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CoCounsel vs EvenUp

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Best overall

CoCounsel

3.8

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EvenUp

3.7

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At a glance

Best overall

Pick it if: Law firms and legal teams, mostly in the US, that already use Westlaw or Practical Law.

Pick it if: US personal injury law firms that send a steady flow of demand letters to insurers.

Overview

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
In one lineThomson Reuters' legal AI for research, drafting and document review, built on Westlaw.Writes demand letters and medical chronologies for personal injury law firms.
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting priceSee websiteSee website
Free plan No No
Works with Claude Code Yes No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
Overall rating3.8Winner3.7
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
3.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.0
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
3.5
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
Access & platform
Free plan No No
Mobile app––
Desktop app––
Browser extension––
API access Yes–
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes
Understands images––
Makes images No No
Makes video No No
Writes code––
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style––
Works in many languages––
Capabilities score6/ 175/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
Plans

CoCounsel Essentials

Custom

Firms adding AI to an existing Westlaw or Practical Law plan.

Per case or subscriptionOur pick

Custom

Personal injury firms of any size.

CoCounsel LegalOur pick

Custom

Teams that want the full research, review and drafting set.

Which plan to pickTalk to your Thomson Reuters account manager, since price depends on your Westlaw contract. Ask for a trial on real matters and compare the full CoCounsel Legal tier with the cheaper Essentials bundle before you choose.Book a demo and ask for a quote both per case and as a subscription. Send a few closed cases through first and compare the demands with what your team wrote.

Key features

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
Standout features
  • Research with citations
  • Deep research and agent steps
  • Tabular document review
  • Brief and document drafting
  • Works where lawyers work
  • Demand letters
  • Medical chronologies
  • Settlement insights
  • Companion assistant
  • Case workflow tools

Pros and cons

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
Pros
  • Research answers grounded in Westlaw with clickable citations
  • Handles large document reviews in a table
  • Works inside Word, Outlook and Teams
  • Backed by a long-standing legal publisher
  • Official MCP connection for Claude
  • Built just for personal injury work
  • Settlement data from a large set of past cases
  • Human review step on demands
  • Covers the case from intake to trial
Cons
  • No public pricing, and costs vary a lot depending on your Westlaw contract
  • Product names and tiers are confusing
  • Built mainly for US law
  • Like every legal AI, its answers and citations still need checking
  • Former staff reported AI errors such as missed injuries and invented conditions
  • Turnaround depends on human reviewers, so it is not instant
  • No public pricing
  • US-focused, of little use to firms elsewhere

Who each one is for

AttributeCoCounselEvenUp
Best for
  • Legal research with linked case citations
  • Drafting briefs and memos
  • Reviewing large document sets against set questions
  • Firms already paying for Westlaw
  • Personal injury demand letters
  • Medical chronologies from large record sets
  • Estimating settlement value from past cases
  • Freeing paralegal time on pre-litigation work
You'll find it used by
  • Litigators
  • Law firms
  • In-house legal teams
  • Government legal teams
  • Personal injury lawyers
  • Paralegals
  • Plaintiff law firms

Questions people ask

Which is better, CoCounsel or EvenUp?

CoCounsel scores highest overall in our ratings (CoCounsel 3.8/5 and EvenUp 3.7/5). CoCounsel is best for legal research with linked case citations and drafting briefs and memos. EvenUp is best for personal injury demand letters and medical chronologies from large record sets.

Which is cheaper, CoCounsel or EvenUp?

CoCounsel: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote. EvenUp: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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