An AI search engine that answers with cited sources.
PDF.ai
Straightforward chat with PDFs for summaries, questions and quick extraction
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What is PDF.ai?
PDF.ai keeps document chat simple: upload a file, get a summary, and ask questions answered from the text with references to where the information sits. It targets everyday documents — leases, manuals, invoices, study notes — rather than specialist research, and the interface stays deliberately uncluttered so first-time users can be chatting within a minute of landing on the site.
There's a Chrome extension for PDFs you meet while browsing, an API for developers who want document Q&A inside their own products, and support for many languages. Free use is limited to small files and a few questions; paid plans lift page counts and volumes. It lacks the knowledge-base depth of research-focused rivals, but for quick answers from ordinary documents it does the job cleanly.
Key Features
- Upload and chat with PDFs in seconds
- Automatic summaries plus Q&A
- Chrome extension for PDFs found online
- API for developers
- Multi-language document support
Pros
- Very beginner-friendly interface
- Good for everyday documents like leases and manuals
- Extension covers PDFs you find while browsing
Cons
- Shallow for serious research projects
- Free tier is quite restrictive
- Limited multi-document capabilities
Pricing
- Model: Freemium
- Free plan covers small PDFs and a few questions. Paid plans raise page and question limits; check the official site for the current monthly price.
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How We Rated It
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