ChatPDF

Ask questions about a PDF and get answers with references to the page.

Productivity Research Free plan API

Pricing: Free: 2 documents per day; ChatPDF Plus paid tier — price not shown at time of checking

Best for
Quick questions against a single long document
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
No
API
Yes
Integrations
Browser based; API available
Facts checked
28 August 2026
Website
www.chatpdf.com

What is ChatPDF?

ChatPDF answers questions about a PDF you upload, pointing back to where in the document the answer came from.

What it does well

The single-document question: what does this contract say about termination, what does this report conclude, where is the figure I need.

Who should use it

Students, and professionals who occasionally need to interrogate a long document.

Who should not use it

Anyone handling confidential client or commercial material without first checking the data terms — and anyone doing this daily, who would be better served by a general assistant with a document workspace.

Pros and cons

Strengths

  • No account needed to try it
  • Fast for a one-off question against a long report
  • Simple enough that anyone can use it immediately

Limitations

  • Paid pricing is not clearly published — check before subscribing
  • Free tier limited to two documents a day
  • Do not upload confidential documents without checking the terms

How we evaluated this tool

Not tested hands-on by us. This entry is based on the vendor’s public documentation and pricing pages as of the date shown above. We label untested tools rather than implying testing we did not do. Read our review method.

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