18.2
ChatPDF lets users summarize documents and ask questions about their contents through conversational AI.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
Best AI PDF Tools in 2026
ChatPDF leads this chart of 30 (8.2/10, free plan). LightPDF is next (8.2/10, free plan), and Unstract is the next highest-placed with a free plan (8.2/10). Working with PDFs through AI can mean asking questions across documents, handling scanned files, or sending results onward to other tools. Compare scanned-PDF support, multi-file chat, and source citations, then check API access and export formats for your workflow. Maximum file size and upload limit help clarify which documents you can bring in; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context.…
28.2
LightPDF is a PDF tool for editing, converting, annotating, signing, organizing, and chatting with documents.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
38.2
Unstract is a document processing platform that extracts structured data from unstructured documents and automates document workflows.
Free planOpen sourceWebAPILinux
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AskYourPDF
AskYourPDF lets users chat with documents for answers and summaries, embed an AI agent on a website, and fill PDF forms using supplied data.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.1From $11.99 a month - 5
SciSpace
SciSpace is a platform for discovering, analyzing, and writing scientific literature.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.1From $96 a year - 6
Amazon Textract AnalyzeExpense
Amazon Textract AnalyzeExpense extracts financial information from invoices and receipts for use in downstream applications.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted7.6From $0.01 a month - 7
Scholarcy
Scholarcy turns research material into interactive summary flashcards that highlight key information and provide context.
Free planWebAPIExtension7.5From $90 a year - 8
PDF.chat
PDF.chat lets users upload documents, ask questions, and receive answers tied to exact pages in over 100 languages.
Free planWebAPI7.4From $48 a year - 9
Reducto
Reducto turns documents into structured data with citations through parsing, extraction, splitting, classification, and editing.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS7.4Free plan - 10
Veryfi API
Veryfi API turns documents into structured data using RESTful APIs and SDKs that output JSON.
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.4From $500 a month - 11
Rossum AP Automation
Rossum AP Automation handles invoice-processing work for finance operations, including data entry, matching, validation, coding, approvals and posting to a target system.
WebAPI7.2From $18,000 a year - 12
docAnalyzer
docAnalyzer is an AI workspace for analyzing documents and creating new deliverables grounded in their contents.
Free planWebAPI6.8From $8 a month - 13
Explainpaper
Free planWeb6.8From $16 a month - 146.8From $49 a month
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LandingAI Agentic Document Extraction
LandingAI Agentic Document Extraction converts documents into structured data for downstream workflows, with Parse and Extract functions for…
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.8From $250 a month - 16
Sharly AI
Sharly AI is a web-based workspace for summarizing, checking and collaborating on research documents.
Free planWeb6.8Free plan - 17
Avidnote
Avidnote is a web-based AI platform for researchers, combining tools for writing, reading, and analyzing research.
Free planWeb6.7From $19 a month - 18
Azure AI Speech
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.7Free plan - 19
LlamaParse
LlamaParse converts complex documents into structured data for AI workflows, handling layouts, tables, charts, handwriting, checkboxes, and images.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.7From $50 a month - 20
PDF Summarizer
PDF Summarizer is a web service that uses AI to summarize, search and translate documents in more than 90 languages.
Free planWeb6.7From $12 a month - 21
pdfAssistant.ai
pdfAssistant.ai is a web-based, no-code PDF platform that converts natural-language requests into reusable workflows for batch document processing.
Free planWeb6.7From $83.88 a year - 22
Myreader
Myreader is a web-based AI reading assistant that can answer questions about books, PDFs, documents, article links, and YouTube videos, as well as…
Free planWeb6.6From $7.50 a month - 23
Rewind PDF Tools
Rewind PDF Tools lets users ask questions about PDF content, including clauses, numbers, and tables, or request a plain-language summary.
Free planWebAPI6.6From $5 a month - 24
ChatDOC
ChatDOC lets users work with document content through natural-language conversations.
Free planWebAPI6.5From $89.90 a year - 256.4From $599 a month