Best AI PDF Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: LightPDF is ranked #1 of 29 as of 5 October 2026, ahead of AskYourPDF and ChatPDF. The best-ranked option with a free plan is AskYourPDF. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Textract AnalyzeExpense at $0.01/mo.
Working with PDFs using AI can mean asking questions about documents, handling several files, or drawing on cited sources. Compared on scanned-PDF support, multi-file chat, and source citations, these tools also have different export formats, maximum file sizes, and upload limits. API access may matter if you need to connect document workflows to other systems; free plans and paid-from prices help put access in context. LightPDF, AskYourPDF, and Veryfi API are among the options shown. Check the listed limits against the documents you expect to use and the outputs your work calls for.
29 AI PDF tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
29ranked
22free plans on this page
$0.01/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Input list AI PDF Tools 25 channels on this page · 60 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromMulti-file chatUpload limitMaximum file sizeSource citationsAI for scanned PDFsExport formats Spec sheet Score
01 LightPDF Free planYesPaid from$5.99/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 8.1
02 AskYourPDF Free planYesPaid from$11.99/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.8
03 ChatPDF Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.7
04 Veryfi API Free planYesPaid from$500/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file size20 MBSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsYesExport formatsJSON, Markdown 5/8spec lines stated 7.7
05 Docling Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 7.5
06 Scholarcy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
07 Unstract Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.4
08 Explainpaper Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
09 Nanonets Document Intelligence Free planYesPaid from$100/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsYesExport formatsJSON, Markdown, CSV 4/8spec lines stated 7.3
10 Amazon Textract AnalyzeExpense Free planNoPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file size500 MBSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.2
11 SciSpace Free planYesPaid from$12/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsYesAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 7.2
12 Reducto Free planNoPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.1
13 docAnalyzer Free planYesPaid from$8/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file size50 MBSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsPDF, XLSX, HTML, SVG, ZIP, Markdown, JSON, CSV, TSV, XML, YAML, TXT, DOCX, RTF, PPTX, ODP, ODS, EPUB, MOBI 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
14 LandingAI Agentic Document Extraction Free planNoPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
15 Myreader Free planYesPaid from$7.5/moMulti-file chatYesUpload limitnot statedMaximum file size250 MBSource citationsYesAI for scanned PDFsYesExport formatsnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 7.0
16 PDF Summarizer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatYesUpload limitnot statedMaximum file size500 MBSource citationsYesAI for scanned PDFsYesExport formatsnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
17 PDF.chat Free planYesPaid from$5/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsTXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, CSV, JSON 3/8spec lines stated 7.0
18 pdfAssistant.ai Free planYesPaid from$9.99/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsPDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, Markdown, PDF/A, PDF/X, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, BMP, FDF, XFDF, XML, XDP, XFD 3/8spec lines stated 7.0
19 Sharly AI Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsAPA, MLA, Chicago 2/8spec lines stated 7.0
20 Leitor.AI Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file size10 MBSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.9
21 Rossum AP Automation Free planNoPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
22 ChatDOC Free planYesPaid from$8.99/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
23 Collate Free planYesPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatYesUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsYesAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsHTML, PDF, email drafts, web links 4/8spec lines stated 6.7
24 Google Cloud Document AI Invoice Parser Free planNoPaid fromnot statedMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.2
25 Avidnote Free planYesPaid from$19/moMulti-file chatnot statedUpload limitnot statedMaximum file sizenot statedSource citationsnot statedAI for scanned PDFsnot statedExport formatsPDF, Word 3/8spec lines stated 5.7
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Multi-file chat | Upload limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LightPDF | 8.1 | Free plan | $1.33/mo | Yes | 5.99 /mo | — | — |
| 2 | AskYourPDF | 7.8 | Free plan | $1/mo | Yes | 11.99 /mo | — | — |
| 3 | ChatPDF | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Veryfi API | 7.7 | Free plan | $500/mo | Yes | 500 /mo | — | — |
| 5 | Docling | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Scholarcy | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | Unstract | 7.4 | Free plan | $416/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 8 | Explainpaper | 7.3 | Free plan | $16/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 9 | Nanonets Document Intelligence | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 100 /mo | — | — |
| 10 | Amazon Textract AnalyzeExpense | 7.2 | No | $0.01/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 11 | SciSpace | 7.2 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | 12 /mo | — | — |
| 12 | Reducto | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | No | — | — | — |
| 13 | docAnalyzer | 7.0 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | 8 /mo | — | — |
| 14 | LandingAI Agentic Document Extraction | 7.0 | Free plan | $250/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 15 | Myreader | 7.0 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | Yes | 7.5 /mo | Yes | — |
| 16 | PDF Summarizer | 7.0 | Free plan | $12/mo | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 17 | PDF.chat | 7.0 | Free plan | $5/mo | Yes | 5 /mo | — | — |
| 18 | pdfAssistant.ai | 7.0 | Free plan | $3.50/mo | Yes | 9.99 /mo | — | — |
| 19 | Sharly AI | 7.0 | Free plan | $2/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 20 | Leitor.AI | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 21 | Rossum AP Automation | 6.9 | No | $1,500/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 22 | ChatDOC | 6.8 | Free plan | $7.49/mo | Yes | 8.99 /mo | — | — |
| 23 | Collate | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 24 | Google Cloud Document AI Invoice Parser | 6.2 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 25 | Avidnote | 5.7 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | — | — |
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Questions about this list
Which AI PDF tool is ranked first on Specifiction?
LightPDF is ranked #1 of 29 with a score of 8.1. AskYourPDF is second and ChatPDF third.
How many of these have a free plan?
22 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Textract AnalyzeExpense has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.01/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.