Side-by-side comparison · Legal, Finance & HR
CoCounsel vs EvenUp vs HireVue
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
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At a glance
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.
Pick it if: Large employers and HR teams running high-volume or graduate hiring.
Overview
| Attribute | CoCounsel | EvenUp | HireVue |
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| In one line | Thomson Reuters' legal AI for research, drafting and document review, built on Westlaw. | Writes demand letters and medical chronologies for personal injury law firms. | Video interviews, AI interviewing and skills assessments for hiring at scale. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | See website | See website | See website |
| Free plan | No | No | No |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | CoCounsel | EvenUp | HireVue |
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| Overall rating | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | CoCounsel | EvenUp | HireVue |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | No | No |
| Mobile app | – | – | Yes |
| Desktop app | – | – | – |
| Browser extension | – | – | – |
| API access | Yes | – | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | – |
| Understands images | – | – | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | – | – | – |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | – | – |
| Works in many languages | – | – | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 6/ 17 | 5/ 17 | 7/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | CoCounsel | EvenUp | HireVue |
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| 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. | EnterpriseOur pick Custom Employers hiring at volume. |
CoCounsel LegalOur pick Custom Teams that want the full research, review and drafting set. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Talk 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. | Pricing is by quote. Decide up front whether you want AI scoring or only recorded interviews for humans to review, since that changes both the price and your legal obligations. |
Key features
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Questions people ask
Which is better, CoCounsel, EvenUp or HireVue?
They tie on our overall rating (CoCounsel 3.8/5, EvenUp 3.7/5 and HireVue 3.8/5). 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. HireVue is best for high-volume and graduate hiring and structured first-round video interviews.
Which is cheaper, CoCounsel, EvenUp or HireVue?
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. HireVue: 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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