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AI chat with PDF

Editorial picks for "chat with pdf ai".

48 tools

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Ernie Bot

Agents · Baidu ERNIE 4.0 / ERNIE X1 / ERNIE Turbo (in-house)
8.7

Baidu's Mandarin-first ChatGPT rival, powered by the ERNIE model family

Freemium· Free tier for Ernie 3.5 access; Ernie 4.0 and premium features require a paid subscription (approximately CNY 59.9/month for individual plans); enterprise API pricing via Baidu AI Cloud Qianfan platform is metered per 1K tokens.Mandarin content writing and marketing copyChinese-language document Q&A and summarisation
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Snowflake Cortex

RAG · Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, Mistral Large 2, Snowflake Arctic
8.7

Generative AI and RAG built into the Snowflake data cloud

Enterprise· Standard: Contact sales · Enterprise: Contact sales · Business Critical: Contact sales · Virtual Private Snowflake: Contact salesEnterprise RAG chatbot over governed dataNatural-language SQL for business analysts
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Doubao

Agents · Doubao Seed 2.1 Pro (in-house ByteDance), with Seed 2.0 / 1.5 on free tier
8.5

ByteDance's flagship AI assistant with a real agent mode and one of the largest user bases outside ChatGPT

Freemium· Free tier (chat, search, writing, image gen, voice/video chats) / Doubao Pro RMB 68/mo (~$9.40) / RMB 200/mo (~$27.80) / RMB 500/mo (~$69.40). API: 6 yuan per 1M input tokens, 30 yuan per 1M output tokens for Doubao 2.1 Pro (cache-hit as low as 1.2 yuan).Long-document PDF and Office file summarizationAutonomous browser and local-computer agent tasks
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ChatGLM (Zhipu Qingyan)

Agents · GLM-4, GLM-4V, GLM-4-Air/Flash, CogView, CogVideoX (ChatGLM family, Zhipu AI / Tsinghua KEG)
8.4

Zhipu AI's bilingual ChatGLM assistant with agents, code, image and video generation

Freemium· Free consumer tier (chatglm.cn); paid API tiers via Zhipu Open Platform (bigmodel.cn) priced per million tokens by model (GLM-4, GLM-4-Air, GLM-4-Flash, GLM-4V, CogVideoX); enterprise/private deployment on requestChinese-language document drafting and rewritingChinese-English translation and localisation
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Quivr

RAG · Multi-model (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Gemma)
8.4

Open-source RAG framework for building custom AI assistants over your own documents in a few lines of Python.

Free· Open source (pip install quivr-core); pay only for LLM/vector-store usagedocument-qacustom-knowledge-base
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Google AI Studio

Coding · Gemini 2.5 Pro / Flash, Imagen, Veo
8.2

Browser-based playground and API console for prototyping with Google's Gemini models.

Freemium· Free tier with rate limits; paid via Gemini API usage-based pricingprompt-prototypinggemini-api-keys
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NotebookLM

RAG · Gemini 2.5
8.1

Google's source-grounded research notebook that turns your documents into chats, briefs, and AI-hosted podcasts.

Freemium· Free tier; Plus via Google One AI Premium ($19.99/mo) or Workspace add-ondocument Q&Aresearch synthesis
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AnythingLLM

RAG · Multi-model
7.9

Open-source desktop and self-hosted app that turns your documents into a private chat-and-agent workspace.

Freemium· Basic: $50/monthly · Pro: $99/monthly · Enterprise: Contact Usdocument-chatprivate-rag
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Khoj

Agents · Multi-model
7.9

Open-source personal AI that builds agents, searches your documents, and automates research across local files and the web.

Freemium· Free self-hosted; paid cloud tier on app.khoj.devpersonal-knowledge-baseagent-building
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Humata.ai

RAG · Multi-model
7.8

Chat-with-your-documents RAG tool with citation-backed answers across uploaded PDFs and files.

Freemium· Free: $0 · Expert: $9.99 · Team: $49 / user · Enterprise: customdocument-qaresearch-summarization
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Cherry Studio

Agents · Multi-model
7.2

Open-source desktop AI client that wires 300+ LLMs into one chat, knowledge-base, and agent workspace.

Free· Free and open source; bring your own API keysmulti-model chatlocal knowledge base
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OneKE

RAG · Multi-model (OneKE-13B, LLaMA3, Qwen2.5, GPT, DeepSeek-R1)
7.2

Open-source multi-agent framework for schema-guided knowledge extraction from documents.

Free· Free, MIT-licensed; you pay for LLM API calls or self-hosted computeknowledge-graph-constructionnamed-entity-recognition
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WeKnora

RAG · Multi-model
7.2

Tencent's open-source RAG framework that turns raw documents into a queryable knowledge base, ReAct agent, and self-maintaining wiki.

