Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: AskYourPDF
AskYourPDF clearly comes out ahead of ChatPDF on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $19.99/mo for ChatPDF and $11.99/mo for AskYourPDF.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | saas tool |
| Company | ChatPDF | AskYourPDF |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketing | DevelopmentData & AnalyticsHR & RecruitingAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | ai-researchai-chatbot | ai-document-processing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | chatpdf | askyourpdf |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Questions Per Day | ||
| 10 Mb File Size Limit | ||
| 1 Documents Per Day | ||
| 120 Pages Per Pdf | ||
| 10 Free Credits | ||
| 2 Pdfs Per Day | ||
| 100 Pages Per Document | ||
| 2,000 Pages Per Pdf | ||
| 1000 Documents Per Day | ||
| 32 Mb File Size Limit | ||
| 10000 Conversations Per Day | ||
| Multi-Document Folders | ||
| 100000 Questions Per Day | ||
| Unlimited Pdfs | ||
| 1200 Questions Per Day | ||
| Unlimited Questions | ||
| 150 Documents Per Day | ||
| 2500 Pages Per Document | ||
| 3 Conversations Per Day | ||
| 30 Free Credits | ||
| 50 Conversations Per Day | ||
| 50 Documents Per Day | ||
| 6000 Pages Per Document | ||
| Chat With Multiple Documents At Once (Knowledge Base) | ||
| Chrome Extension Access | ||
| Claude 4.5 Opus (Credits Required) | ||
| Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Credits Required) | ||
| Custom Credits | ||
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | ||
| Gemini 2.5 Pro (Credits Required) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, AskYourPDF comes out ahead overall, though ChatPDF can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
ChatPDF's paid plans start at $19.99/mo and AskYourPDF's start at $11.99/mo, so AskYourPDF is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both ChatPDF and AskYourPDF offer a free tier.
AskYourPDF scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
