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ChatGPT for healthcare

OpenAI's versatile, agentic flagship with a very large context window and a broad ecosystem of integrations.

Not specifically recommended

ChatGPT is not on our list for healthcare. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for healthcare.

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
GDPR: Strong
QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
1485Elo, independent
Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
8,9
Entry price
$0
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What ChatGPT does in healthcare

Core tasks in healthcare
Where ChatGPT excels
  • Versatile across a wide range of tasks
  • Strong at agentic coding and debugging
  • Multimodal: text, image and speech
  • Large ecosystem and integrations

ChatGPT has a strong published GDPR profile and, with the right business settings, is usable in healthcare.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Strong

Medical data is special category personal data. Only use solutions with appropriate safeguards (GDPR, EU hosting) and no training on patient data; a healthcare provider remains ultimately responsible.

EU data residency available for Enterprise, Edu and the API. Business and API data are not used for training by default; consumer tiers (Free/Plus/Pro) are, unless you turn this off.

Rule of thumb Use the business variant with a data processing agreement, and keep a human in the loop for decisions that matter.

Prices

Free$0Limited use
Go$8 / monthEntry-level subscription (added 2026)
Plus$20 / monthWider usage, newest models
Profrom $100 / monthPro 100 ($100), Pro 200 ($200) or Pro 500 ($500); Pro models, Codex and deep research
Business / APIfrom $20 / seatAnnual ($25 monthly); API per token

Other models for healthcare

Le Chat (Mistral) for healthcareMistral AI · editorial 8.41426Llama for healthcareMeta · editorial 7.6–Claude for healthcareAnthropic · editorial 9.01506Gemini for healthcareGoogle · editorial 8.61527
All options for healthcare

Professional tools running on ChatGPT

Microsoft Dragon Copilotsubscription per user (on request)Adaon request (~$30k/year enterpris…Tandem Healthon requestTalkMarkBasic €9.99/month

Questions about ChatGPT for healthcare

Is ChatGPT suitable for healthcare?
Not specific. ChatGPT is not on our list for healthcare; it is broadly applicable, but first look at the options we recommend for healthcare. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
May I put confidential data into ChatGPT?
Medical data is special category personal data. Only use solutions with appropriate safeguards (GDPR, EU hosting) and no training on patient data; a healthcare provider remains ultimately responsible. EU data residency available for Enterprise, Edu and the API. Business and API data are not used for training by default; consumer tiers (Free/Plus/Pro) are, unless you turn this off.
How much does ChatGPT cost?
There's Free ($0), Go ($8 / month), Plus ($20 / month), Pro (from $100 / month), Business / API (from $20 / seat). Check current prices on the official site.
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