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Budget & alternatives · Prompt 8 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What EHR has the best value for money for a small independent practice?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

…answer If you want the best overall value, the most commonly strong options are: athenahealth — strong all-around, especially if you want billing and revenue cycle help, but can get expensive AdvancedMD — good feature set and scalability, often better value than athena for some small practices eClinicalWorks — widely used, feature-rich, sometimes cost-effective, but usability can be mixed Kareo / Tebra — often…

Named across its answers: 1. athenahealth2. Tebra3. AdvancedMD4. Practice Fusion5. eClinicalWorks

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Tebra leads with perfect mention coverage across all 9 answers, but its average position of 3.8 means it rarely opens the conversation, leaving athenahealth to claim the first-recommendation slot more often. AdvancedMD's split (present in all ChatGPT answers, absent from all Claude answers) signals that model choice meaningfully shapes which alternatives a buyer sees.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name athenahealth and Tebra on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Tebra 514355533 9/9 · 1× first · #3.8

athenahealth 141510455 8/9 · 2× first · #4.4

SimplePractice 436344 6/9 · never first · #4

Elation Health 5111 4/9 · 3× first · #2

CharmHealth 7222 4/9 · never first · #3.3

AdvancedMD 2329 4/9 · never first · #4

Jane App 114 3/9 · 2× first · #2

Charm EHR 223 3/9 · never first · #2.3

Practice Fusion 625 3/9 · never first · #4.3

eClinicalWorks 33 2/9 · never first · #3

DrChrono 48 2/9 · never first · #6

OpenEMR 1 1/9 · 1× first · #1

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 15 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Epic, NextGen Healthcare, Modernizing Medicine.