Free· Free, open-source (self-hosted)document-qaenterprise-knowledge-base
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FutureHouse Platform

RAG · Multi-model
7.1

Multi-agent AI research stack for scientists, with retrieval over 175M+ papers, patents, and trials.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $25 · Enterprise: Contact salesscientific-literature-searchautonomous-research-agent
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Jenni AI

Writing
7.1

AI writing workspace built specifically for academic papers, theses, and cited research.

Freemium· Free; Plus $12/mo; Pro $29/mo (up to 60% off annual)academic-writingliterature-review
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QuillBot

Writing · Undisclosed (proprietary)
7.1

AI paraphrasing and grammar suite that grew into an all-in-one writing toolkit.

Freemium· Free: €0 · Premium: €8,33 · Team Plan: ?paraphrasinggrammar-check
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RabbitHoles AI

Agents · Multi-model (Anthropic, Google, Groq, Perplexity, custom)
7.1

Infinite-canvas AI chat client that lets you branch, fork, and connect conversations as nodes instead of scrolling a single linear thread.

Paid· Starter: $5/monthdeep researchbranching chat
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SiteSpeakAI

RAG · Multi-model
7.1

Custom-trained chatbot that turns your website, docs, and PDFs into a multilingual support and lead-gen agent.

Freemium· Free: Free · Starter: per month · Pro: per month · Growth: per month · Business: per monthwebsite-chatbotcustomer-support
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YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude

Agents · Multi-model (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral)
7.1

Browser extension that pipes YouTube transcripts, articles, and PDFs into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Mistral for instant summaries.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact salesvideo-summarizationtranscript-extraction
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alphaXiv

RAG · Multi-model
7.0

AI reading layer over arXiv with grounded Q&A, auto-summaries, and line-by-line discussion on every preprint.

Free· Free, no signup requiredpaper-qaliterature-review
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GaliChat

RAG
7.0

No-code AI chatbot builder that trains on your website content for support and lead capture.

Freemium· pro: $19 · business: $99 · enterprise: $999 · Free Demo: Freecustomer-supportlead-generation
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Graphify

RAG · Multi-model
7.0

Open-source on-device knowledge graph engine that turns code, docs, papers, meetings and images into a queryable graph.

Free· MIT-licensed, free forever; cloud tier hinted but unpriced (waitlist)knowledge-graphcode-search
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Kotaemon

RAG · Multi-model (OpenAI, LlamaCPP, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint)
7.0

Open-source RAG UI for chatting with your own documents, locally or self-hosted.

Free· Free, open-source (MIT-style); self-hosted infrastructure costs onlydocument-qaprivate-rag
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PageIndex

RAG
7.0

Vectorless reasoning-based retrieval for long documents, with traceable, auditable answers.

Freemium· Free Try Now tier; enterprise pricing on requestdocument-qalong-pdf-retrieval
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Rember

Writing · Multi-model
7.0

AI flashcard generator that turns PDFs, videos, and chats into spaced-repetition decks.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $30 · Enterprise: Contact salesflashcard generationspaced repetition
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RowSpeak

Agents · Gemini
7.0

AI spreadsheet analyst that turns messy Excel, CSV, and PDF tables into dashboards and management-ready reports.

Freemium· Essential: $8.3/mo · Professional: $24.9/mo · Premium: $49.9/mospreadsheet-analysisdata-visualization
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Superpower ChatGPT

Agents · GPT (via ChatGPT UI)
7.0

Chrome extension that bolts folders, prompt libraries, and bulk export onto the ChatGPT web UI.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact saleschatgpt-organizationprompt-management
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YouTube Summary with ChatGPT & Claude

Writing · Multi-model (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Mistral)
7.0

Browser extension that pipes YouTube transcripts, articles, and PDFs into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Mistral for instant summaries.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact salesyoutube-summarizationarticle-summarization
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Aidbase

Agents · OpenAI
6.9

AI-powered customer support stack purpose-built for SaaS startups, bundling a trained chatbot, ticketing, and knowledge base.

Freemium· Standard: €29 · Pro: €39 · Expert: €199customer-supportai-chatbot
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ChatGPT for Google

Agents · Multi-model (GPT-4, Claude 2, others)
6.9

Browser extension that pipes GPT-4, Claude and other LLM answers into your existing search results page.

Free· Free extension; requires your own accounts with underlying AI providerssearch-augmentationpage-summarization
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Chat With PDF by Copilot.us

RAG
6.9

Conversational PDF Q&A bundled into a multi-app productivity membership.

