Legal AI Pricing in Australia (2026): Harvey, Legora, Lexis+ AI, CoCounsel, Spellbook & LegalScout Costs Compared

How much does legal AI cost in Australia? Most legal AI tools don't publish a price, so firms only find out after a demo and a sales call. Based on third-party pricing trackers in 2026, Harvey is reported at around USD 1,200 or more per seat per month with seat minimums, Legora at around USD 3,000 per user per year with a 10-seat minimum, Lexis+ AI and CoCounsel at roughly USD 225 to 640 per user per month on annual or multi-year terms, and Spellbook at around USD 99 to 350 per user per month. LexisNexis now sells an entry AI package online from AUD 138 a month, but LegalScout is the only tool here that publishes pricing for its full platform in Australian dollars: a free plan, credit packs from AUD 150 and Enterprise at AUD 350 per seat per month, with no annual lock-in.

This guide builds on our comparison of the best legal AI tools in Australia and answers one question: what will each legal AI platform actually cost your firm?

Legal AI pricing at a glance (2026)

Figures for overseas vendors are third-party estimates in US dollars, excluding GST, checked in October 2026. Always confirm pricing with the vendor in writing.

• Harvey: quote only. Reported at about USD 1,200 to 2,000 or more per seat per month, with reported minimums of 20 to 25 seats. No public free trial.
• Legora: quote only. Reported at about USD 3,000 per user per year (around USD 250 a month) with a 10-seat minimum, so entry contracts start near USD 30,000 a year. No public free trial.
• Lexis+ AI with Protégé: the full platform is quote only, with all-in seats reported at roughly USD 250 to 500 per user per month. Small firms can buy Protégé Foundational Workflows online from AUD 138 a month on a 12-month subscription, with a 14-day free trial, but it leaves out LexisNexis legal content.
• CoCounsel (Thomson Reuters): quote only in Australia. US list pricing runs from about USD 225 per user per month for CoCounsel Core to around USD 640 when bundled with Westlaw, on 1 to 3 year terms.
• Spellbook: quote only. Reported at about USD 99 to 199 per user per month for standard plans and up to around USD 350 for enterprise, with a 7-day free trial.
• LegalScout: published pricing in AUD. A free plan with 10 credits a month, a Starter pack at AUD 150, a Pro pack at AUD 300, or Enterprise at AUD 350 per seat per month with unlimited Ask Scout. Cancel anytime. See LegalScout pricing.

Why legal AI software pricing is so hard to compare

Comparing AI legal software pricing is harder than it should be, for five reasons:

1. No public price lists. Most vendors here sell their full platforms through a sales process, so the real price depends on how hard you negotiate. Buyers report first Legora quotes falling 40 to 60 percent after negotiation.
2. Seat minimums. A five-lawyer firm can't buy five seats when the minimum is 10 or 25.
3. Bundled content. Lexis+ AI and CoCounsel are priced alongside research databases, and Harvey's reported price roughly doubles when LexisNexis content is added.
4. Long commitments. Annual and multi-year terms are the norm, so you pay for every seat whether your lawyers use it or not. We unpack this in why per-seat legal AI pricing costs Australian firms more than they realise.
5. US dollars. Most figures are quoted in USD, so your AUD cost moves with the exchange rate.

That is why many SME firms are switching to pay-as-you-go legal AI instead of per-seat licences.

Harvey AI pricing

Harvey has no public pricing page. Pricing trackers and buyer reports in 2026 put a base seat at around USD 1,200 per user per month, rising to USD 2,000 or more with add-ons and around USD 2,400 when bundled with LexisNexis content. Reported seat minimums of 20 to 25 put the realistic entry point in the hundreds of thousands of US dollars a year, although the very largest firms negotiate much lower per-seat rates at scale.

Who pays it: Big Law firms such as Corrs Chambers Westgarth, King & Wood Mallesons, Gilbert + Tobin and Clayton Utz, with innovation teams to drive adoption.

The catch for smaller firms: seat minimums and enterprise contracts. If that rules Harvey out, read our Harvey AI alternative guide for Australian law firms.

