# Alternatives to Harvey

> Source: https://theagentsindex.com/harvey-ai/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 18 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Harvey at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harvey](https://theagentsindex.com/harvey-ai.md) | law firms and in-house legal teams running high-stakes matters on one governed platform | On quote | — | 18 October 2026 |
| [GC AI](https://theagentsindex.com/gc-ai.md) | In-house legal teams and corporate counsel who need fast, cited research across US case law, statutes and regulations without engaging outside counsel for a first pass. | From $500/seat/month | Agent permissions, MCP server | 26 September 2026 |
| [Spellbook](https://theagentsindex.com/spellbook.md) | in-house legal teams and transactional law firms that negotiate contracts in Word | On quote | Done-for-you service | 18 October 2026 |

## What to watch for

- **GC AI**: US Case Law research is gated behind the Team tier or a paid add-on at Individual, not included in the base $500/month plan.

Best match first.

## Shortlist

### 1. GC AI

Legal AI platform for in-house counsel, spanning drafting, contract review, playbooks and research.

**Where it improves on Harvey:**
- [Agent permissions: yes — Permissions are set per action type rather than per app, so searching an inbox and sending mail are separate grants, and an in-chat card offers Approve, Always approve or Deny before anything leaves.](https://gc.ai/agent-connectors)
- [MCP server: yes — GC AI runs its own remote MCP server exposing twenty tools over OAuth, so another agent can query and act in the account; it is public beta and off until an org admin turns it on.](https://docs.gc.ai/api-reference/mcp/overview)

**Trade-offs against Harvey:**
- [Model choice: partial — The vendor picks the model per task and users cannot choose one per chat; the only customer control is a Teams or Enterprise admin switching whole providers off, and at least one provider must stay on.](https://docs.gc.ai/docs/chat/ai-models)
- [Audit log: partial — Authentication audit logs and log streams are named as Enterprise features, and provider toggles plus connector connections record who changed what, but the docs still list advanced audit logging as not yet shipped.](https://gc.ai/)
- [Single sign-on: partial — Both SAML and OIDC are supported through WorkOS with any major IdP, but SSO sits on Team and Enterprise only, needs domain verification first, and Individual seats get multi-factor authentication instead.](https://docs.gc.ai/security/sso-setup)

[View GC AI](https://theagentsindex.com/gc-ai)

### 2. Spellbook

AI contract review, drafting and autonomous contract management inside Microsoft Word.

**Where it improves on Harvey:**
- [Done-for-you service: partial — You run the software, but the vendor layers human services on top: team training, online support and a build service that turns your standards into playbooks for you.](https://spellbook.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Harvey:**
- [Admin controls: partial — Playbooks let a team impose its own review standards on every contract, and authentication controls sit in the customer's Entra tenant, but no admin policy console is documented.](https://spellbook.com/)
- [Audit log: partial — The vendor claims audit controls alongside SSO and encryption but publishes no detail on what administrative actions are recorded or how logs are reached.](https://spellbook.com/)
- [Data residency: partial — Storage and processing happen in Canada and the United States only, so EU or UK-resident data is not offered despite GDPR compliance and an EU representative.](https://spellbook.com/security)

[View Spellbook](https://theagentsindex.com/spellbook)