Harvey AI
What Is Harvey AI?
Harvey AI is an AI assistant built for legal work. It helps law firms and in-house teams draft, summarise, research, and review legal documents, drawing on a firm’s own materials and a legal-tuned model. It is designed to assist lawyers with tasks like contract analysis and due-diligence review rather than to replace legal judgement.
It is a specialist enterprise tool, sold through sales and configured around a firm’s data and permissions.
Key Features
- Contract analysis and review against a set of criteria.
- Legal research and summarisation of source material.
- Drafting assistance for standard documents and letters.
- Firm-data grounding — works within your own precedents and permissions.
Establish firm precedents, terms, and permissions up front so outputs stay grounded and confidential. Treat every output as a first draft for a lawyer to review — flag unclear passages and never submit AI text without a qualified reviewer confirming accuracy and privilege.
Pricing
Harvey AI is sold through enterprise sales with custom, per-seat pricing; there is no public self-serve rate. Pricing depends on firm size, usage, and data configuration. For current figures, contact Harvey directly. Prices checked August 2026 — no public pricing.
Limitations and Trade-offs
It is expensive and aimed at legal professionals, not general use. AI output in legal work carries real risk: confidentiality, privilege, and accuracy must be reviewed by a qualified lawyer. Adoption requires clear data-governance and permissions setup.
Who Should Use Harvey AI?
It is for law firms and in-house legal teams handling high volumes of contract and document work. Individual practitioners and non-legal teams are better served by general assistants.
Harvey AI vs Alternatives
For general document assistance, Claude is a cheaper, more accessible option — but it lacks Harvey’s legal-specific training and firm-data integration, so it should not be treated as a legal-grade substitute.