CoVet positions itself as an "AI Copilot for Veterinarians" — a Canadian-built tool with a broad feature set that goes beyond note generation into clinical decision support, feline pain assessment, and more.

Whippet Notes is an Australian-built AI vet scribe focused on one thing: generating the best clinical notes possible, with PMS integration included.

If you're an Australian vet comparing the two, here's what actually matters.

The Quick Version

Whippet Notes wins on note quality (multi-model AI pipeline with medication correction), Australian data residency, RxWorks integration, and transparent pricing. It generates four outputs per consult — clinical notes, patient summaries, client letters, and billable items.

CoVet has a broader feature set beyond scribe (clinical decision support, multi-patient function, 95+ templates), more PMS integrations (though mostly North American), and supports 20+ languages.

Feature Comparison

Note Quality

This is where the biggest difference shows up.

Whippet Notes uses a multi-step AI pipeline: transcription, clinical extraction, medication correction, then note generation. Each step is handled by a specialised model, so the final output is more accurate than a single-pass approach.

The medication correction step catches drug name errors, dosage formatting issues, and veterinary-specific terminology that general AI models get wrong. When your notes go straight into a patient record via PMS integration, accuracy isn't optional.

CoVet generates SOAP notes from consultations and has a large template library (95+ templates covering general practice, emergency, exotics, and equine). However, there's no public mention of a dedicated medication accuracy pipeline. Some users have reported notes needing corrections — one reviewer noted "misspellings requiring corrections" and another found the "regenerate and improve function" didn't always help.

"Whippet Notes has helped me save a lot of admin time by writing detailed medical notes for me." — Dr David Clifford, Rathmines Veterinary Hospital

Australian Data Residency

For Australian vet practices, this is a dealbreaker for many.

Whippet Notes stores all data in Australia. Full stop.

CoVet runs on Google Cloud Platform with no mention of Australian data residency. Their infrastructure is likely US or Canada-based, given their Burlington, Canada headquarters and North American focus. They hold SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and PIPEDA compliance — but none of those are Australian standards.

If your practice needs patient data to stay in Australia, this narrows the decision considerably.

More Than Just Notes

Whippet Notes generates four outputs from every consult:

1. Clinical notes — structured SOAP or custom format
2. Patient summary — quick reference for follow-ups
3. Client letter — ready to send home with the owner
4. Billable items — captures what was done so nothing gets missed on the invoice

CoVet generates SOAP notes, discharge instructions (similar to client letters), and medical history summaries. They also offer features beyond documentation — clinical decision support via "Consult CoVet", a feline pain assessment tool called Sylvester AI, and a multi-patient function for handling multiple pets from a single recording.

The billable items feature is unique to Whippet Notes. For practices that lose revenue from undocumented procedures, this alone can pay for the subscription.

"Even with a co-consulting model utilising nurses there was always a delay in Veterinarian completion of notes. Whippet Notes allows us to do this." — Dr Yasmin Flohr, Chamberlain Road Veterinary Clinic

PMS Integration

CoVet has more PMS integrations — 10 platforms including Ascend, Avimark, Cornerstone, Impromed, Instinct, Merlin, Provet, Vetspire, Pack Leader DVM, and Digimidi. They also have a Chrome extension as a fallback for any web-based PMS.

But here's the catch for Australian vets: most of those integrations are North American systems. CoVet doesn't integrate with RxWorks — one of the most widely used PMS systems in Australian practices. They only support Ascend from the Covetrus family.

Whippet Notes integrates with both Ascend and RxWorks, covering the two most common PMS systems in Australian vet practices. And integration is included free on all plans — no extra monthly fee.

"This app is revolutionising my life, so easy to use to capture details." — Dr Alison McKendrick, Glencoe Veterinary Services

Pricing

Whippet Notes (AUD): - Free: 10 consults/month forever (no credit card) - Pro: $80/month — 100 consults (individual vets) - Unlimited: $140/month — unlimited consults - Practice: $349/month — 1,000 consults (clinics) - 30-day free trial on paid plans - PMS integration included on all plans

CoVet (USD, per user): - Support: Free (staff only — can upload recordings but can't generate notes) - Essentials: ~$45.83 USD/month per user - Unlimited: $99 USD/month per user - 14-day free trial - 25% off with annual commitment

The pricing models are fundamentally different. CoVet charges per user per month in USD. Whippet Notes charges per practice in AUD.

For a solo vet, CoVet's Essentials plan (~$45.83 USD ≈ ~$72 AUD) looks comparable to Whippet Notes Pro ($80 AUD). But for a practice with multiple vets, CoVet's per-user pricing adds up fast. A 4-vet practice on CoVet Unlimited would pay $396 USD/month (~$625 AUD), compared to $349 AUD on Whippet Notes Practice.

CoVet's pricing page is also built on Wix and doesn't always load cleanly — not ideal when you're trying to make a purchasing decision.

For a full pricing breakdown across all AU AI vet scribes, see our AI Veterinary Scribe Pricing Compared guide.

Who Should Choose What

Choose Whippet Notes if: - You're an Australian practice and need AU data residency - You use RxWorks (CoVet doesn't support it) - Note quality and medication accuracy are your top priority - You want more than clinical notes — patient summaries, client letters, billable items - You want PMS integration included free - You prefer transparent pricing in AUD

Choose CoVet if: - You're not concerned about AU data residency - You need features beyond documentation (clinical decision support, multi-patient) - You use a North American PMS like Avimark, Cornerstone, or Impromed - You need multi-language support - You're a single vet looking for the broadest feature set

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Whippet Notes offers 10 free consults every month — forever, no credit card required. Record a few consults and see the note quality for yourself.

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"Note taking has always been one of my lowest priorities... And now, they actually get done." — Dr Will Gartrell, Frankston Heights Veterinary Centre