Evidence Copilot is a grounded evidence-review workspace for US criminal-defense teams that starts at $39/user/mo (Solo, 15 media-processing hours included) and turns discovery dumps — bodycam, interrogation footage, jail calls, 911 audio, police-report PDFs — into timestamped diarized transcripts, OCR'd documents, and an AI evidence agent whose every answer cites the exact video second or PDF page. Public-defender offices pay $750/attorney/yr with 100 hours, and every plan includes the full workspace with a 7-day full-access trial and a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Bottom line: For defense teams drowning in discovery, Evidence Copilot pairs published, no-sales-wall pricing with citation-grounded AI review and frame-accurate redaction — a workflow combination no named defense-side competitor matches, including an MCP integration for Claude and ChatGPT.
TL;DR
- Solo is $39/user/mo with 15 media-processing hours; Firm is $99/user/mo with 60 hours; PD Office is $750/attorney/yr with 100 hours — every plan includes the full workspace, with no feature tiers.
- Overage is metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours, so runaway intake cannot overbill.
- Transcription uses Deepgram Nova with speaker diarization and word-level timestamps; one-click speaker renaming propagates across every segment.
- Every new file is compared against earlier evidence in the case on ingest, surfacing candidate inconsistencies (report vs bodycam, statement vs call audio) as unreviewed review signals.
- Every AI answer carries citations that seek the exact video moment or PDF page, and all AI output is marked AI-generated and pending human review.
- Redaction is frame-accurate for video, word-precise for audio, and available for images and PDFs; every redaction creates a new derived file and originals are never touched.
- A 7-day full-access Firm-level trial requires no card, and every paid plan carries a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Head-to-head
| Dimension | Evidence Copilot |
|---|---|
| Starting price | $39/user/mo (Solo, 15 processing hours); PD Office $750/attorney/yrwinner |
| Pricing transparency | Published tiers, no sales wall; overage hard-capped at 3x included hourswinner |
| Transcription | Deepgram Nova with speaker diarization and word-level timestamps; one-click speaker renamingwinner |
| Citations | Every AI answer cites the exact video second or PDF page; clickable citationswinner |
| Redaction | Frame-accurate video, word-precise audio, image and PDF redaction; originals immutable; fully auditedwinner |
| Defense workflow fit | Suppression Motion Prep, Miranda Timeline, cross-exam drafts, exhibit pack exports — defense-only by designwinner |
| Integrations | MCP server for Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor (read-only, OAuth, no tokens); two-way email intakewinner |
| Trial & guarantee | 7-day full-access Firm-level trial, no card; 14-day money-back guarantee on every paid planwinner |
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Evidence Copilot
evidencecopilot.com ↗Evidence Copilot is a grounded evidence-review workspace built specifically for US criminal-defense attorneys, law clerks, defense investigators, and public-defender offices. You upload the discovery dump — bodycam video, interrogation footage, jail calls, 911 audio, police-report PDFs, photos, scanned documents — and get timestamped diarized transcripts, OCR'd document text, and an AI evidence agent that answers questions with clickable citations into the exact second of video or page of the PDF. The agent does full-text search across transcripts and documents, reads transcript windows, grabs video frames, extracts clips, and writes notes, timeline events, and tasks. Every AI output is marked AI-generated and pending human review, and originals are immutable. On ingest, every new file is compared against earlier evidence in the case, surfacing candidate inconsistencies as review signals before anyone asks. Agent playbooks include Suppression Motion Prep, a Miranda Timeline, and an Exhibit List Builder, and cross-exam drafts from a review signal produce suggested questions only, each tied to a quoted source, with no credibility conclusions.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $39/mo | Per user; 15 media-processing hours included; overage metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours |
| Firm | $99/mo | Per user; 60 media-processing hours included; overage metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours |
| PD Office | $750/yr | Per attorney; 100 media-processing hours included; overage metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours |
Pros
- Published pricing with no sales wall: Solo $39/user/mo, Firm $99/user/mo, PD Office $750/attorney/yr, and every plan includes the full workspace — no feature tiers.
