal AI handles the vertical evidence work on each case — the chart analysis, the depo prep, the expert opinion. The two don't overlap. Many Clio firms we talk to add MedLegal AI specifically for the analytical work Duo doesn't go deep on.
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Different categories: Clio Duo is the AI assistant layered on top of Clio's case-management system (drafting emails, summarizing matters, generating documents). MedLegal AI is a 23-tool specialty suite for plaintiff med-mal analysis (Daubert, expert research, PubMed-backed medical lit review, live courtroom transcription). Most plaintiff firms running Clio use Clio Duo for case-management AI and MedLegal AI for analytical work — they're complementary.
Clio Duo is bundled with Clio Manage's higher tiers — typically adds $30-50/user/month on top of Clio's base $89-149/user/mo. Total for Clio + Duo runs $119-199/user/mo. MedLegal AI alone is $49-499/mo flat, no per-user pricing. For solo plaintiff attorneys, MedLegal AI is dramatically cheaper if you only need the AI analytical layer; if you also need case management, Clio + MedLegal AI is the typical stack.
Clio Duo can summarize uploaded documents but doesn't have specialty med-mal tools — no Daubert analysis, no PubMed integration, no expert-witness research, no settlement evaluation tuned to med-mal damages. MedLegal AI's tools are purpose-built for plaintiff med-mal workflow. For pure document summarization, Clio Duo handles it; for analytical depth on a med-mal case, MedLegal AI is the right tool.
No. Clio is a case-management system (intake, calendaring, billing, trust accounting, document storage, contacts). MedLegal AI doesn't replicate any of that — it's an AI analytical suite that works on records you upload. If you're a plaintiff attorney without case management yet, Clio (or Filevine, MyCase, PracticePanther) is the foundation; MedLegal AI sits on top for med-mal analysis.
Clio Manage ($89/mo) + MedLegal AI Pro ($49/mo) = $138/mo for full case-management + AI analytical workflow. Add Clio Duo only if you need the document-drafting AI inside Clio specifically — most attorneys find MedLegal AI's specialty tools more valuable for the actual case-prep work and skip Clio Duo until firm size grows past 3 attorneys.