AskMed
AI medical assistant that answers clinical questions with real citations from journals, guidelines, and drug labels for healthcare
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AskMed is the clearest choice for residents and medical students who need fast, citation-backed answers they can actually verify, not hallucinated references. The paid-only model with no free tier and a $24.99/month entry price puts it out of reach for casual users, and the Max plan at $599.99/year is a steep ask without publicly detailed feature differentiation. Anyone who just needs general AI Q&A should use Perplexity or ChatGPT instead.
What is AskMed?
AskMed is an AI-powered medical reference assistant designed for healthcare professionals, medical students, and researchers. It answers clinical questions by pulling from peer-reviewed journals, clinical guidelines, and official drug labels, linking every claim to its source so users can read the original material directly. The app is available on iOS, iPadOS, Android, and the web, and supports 7 languages including Arabic with a right-to-left interface.
The tool is built as an educational reference, not a diagnostic or prescribing aid, and it explicitly declines to answer when no trusted source supports a response. Developed by Loop Studio, AskMed operates on a paid subscription model with Pro and Max tiers. It reports over 250,000 users across students, residents, and practicing physicians.
How we scored AskMed
Capability scores well because the citation-first design is a genuine, specific differentiator: the tool refuses to hallucinate references, covers 13+ specialties, and supports 7 languages including Arabic, which named competitors like ChatGPT and Perplexity do not match in a medical-specific context. Ease of use is strong given the App Store's 4.9 rating, cross-platform availability, and a focused single-purpose interface with no extraneous features to navigate. Value takes a significant hit: there is no free tier, no stated trial, and the $24.99/month floor is a cold-start commitment; the Max plan at $599.99/year is especially hard to evaluate because the pricing page does not list what it adds over Pro, which is a transparency failure that penalizes buyers. Delivery is solid but not exceptional: the 250,000-user figure and strong testimonials come from the tool's own marketing, independent review data was not surfaced, and the opaque Max tier differentiation is a minor trust concern.
Pros and cons
What we liked
- Every answer links to the actual source document, a real journal article, guideline, or drug label, not a summary or paraphrase, which is the tool's core differentiator from general AI assistants.
- Covers all major medical specialties and works in 7 languages including Arabic with a full right-to-left layout, making it usable for clinicians outside the US and UK.
- Explicitly refuses to answer when no trusted source supports a claim, reducing the hallucination risk that makes general-purpose AI unreliable in clinical contexts.
Where it falls short
- No free tier and no stated free trial: the entry price is $24.99/month, which means users must commit financially before they can evaluate whether the citation quality meets their standards.
- The AskMed Max plan costs $599.99/year but the public pricing page does not clearly enumerate what features it adds over Pro, making it difficult to justify the roughly 4.6x price jump without more transparency.
- The tool has no apparent API access or integration path for teams or institutions, so a hospital department or medical school cannot embed it into existing workflows or manage seats centrally.
Key features
AskMed pricing
No free tier. AskMed Pro costs $24.99/month or $129.99/year. AskMed Max costs $599.99/year. A weekly Pro plan is also available on iOS.
| Plan | Price | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| AskMed Pro (monthly) | $24.99 | Full access to AskMed's citation-backed Q&A across all specialties. Billed monthly. A weekly billing option is also available on iOS. |
| AskMed Pro (yearly) | $129.99 | Same features as monthly Pro, billed annually. Effective rate of about $10.83/month. |
| AskMed Max (yearly) | $599.99 | Everything in AskMed Pro plus unspecified power-user features. Annual billing only. The pricing page does not publicly detail what additional capabilities Max adds over Pro. |
Pricing reflects what we saw at time of review (2026-11). Always confirm current pricing on the tool's own site.
Who should use AskMed?
AskMed fits best in the hands of someone who already knows medicine and needs a fast second opinion from the literature. A third-year medical student drilling for USMLE Step 2, a cardiology fellow prepping for journal club, or a family medicine physician checking a guideline between patients will all get real value from the citation-first design. The tool's 4.9 App Store rating and testimonials from ICU nurses, pharmacists, and UK GPs suggest it travels well across roles and geographies.
Anyone who does not need clinical-grade sourcing should look elsewhere. Perplexity covers general research questions with live web citations at a lower price point and with a free tier. ChatGPT's paid tiers offer broader task coverage, including writing, coding, and data analysis, for users whose needs go beyond clinical Q&A. AskMed's $24.99/month floor with no trial period makes it a hard sell for anyone who is not already certain they will use it daily.
Skip it if: General consumers or anyone unwilling to pay for a subscription with no free tier
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free trial or free tier?+
No. AskMed has no free tier and no publicly advertised free trial. The cheapest entry point is $24.99/month for AskMed Pro.
What sources does AskMed cite?+
Answers link to peer-reviewed journal articles, clinical guidelines, and official drug labels. The tool declines to answer when no trusted source supports a response.
What is the difference between AskMed Pro and AskMed Max?+
AskMed Max costs $599.99/year versus $129.99/year for Pro and is described as an upgrade for power users. The pricing page does not publicly list the specific additional features Max includes.
Which platforms does AskMed support?+
AskMed runs on iOS, iPadOS, Android, and the web. The iOS app is rated 4.9 on the App Store.
What languages does AskMed support?+
Seven languages, with the app following the device's language setting. Arabic was added in a recent update and includes a full right-to-left layout.
Is AskMed appropriate for patient-facing use or diagnosis?+
No. AskMed is explicitly an educational reference tool. It is not a substitute for clinical supervision or professional judgment, and it is not designed as a diagnostic or prescribing aid.
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