Legora pricing

Legora doesn't publish prices either. The most commonly reported list price is about USD 3,000 per user per year, with a 10-seat minimum that puts the floor near USD 30,000 a year before implementation. Enterprise deployments are reported at USD 5,000 to 8,000 per user per year. In June 2026 Legora introduced consumption-based pricing for its new Agent Pro product, so that work is billed by usage, while the standard Legora Agent stays included in existing contracts. Legora hasn't published the usage rates.

Harvey vs Legora on price: both are quote based and built for large firms, but Legora's reported per-seat cost is a fraction of Harvey's.

The catch: the 10-seat floor prices out most sole practitioners and small law firms.

Lexis+ AI pricing (Lexis+ with Protégé)

LexisNexis doesn't publish a rate card for its AI layer. Third-party estimates put an all-in Lexis+ AI or Protégé seat at roughly USD 250 to 500 per user per month, with the AI typically sold as an uplift on top of a Lexis+ research subscription. For the full platform, LexisNexis Australia asks firms to request a quote. Small firms can also buy two packages online: Lexis+ Lite research from AUD 160 a month, and Protégé Foundational Workflows from AUD 138 a month on a 12-month subscription, with a 14-day free trial. Foundational Workflows covers drafting, document analysis and workflows, but it draws on general web content and your uploaded documents rather than LexisNexis legal content.

The catch: the full product bundles the content library with the AI, which is good value if your practice already relies on LexisNexis commentary and expensive if it doesn't. The cheaper online package leaves that content out altogether.

CoCounsel pricing (Thomson Reuters)

In Australia, CoCounsel is bundled into Westlaw Precision Australia and Westlaw Advantage Australia, so pricing comes through your Thomson Reuters account manager, and the Australian CoCounsel page offers a demo rather than a price list. Thomson Reuters does sell Westlaw Australia research plans online, from AUD 133 a month for one practitioner on a 12-month subscription, but those plans don't list CoCounsel. In the US, list pricing starts at about USD 225 to 250 per user per month for CoCounsel Core, on 1, 2 or 3 year terms that can apply firmwide. A solo Westlaw Advantage seat with CoCounsel is listed at around USD 639 per month on a one-year term.

The catch: multi-year commitments and firmwide licensing, and new AI features usually reach Australia after the US.

Spellbook pricing

Spellbook's pricing page lists no prices. It says pricing depends on the number of team members on your licence and routes you to a demo. Reported pricing varies widely: around USD 99 to 199 per user per month for individual and team plans, and around USD 350 per user per month for enterprise, with reported 10-seat and 6-month minimums. A 7-day free trial is available.

The catch: Spellbook is an AI contract drafting tool for Microsoft Word, not a full legal AI platform, so you will still need separate tools for Australian legal research. Firms weighing Spellbook vs Legora should note that Legora covers far more ground, at a far higher entry price.

LegalScout pricing

LegalScout publishes its pricing in Australian dollars and charges for output rather than access. Your whole firm shares one credit pool:

• Free plan: 10 credits a month, no credit card.
• Starter pack: AUD 150 for 50 credits (about AUD 3.00 per credit), valid for 12 months.
• Pro pack: AUD 300 for 128 credits (about AUD 2.34 per credit), valid for 12 months, with unlimited workspaces.
• Enterprise: AUD 350 per seat per month, billed monthly, with unlimited Ask Scout queries and included workspace and agent credits. Cancel anytime.

An Ask Scout Australian legal research query uses 1 credit, a question across your uploaded documents uses 3, and an agentic AI associate run from brief to finished draft uses 5. The same pool covers AI contract review, AI legal document drafting, family law financial calculations and employment contract review, and LegalScout connects with practice management platforms such as Clio and Smokeball.

All data is hosted in AWS Sydney, aligned to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), with zero data retention by model providers. Details are in the Trust Centre.

What legal AI costs a five-lawyer firm: a worked example

Here is an illustrative annual cost for a five-lawyer Australian firm, using the reported figures above (USD for overseas vendors, AUD for LegalScout, before GST).

