K Health
AI symptom checker paired with telehealth clinicians and prescriptions.
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the health job, so this one still earns its $29/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- ChatGPT answers symptom questions conversationally for free. OpenAI, November 30, 2022 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT and Ada.
- What the call is worth $348/yr
- $29/mo at the entry paid tier — $348 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- November 30, 2022
- List price
- $29/mo
- Per year
- $348
The backstory
K Health offers an AI symptom checker plus access to clinicians who can diagnose and prescribe. ChatGPT will discuss symptoms for free, but it cannot legally diagnose, prescribe, order labs or be accountable for care. The regulated clinician relationship and prescriptions are the moat, not the chat. Because real treatment requires licensed providers, K Health survives the free-information wave.
Escape hatches
OpenAI ChatGPT, free tier handles the same task
chatgpt.com open_in_newTelehealth with real doctors
teladoc.com open_in_newFree symptom assessment
ada.com open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.