What ChatPDF does
ChatPDF is an AI tool for chatting with documents, described on the page as your PDF AI, like ChatGPT but for PDFs. It is aimed at researchers, students and professionals working with contracts, financial reports, manuals and training material. Named features include chat with any file, video or website, summaries, an AI detector, an AI writer, flashcards, slides, research, YouTube chat, multi-file chats in folders, cited sources and share links. Supported file types are PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Markdown and plain text. The page mentions desktop and mobile apps and smart routing between GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini. The free tier allows 2 documents per day, a free account unlocks saved chat history, and the page states no price for ChatPDF Plus.
How ChatPDF compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as ChatPDF does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is GoodNotes AI Notes at $9.99 a month and the median is $15. ChatPDF starts at $5 a month, below that median. 4 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for ChatPDF. ChatPDF offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. ChatPDF was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2012 and 2023, 3 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.