Quick answer
Yes, there is a genuine free tier, and it is measured in pages: 20 pages without an account, and 500 pages per month once you sign up.
What the free tier covers
- 20 pages with no account, so you can test before registering
- 500 pages per month after signing up, renewed monthly
- The common document formats — PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, TXT
- OCR for scanned files, drawn from a free OCR allowance
How the quota is actually counted
- Billing is per page, not per file, so one 100-page document and ten 10-page documents cost the same
- Scanned pages draw on the free OCR allowance in addition to your page quota, so a scan consumes more than a text page of the same size
- Maximum upload size is set per account tier and enforced before upload — an oversized file is rejected immediately with the limit that applies to you
- The number of jobs you can run at once also depends on your tier
When the free tier is enough
- Occasional documents, or a one-off file you need to read
- Trying the service on a real document before committing to anything
- Short files where quality matters more than volume
When a paid plan makes sense
- Regularly exceeding 500 pages a month
- Large single documents that need to be processed in one job
- Needing the higher-fidelity models or faster queue priority
- Team use with shared glossaries and shared quota — see pricing
Free tier at a glance
| Without an account | Signed up (free) | Paid plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page quota | 20 pages | 500 pages per month | By plan |
| Scanned pages | Also draw on the free OCR allowance | Also draw on the free OCR allowance | Follow the plan quota |
| Max file size | Set per account tier, checked before upload | Same | Higher |
Bottom line
Free means 20 pages unregistered and 500 pages a month registered — enough to evaluate the service properly and enough for light regular use. Beyond that, the plans are priced by volume.