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CoCounsel vs HireVue vs Vic.ai

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

CoCounsel

3.8

Free to start

HireVue

3.8

Free to start

Vic.ai

3.8

Free to start

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

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: Large employers and HR teams running high-volume or graduate hiring.

Pick it if: Mid-sized and large finance teams and accounting firms handling a high volume of supplier invoices.

Overview

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
In one lineThomson Reuters' legal AI for research, drafting and document review, built on Westlaw.Video interviews, AI interviewing and skills assessments for hiring at scale.Reads, codes and routes supplier invoices for approval, cutting manual accounts payable.
Pricing modelPaidPaidPaid
Starting priceSee websiteSee websiteSee website
Free plan No No No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
Overall rating3.83.83.8
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
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
3.5
4.0
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
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

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

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
Access & platform
Free plan No No No
Mobile app– Yes Yes
Desktop app–––
Browser extension–––
API access Yes 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 score6/ 177/ 177/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
Plans

CoCounsel Essentials

Custom

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

EnterpriseOur pick

Custom

Employers hiring at volume.

CustomOur pick

Custom

Finance teams processing invoices at volume.

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.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.Price depends on invoice volume and the modules you add. Start with invoice processing and approvals, and add payments or cards only once the core is working.

Key features

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
Standout features
  • Research with citations
  • Deep research and agent steps
  • Tabular document review
  • Brief and document drafting
  • Works where lawyers work
  • Video interviewing
  • AI Interviewer
  • Assessments
  • Match and Apply
  • Cheating and fraud checks
  • Invoice processing
  • PO matching
  • Approvals
  • VicPay
  • VicAgents

Pros and cons

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
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
  • Saves recruiters a lot of phone-screen time
  • Structured, consistent questions for every candidate
  • Candidates can interview at any time from a phone
  • Strong security certifications, including FedRAMP
  • Learns your coding instead of relying on fixed templates
  • Covers invoice capture through approval and payment
  • Integrates with the main mid-market ERPs, plus an open API
  • Users say it cuts manual data entry a lot
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
  • Candidates often find one-way video interviews impersonal and stressful
  • AI scoring has drawn bias criticism and a 2025 ACLU complaint (HireVue disputes it)
  • Laws on AI in hiring (New York City, Illinois, the EU) add audit and consent work
  • No public pricing; built for enterprise budgets
  • No public pricing, and aimed at mid-market and larger teams
  • Reported false duplicate flags and multi-currency issues
  • Reporting is limited, according to reviewers
  • Support replies can be slow

Who each one is for

AttributeCoCounselHireVueVic.ai
Best for
  • Legal research with linked case citations
  • Drafting briefs and memos
  • Reviewing large document sets against set questions
  • Firms already paying for Westlaw
  • High-volume and graduate hiring
  • Structured first-round video interviews
  • Skills and game-based assessments
  • Hiring across many countries and languages
  • High-volume invoice processing
  • Coding invoices to the right accounts automatically
  • PO matching and approval routing
  • Finance teams on NetSuite, Sage, Dynamics or Workday
You'll find it used by
  • Litigators
  • Law firms
  • In-house legal teams
  • Government legal teams
  • HR teams
  • Talent acquisition
  • Graduate recruiters
  • Retail and contact centre employers
  • Finance teams
  • AP clerks
  • Controllers
  • Accounting firms

Questions people ask

Which is better, CoCounsel, HireVue or Vic.ai?

They tie on our overall rating (CoCounsel 3.8/5, HireVue 3.8/5 and Vic.ai 3.8/5). CoCounsel is best for legal research with linked case citations and drafting briefs and memos. HireVue is best for high-volume and graduate hiring and structured first-round video interviews. Vic.ai is best for high-volume invoice processing and coding invoices to the right accounts automatically.

Which is cheaper, CoCounsel, HireVue or Vic.ai?

CoCounsel: 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. Vic.ai: 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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