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PDF.ai

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Chat with any PDF and extract data via a powerful PDF API

Free tier available·All audiences·Powered by OpenAI·API available

Key strengths

AI-powered PDF parsing with OCR and layout detectionCustom field extraction with AI promptsIntelligent PDF splitting into sectionsREST API with no SDK requiredChat with PDFs via conversational interfaceAI Agents for document analysis and automationEnterprise-grade security with files deleted after processing
Free tier + paid plans · from $10 USD/mo
Founded 2023

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  • Plans updated: Hobby plan is free forever (100 questions/month, 1 PDF upload). Pro at $10/mo (billed yearly, 1,000 questions/month, 100 uploads). Ultimate at $20/user/mo (billed yearly, unlimited). Enterprise at $30/user/mo. API plans: free tier with 200 credits/month; Starter $49/mo (3,000 credits); Pro $99/mo (10,000 credits); Scale $249/mo (30,000 credits); Growth $599/mo (100,000 credits). Usage-based pricing — pay only for what you parse.
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PDF.ai is a freemium AI-powered PDF platform built on OpenAI models, exposing a REST API (no SDK required) for programmatic PDF parsing, data extraction, and document automation. Core capabilities include OCR with layout detection, custom field extraction via AI prompts, and intelligent PDF splitting into sections. The API offers a free tier (200 credits/month) scaling through Starter ($49/mo, 3,000 credits), Pro ($99/mo, 10,000 credits), Scale ($249/mo, 30,000 credits), and Growth ($599/mo, 100,000 credits) plans, all on usage-based pricing. Integrations include a Chrome extension and a Chatbot Widget for embedding conversational PDF interfaces. Enterprise deployments ($30/user/mo) include security guarantees: files are deleted after processing.

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