• Harvey: at a 20-seat minimum and USD 1,200 per seat, about USD 288,000 a year.
• Legora: at the 10-seat minimum, about USD 30,000 a year.
• Lexis+ AI: five seats at USD 250 to 500 a month, about USD 15,000 to 30,000 a year. The online Foundational Workflows package only covers firms with up to three users.
• CoCounsel Core: five seats at USD 225 a month, about USD 13,500 a year on a 1 to 3 year term.
• Spellbook: five seats at around USD 149 a month, about USD 8,900 a year, for contract drafting only.
• LegalScout: a firm running 40 research queries, 12 document questions and 7 agent runs a month uses 111 credits. On Pro packs that is roughly AUD 3,100 to 3,300 a year for the whole firm. If you would rather have unlimited research on a predictable bill, Enterprise for five lawyers is AUD 21,000 a year, month to month.

Estimate your own number with the usage calculator on our legal AI pricing page.

Which legal AI tool is best value for money?

• Large national firm with an innovation budget: Harvey or Legora, negotiated hard.
• Research-led practice already on LexisNexis or Westlaw: add Lexis+ AI or CoCounsel to the subscription you already pay for.
• Word-only contract drafting: Spellbook.
• SME law firm, sole practitioner or in-house team: LegalScout, which combines drafting, contract review and Australian legal research in one private legal AI platform with no seat minimums or lock-in. See how it works for SME law firms, sole practitioners, in-house legal teams and law students.

Before you sign with any vendor, ask five questions. What is the minimum seat count and term? What is included and what is an add-on? Is the price in AUD or USD? Where is client data stored and processed? Can we test it on our own documents first? Our guides on data sovereignty for Australian law firms and choosing an AI legal assistant in 2026 go deeper.

The verdict

Legal AI in Australia is no longer only for Big Law, but legal AI pricing still largely is. Harvey and Legora price for national firms, LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters price AI around their research databases, and Spellbook prices a single workflow. For the SME firms and sole practitioners who make up most of the profession, the most affordable legal AI is the one you only pay for when you use it, especially when non-billable work is already costing firms billions. That is the gap LegalScout was built to close, so SME firms and in-house teams can compete with Big Law.

About LegalScout

LegalScout is a private legal AI platform built by Australian lawyers for SME law firms. Hosted entirely in AWS Sydney and aligned to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), LegalScout combines intelligent legal research, document drafting, contract review, and financial modelling into a single credit-based subscription - with no per-seat licensing. Book a demo to see how it works with your own documents.

Try it on your own documents. Start free with LegalScout, no credit card required, or book a 20-minute demo.

Frequently asked questions

How much does legal AI cost in Australia in 2026?

Most legal AI tools are quote only. Third-party estimates put Harvey at around USD 1,200 or more per seat per month, Legora at about USD 3,000 per user per year with a 10-seat minimum, Lexis+ AI and CoCounsel at roughly USD 225 to 640 per user per month, and Spellbook at about USD 99 to 350 per user per month. LexisNexis sells an entry AI package online from AUD 138 a month. LegalScout publishes AUD pricing for its full platform: a free plan, credit packs from AUD 150, or AUD 350 per seat per month. See LegalScout pricing.

Is there a free legal AI tool for Australian lawyers?

Yes. LegalScout has a free plan with 10 credits a month, no credit card required, hosted in AWS Sydney. Spellbook offers a 7-day trial and LexisNexis a 14-day trial of its Foundational Workflows package, while Harvey and Legora don't offer public free trials. Free public tools such as ChatGPT aren't built for confidential client work; read LegalScout vs ChatGPT and why public AI shouldn't be used for legal work.

Is Harvey or Legora cheaper?

On reported figures, Legora is cheaper per seat. Legora is commonly reported at about USD 3,000 per user per year with a 10-seat minimum, while Harvey is reported at around USD 1,200 or more per seat per month with minimums of 20 to 25 seats. Both are quote-based enterprise platforms built for large firms. Smaller firms can compare a Harvey AI alternative built for Australia.

What is the most affordable legal AI for small law firms and sole practitioners?

For small firms, seat minimums and annual contracts make enterprise legal AI expensive. LegalScout's pay-per-task model lets a firm pay only for the work it runs, from AUD 150 per credit pack, with one shared credit pool, no seat minimums and no lock-in. A five-lawyer firm with moderate usage can spend around AUD 3,100 a year. See LegalScout for sole practitioners and SME law firms.