Extend

What it is for

Extend is a document-API desk: Parse a file to markdown, Extract schema fields, Classify / Split a packet, or Edit a form — each billed in credits. Use it when the job is pages → structured output at a known ¢/page, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is Extend’s own Dashboard Quickstart — official Studio Parse still (document + highlighted regions + Formatted / Blocks output) — not a pricing card.

Key features

• Parse — PDFs, scans, sheets, and slides become layout-aware markdown and typed blocks for RAG / agents (Parsing; pricing). Light 0.5 / Performance 2 credits per page. One dump; those engines are SKU.
• Extract — schema-shaped JSON with confidence and citations; Parse is billed separately (Extraction). A field list, not a full dump. Light 0.7 / Performance 3 / Operator-1 5 credits per page.
• Classify — route a file to a downstream process; no parse required (Overview; pricing 0.5 credits/page). A router, not extract.
• Split — cut a multi-document PDF into separate files by type (Overview). Segmentation, not classify. Parse billed separately.
• Edit — fill forms or write values back into a finished PDF (Overview; pricing Filling 1 / Form detection 2 credits/page). A write-back, not a parse.

Studio is the ops / try-it desk for the same five APIs (Dashboard Quickstart). Workflows chain them. Verify (tamper / AI-generated, beta) is extra. SDKs / MCP / CLI are install. Credits are the meter. Light vs Performance is SKU.

Who it's for

Best fit: document teams who will burn the 10,000 free Pay-as-you-go credits ($100 at list) on Parse or Extract, then pay $0.01/credit.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from extend.ai/pricing and How credits work.

• Pay As You Go — Free to start. 10,000 credits included ($100 at list). Then $0.01 per additional credit. No monthly platform fee. No sales call. Parse, Extract, Classify, Split, Edit, Studio, Evals, Workflows.
• Growth — custom per-credit rate. Volume, Slack, higher limits, HIPAA / BAA, custom retention.
• Enterprise — custom. BYOC / hybrid, SSO / SAML, RBAC, multi-workspace, custom models.

List (Pay As You Go, per page): Parse Light $0.005 / Performance $0.02 / Auto $0.005–$0.02; Extract Light $0.007 / Performance $0.03 / Operator-1 $0.05 (parse extra); Split Light $0.005 / Performance $0.02 (parse extra); Classify $0.005; Edit Filling $0.01 / Form detection $0.02. A 10-page Performance Extract + Parse is 50 credits ($0.50).

Limitations / costs

• There is no $29 seat. After 10k free credits you pay $0.01 each.
• Extract and Split also bill Parse. Add the parse line before you budget.
• A document factory, not a research whiteboard. For another parse/extract desk see Reducto. For open-source document ETL see Unstructured.

Alternatives

• Reducto — Studio parse/extract when you want their $150 Standard credit, not Extend credits.
• Unstructured — open-source document ETL when you want to host the parser.
• Jina AI — URL → markdown when the file is a web page, not a PDF packet.

Official tutorial

No first-party getting-started oEmbed found on this check. Use the written path.

Written path: Dashboard Quickstart plus Pricing.

Website

https://www.extend.ai

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Extend’s official Dashboard Quickstart (Studio Parse: document + blocks). Dollars checked on extend.ai/pricing (10k free credits; then $0.01/credit). No first-party getting-started oEmbed.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.