Freemium· 7-day free trial; paid membership covers full app suitepdf-qadocument-summarization
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Elephas

Writing · Multi-model (GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, BYO API)
6.9

Privacy-first Mac AI writing assistant that redacts PII before any cloud call and indexes your files locally.

Freemium· Standard: $19 · Professional: $39 · Pro+: $49private document chatai writing assistant
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Kosmik

Image Generation
6.9

AI-powered infinite canvas for moodboards, research, and visual thinking.

Freemium· Kosmik Pro: $14.99 · Ambassador: $20.99 · Enterprise: Contact usmoodboardsvisual research
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SciSpace

RAG · Multi-model
6.9

AI research assistant that turns dense PDFs and literature reviews into searchable, citation-backed answers.

Freemium· Premium: $20 · Advanced: $90 · Max: $200literature-reviewchat-with-pdf
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aiPDF

RAG
6.8

Chat-with-your-documents app that ingests PDFs, EPUBs, web pages and YouTube videos with cited answers.

Freemium· Playful: Free · Dynamic: $9/month · Flagship: $19/monthdocument-chatpdf-summarization
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ChatPDF

RAG · GPT-4o / GPT-4o-mini
6.8

Conversational Q&A over PDFs and other documents with citation-backed answers.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact salespdf-qadocument-summarization
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Explainpaper

RAG · Undisclosed (tiered basic vs. advanced)
6.8

AI reading companion that decodes dense academic papers by highlighting and chatting with the PDF.

Freemium· Free: $0/month · Pro: $16/month · Teams: Contact uspaper-readingresearch-summaries
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Genei

RAG · GPT-3 (per public site)
6.8

AI research assistant that summarizes PDFs and web pages and answers questions across your document library.

Freemium· Basic: £9.99 · PRO: £29.99 · Basic: £4.99 · PRO: £19.99pdf-summarizationresearch-assistant
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Mem

Writing · Multi-model
6.8

AI-native notes app that auto-organizes your captures and surfaces context as you work.

Freemium· Free (25 notes/mo); Pro $12/mo; Teams customnote-takingpersonal-knowledge-management
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Nexus AI

Writing · Multi-model
6.8

All-in-one AI workspace bundling writing, image, voice, and chat into a single subscription.

Freemium· Free 500 words/mo; Premium $18-25/mo; Ultimate $35-50/mo (30% off annual)ai-writingimage-generation
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Podify

Writing
6.8

AI-powered LinkedIn growth platform that turns PDFs, videos, and prompts into branded posts, comments, and carousels.

Freemium· Starter: $17 · Growth: $27 · Professional: $97linkedin-postsai-comments
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Recall

RAG · Multi-model (GPT, Claude, Gemini)
6.8

AI-powered personal knowledge base that summarizes, links, and quizzes you on everything you save.

Freemium· Free: $0 · Plus: $10 per month, billed yearly · Max: $38 per month, billed yearlyknowledge-managementvideo-summarization
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SlidesWizard

Writing · ChatGPT (OpenAI)
6.8

AI presentation generator that ships finished PowerPoint and Google Slides decks from a prompt or outline.

Freemium· Free: Free · Pay-per-use: $2.50presentation-generationpowerpoint-decks
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Wordtune

Writing · AI21 Labs (Jurassic-family) + multi-model
6.8

AI rewriting and paraphrasing assistant from AI21 Labs that polishes tone, summarizes long content, and drafts in your voice.

Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact salesparaphrasingtone-shifting
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Mathos AI

Writing · Proprietary math reasoning model
6.6

AI math solver and tutor that accepts photo, voice, text, or LaTeX input and walks through step-by-step solutions.

Freemium· Free: Free · Basic: $5.98 · Prime: $9.98 · Enterprise: Custommath-homeworkstep-by-step-solutions
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Gist AI

Writing · ChatGPT (OpenAI)
6.5

ChatGPT-powered Chrome extension that summarizes articles, YouTube videos, and PDFs in one click.

Free· Completely freearticle-summarizationyoutube-summarization
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Ailin

Agents · Multi-model — routes to OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and customer-supplied custom models

One prompt, every AI model — plus a no-code builder for agents and workflows

Paid· Basic: $20 · Pro: $50 · Enterprise: Contact salesinternal knowledge-base chatbotmulti-model prompt A/B testing
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AI Toolbox

Writing

One Chrome extension for ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok

Freemium· Free forever: $0 · Monthly: $9.99 · Annual: ? · Lifetime: ? · All Access Lifetime: ?Organizing ChatGPT and Claude chat history into foldersFull-text search across past LLM conversations