Pick ChatPDF if
students and analysts who want Q&A on a PDF they already have.
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Our take
Pick ChatPDF if students and analysts who want Q&A on a PDF they already have. Pick Humata if analysts and small teams who already have PDFs and will pay when 60 pages is not enough. Skip ChatPDF if people who need a citation graph (Connected Papers) or a paper-search agent (Elicit). Skip Humata if people who need a signed-out one-PDF chat (ChatPDF) or a paper-search agent (Elicit).
Best for
ChatPDF Talk to one document in the browser without an account
Humata Drop files and ask questions
Free plan
ChatPDF $0 · to start a chat; history save wants Sign up. Exact Free page/question caps are not printed on the modal
Humata $0 · 1 user; 60 free pages / month; no additional-page row
Lowest paid
ChatPDF Plus (yearly) $6.42
Humata Expert $9.99
Next step up
ChatPDF Plus (monthly) $15.99
Humata
Watch out
ChatPDF Dollars live on the Plus modal
Humata Free is 60 pages
Last checked
ChatPDF 2026-10-20 · chatpdf.com
Humata 2026-10-21 · humata.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Humata if
analysts and small teams who already have PDFs and will pay when 60 pages is not enough.
Read the Humata page