- Every AI answer cites the exact source moment it came from, and all AI output is marked AI-generated and pending human review — the product never makes legal conclusions.
- Auto-signals on ingest catch candidate inconsistencies (report vs bodycam, statement vs call audio) before anyone asks — the core of report-vs-bodycam impeachment work.
- Overage is metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours, so runaway intake cannot overbill.
- Redaction is defense-workflow-native: frame-accurate video, word-precise audio, image and PDF redaction, with originals never touched and every action audited.
- The MCP server connects to Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or Cursor through a standard OAuth flow with no tokens to manage — no defense-side competitor has an MCP integration.
- The PD Office tier at $750/attorney/yr undercuts JusticeText (~$1,200/attorney/yr) by roughly 38%.
Cons
- Cross-case party tracking and prior-instance panels are flag-gated off pending bar-ethics review, so Brady/Giglio workflows are limited to in-case party mentions and research workflow support.
- No SOC 2 or other security certifications yet — only honest current-posture language.
- Media processing is metered by hours (15/60/100 depending on plan), so very heavy intake means overage charges up to the 3x cap.
- Defense-only by design: prosecution or law-enforcement use cases are not supported.
- Opt-in AI video analysis is off by default and per upload, so teams wanting automatic key-moment extraction must enable it each time.
Pricing and plans
How the grounded evidence review actually works
Redaction, multi-camera sync, and exports
Integrations: email intake and the MCP server
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FAQs
How much does Evidence Copilot cost?
Solo is $39/user/mo with 15 media-processing hours included, Firm is $99/user/mo with 60 hours, and PD Office is $750/attorney/yr with 100 hours. Overage is metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours so runaway intake cannot overbill. Every plan includes the full workspace — there are no feature tiers.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. New accounts verify their email, then start on a 7-day full-access trial at Firm level with no card required, and pick a plan after. If a trial lapses, processing pauses (402) but your cases and files stay accessible. Every paid plan also carries a 14-day money-back guarantee — email [email protected] within 14 days of the first charge for a full refund.
Does the AI make legal conclusions?
No. Every AI answer cites the exact source moment it came from — the second of video or page of the PDF — and all AI output is marked AI-generated and pending human review. The product never makes legal conclusions; cross-exam drafts produce suggested questions only, each tied to a quoted source, with no credibility conclusions.
Can it handle bodycam, dashcam, and interview-room footage of the same event?
Yes. Multi-camera sync links footage of one event to a single master clock with synced playback and an interleaved transcript. Auto-sync proposals are computed from word-timing correlation and reported with match evidence like '31 word matches, ±0.2 s spread' — and never auto-applied.
How does redaction work, and are originals safe?
Redaction is manual and frame-accurate: drag a rectangle on video for black or blur, pick the exact spoken words to mute in audio, and redact images and PDFs. Every redaction is a new derived file — originals are never touched — and every action is audited. AI-suggested regions file as cards marked 'AI-suggested — needs review' and are never auto-applied.
How does it compare to JusticeText or CoCounsel?
JusticeText runs about $1,200/attorney/yr and has drawn transcription-quality complaints; Evidence Copilot's PD Office tier at $750/attorney/yr undercuts it roughly 38%. CoCounsel (~$400/user/mo) is research and memo AI without evidence-media review. Evidence Copilot is built specifically for defense evidence review: diarized transcripts, OCR, auto-signals, redaction, and citation-grounded answers.
Can I use it with Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes. The MCP server lets you query cases from Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or Cursor (list_cases, list_evidence, search_evidence, read_window, get_citation). It's read-only, org-scoped, revocable, and fully audited, and connects through a standard OAuth sign-in flow with no tokens to manage. No defense-side competitor has an MCP integration.
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