Audeus vs Humata

Audeus converts PDFs, documents, scans, screenshots, and other text into speech using AI voices. It supports PDF, Word (DOCX), and non-DRM EPUB files, and advertises more than 50 languages. As audio plays, spoken text is highlighted; playback speed can be adjusted, with Pro listing speeds up to 3.5x. Users can highlight documents, add notes and comments, and mark images or graphs with shape highlights. The app can scan printed material, including multiple pages in a batch. Listed platforms are Android, iOS, web, and an extension; the Chrome extension page says it works with Google Docs and Gmail, while Canva integration appears on the pricing page. Free includes standard voices, limited access to Pro voices, and limited document uploads. Pro is listed at $119.04 per year, billed annually ($9.92/month), and includes a three-day trial. The selected plan begins automatically after the trial unless canceled. The company offers volume-based pricing for teams and institutions.

Humata is a document question-and-answer service for finding information across uploaded files. Ask questions about document contents, search for answers, summarize findings, or compare documents; responses include citations that link to relevant sections in source files. Users can also embed Humata’s PDF AI in a webpage, while its API provides programmatic access to documents, conversations, and answers. The product is available on the web and through an API, with file uploads supported. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one user and up to 60 pages of monthly use. Expert costs $999 a month for three users and 500 pages, with $0.02 per additional page. Team costs $49 a month per user for 10 users and 5,000 pages, with $0.01 per additional page. Humata supports SAML 2.0 sign-on and states that it encrypts customer data at rest and in transit, is SOC 2 Type II compliant, and does not use user-provided data to train its models.