ChatDOC
ChatDOC lets users work with document content through natural-language conversations.
What ChatDOC is
ChatDOC lets users work with document content through natural-language conversations. It can summarize, extract, locate, analyze and rewrite material in PDFs, Word documents, Markdown, ePub, TXT files and scanned documents. Users can upload a folder and ask questions across multiple files at once. Answers include page and reference citations, highlighted jumps to source text, and highlighted numerical values to help readers check responses against the documents. ChatDOC also offers an API for adding document processing and AI-generated responses to other applications. Its PDF Parser API recognizes text, tables and images in PDFs and can convert their contents into structured formats such as JSON. An internet connection is required to process and analyze documents. The free plan permits five uploads a day and ten total, with a 300-page and 60 MB file limit. Pro is listed at $8.99 per month or $89.90 per year; those plans allow larger files and more uploads, among other limits. The service is available on the web and through an API.
Good
- Supports scanned documents and multiple file formats.
- Queries can cover multiple documents at once.
- Answers provide page and reference citations.
- PDF Parser API can produce structured JSON.
Watch out
- An internet connection is required for document processing.
- The free plan has upload and file-size limits.
- Servers are in the United States; information may be processed elsewhere.
Who it suits
ChatDOC suits people who need to ask questions across document collections or verify responses against cited pages. Developers can use its API to add document processing and generated responses to applications.
Verdict
ChatDOC combines document conversations with citations and an API, making it useful for both file review and integration. Its processing requires an internet connection, and the free tier has defined limits.
Plans and prices
From ChatDOC's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 5 uploads/day, 10 total · 20 questions/day, 100 total · 300 pages/file · 60 MB max file size · PDF |
| Pro monthly | $8.99 a month | 300 uploads/30 days · 300 questions/day · unlimited pages per file · 200 MB max file size · 500 OCR pages/30 days · 30 days |
| Pro annual | $89.90 a year | 300 uploads/30 days · 300 questions/day · unlimited pages per file · 200 MB max file size · 500 OCR pages/30 days · 360 days |
The facts
Each one read from ChatDOC's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Answer citations
- Answers can be checked using page and reference citations, highlighted text jumps, and highlighted numerical values.checked 30 Sep 2026
- API
- ChatDOC offers an API for integrating document processing and AI-generated responses into other applications.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy says ChatDOC's servers are located in the United States and that information may be processed in the United States and other countries.checked 30 Sep 2026
- File formats
- It supports PDF, Word (.doc/.docx), Markdown, ePub, TXT, and scanned documents.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Multi-document chat
- Users can upload a folder and query across multiple documents simultaneously.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- ChatDOC says an internet connection is required to process and analyze documents.checked 30 Sep 2026
- PDF Parser API
- Its PDF Parser API can recognize text, tables, and images in PDFs and convert PDF content into structured formats such as JSON.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- ChatDOC lets users upload files and use natural-language conversations to summarize, extract, locate, analyze, and rewrite document content.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy describes technical and organizational security measures and says it cannot guarantee 100% security for internet transmission or stored information.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- ChatDOC lists [email protected], Discord, GitHub, and Twitter as support and feedback channels.checked 30 Sep 2026
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