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Harvey AI
AI platform for law firms and in-house legal teams handling complex legal work
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Harvey AI CorporationUnited States
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What is Harvey AI?
Harvey AI is a legal AI platform that law firms and corporate legal departments use for contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, litigation and legal research. Its product suite includes Agents for running complex legal tasks from start to finish, Vault for storing and bulk-analyzing documents, Knowledge for legal, regulatory and tax research, and Contract Intelligence for reviews and negotiations.
Teams can work with clients and co-counsel in shared Spaces with ethical walls, track regulatory changes with Horizon Scanning, route requests through Intake, and connect outside tools through security-reviewed connectors or custom MCP. Command Center shows usage analytics and benchmarks against comparable organizations.
Harvey is built for large enterprise legal organizations. The site reports 3,500+ legal organizations and 80+ AmLaw 100 firms as users. Access is sold through demos, and no public pricing is listed.
Key features
- Legal agents that run complex tasks end to end
- Vault for secure storage and bulk document analysis
- Legal, regulatory and tax research across domains
- Contract Intelligence for reviews and negotiations
- Shared Spaces with ethical walls for cross-organization work
- Horizon Scanning for tracking regulatory changes
- Connector Library with custom MCP support
- Command Center usage analytics and benchmarking
Use cases
Who it's for
Large law firmsMid-size law firmsCorporate in-house legal teamsCompliance teamsProfessional services firms
Due diligence
Upload thousands of documents to Vault and pull out key insights with a single query.
In-house contract management
Speed up routine contract reviews and see insights across the whole contract portfolio.
Regulatory monitoring
Track regulatory changes, assess their impact and act on them with Horizon Scanning.
Collaborating with co-counsel
Bring firms, clients and co-counsel into one governed workspace for a shared matter.
Harvey AI pricing
From the vendor's site, checked Oct 26, 2026; we re-check prices monthly. Prices change — confirm on their pricing page.
Pricing is by quote: contact the vendor.
How Harvey AI compares
- Harvey AI has no free plan, and neither do the 4 alternatives below.
| Tool | Starts at | Free plan | Free trial | API | Open source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Quote | — | — | — | — | |
| L | Quote | — | — | — | — | Harvey AI vs Lexis+ AI |
S Spellbook | Quote | — | — | — | Harvey AI vs Spellbook | |
I Ironclad | Quote | — | — | — | Harvey AI vs Ironclad | |
L Luminance | Quote | — | — | — | — | Harvey AI vs Luminance |
Compare 6 capabilities
| Capability | Harvey AI | Spellbook | Ironclad | Luminance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word add-in | — | — | — | |
| AI redlining | — | — | — | |
| Custom playbooks | — | — | — | |
| Case law research | — | — | — | |
| Contract repository | — | |||
| Regulatory monitoring | — | — | — |
Capabilities as stated on each vendor's own site; — means the site doesn't say. The closest alternatives in our directory by category. “Starts at” is the cheapest paid plan per month, as each vendor lists it.
Harvey AI data and privacy
Trains AI on your content
No
“We don’t use inputs, outputs, or uploaded documents to train underlying models.”
Data retention
Customer sets retention policies; deleted per Customer Agreement
“Decide which data to upload, set retention policies, delete data anytime, and keep everything in-region”
Where data is stored
US, EU or Switzerland, Australia (in-region options)
“keep everything in-region—EU or Switzerland, US, or Australia”
Security and compliance
SOC 2 Type IICCPAGDPRISO 27001ISO 27701ISO 42001
From Harvey AI's own privacy and security pages , checked Oct 28, 2026. We only show what the vendor states in writing; “not stated” means the pages don't say.
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Covers research, documents, contracts and agents on one platform
- Enterprise controls including SAML SSO, audit logs and IP allow-listing
- Lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and GDPR compliance
- Regional options for the US, EU and AU
Limitations
- No public pricing; access is through a demo request
- No free plan or trial listed
- No mobile apps listed
Harvey AI FAQ
How much does Harvey cost?
Harvey does not publish pricing on its site. You request a demo to get pricing.
Who is Harvey for?
It is built for law firms of all sizes, corporate in-house legal teams and professional services organizations.
What security certifications does Harvey hold?
The site lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, AIUC-1, GDPR and CCPA, along with SAML SSO, audit logs and IP allow-listing.
Can Harvey connect to other tools?
Yes. The Connector Library offers security-reviewed connectors, and you can add tools through custom MCP.
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