ChatPDF

Ask grounded questions of a citation-ready text-layer PDF with source chips and no-context no-charge protection.

GAEstimated 14 CreditsAvailable

No Credits are charged until you run the tool.

What is ChatPDF?

ChatPDF answers focused questions from citation-ready snippets in one processed text-layer PDF and attaches source chips to supported statements. Select a READY or DEGRADED document within your plan limits, ask a question the file can answer, and follow the cited passages back to the page. It is built for grounded document navigation, with no generic answer or Q&A charge when usable support is missing.

ChatPDF illustration showing speech bubbles anchored to highlighted passages on a document.

The answer is in the PDF, but where?

Manually scanning a long report or policy for one fact wastes time and makes verification awkward. ChatPDF retrieves bounded supporting snippets first, then gives a concise answer with source chips so you can inspect the document evidence directly.

How to use ChatPDF

1
Select a ready PDF
Use a text-layer PDF that finished processing.
2
Ask a focused question
Query something the document can actually answer.
3
Review the grounded answer
Every answer cites source chips from the PDF.
4
Follow up as needed
Ask the next question; unsupported queries are not charged.

Examples

Ask about source citations

What does this PDF say about citation metadata?

A grounded answer with source chips for the supporting PDF snippets.

Use cases

Study long documents

Ask chapter-level questions instead of rereading everything.

Verify claims in reports

Confirm what a document actually says with cited snippets.

Navigate manuals and policies

Find the relevant clause without manual scanning.

Why use ChatPDF?

Grounded answers with source chips

The tool retrieves citation-ready passages before composing an answer. Each supported response points back to snippets from the selected PDF.

No context, no Q&A charge

When the file does not contain usable support, ChatPDF returns no-support copy instead of a generic answer. Q&A Credits do not settle in that case.

Explicit PDF boundaries

Free plans support up to 10 MB and 50 pages, while Pro supports up to 20 MB and 200 pages. Scanned-only, password-protected, multi-file, and unsupported document states are excluded.

Limits

Free

PDF up to 10 MB and 50 pages

Pro

PDF up to 20 MB and 200 pages

Supported files

Text-layer PDFs only; OCR is not available

Unsupported

No multi-file collections, scanned-only PDFs, password-protected PDFs, or unsupported document states

FAQ

Are scanned PDFs supported?

No. The preview accepts text-layer PDFs only. Scanned or OCR-only files fail before Credits are charged.

When are Credits charged?

Credits settle only when retrieval finds usable support and a grounded answer completes. If no support is found in the file, no Q&A Credits are charged.

Can it answer from unsupported files?

No. ChatPDF requires a READY or DEGRADED citation-capable text-layer PDF before it accepts a question.

What PDF size can I use?

Free supports up to 10 MB and 50 pages; Pro supports up to 20 MB and 200 pages.

How can I verify an answer?

Open the attached source chips and compare the cited snippets with their surrounding PDF pages.

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