Azure Document Intelligence
Accelerate information extraction from documents with AI.
Best for Businesses seeking efficient document processing without extensive manual work.
Overview
Azure Document Intelligence is an AI service that extracts, classifies, and organizes information from documents and forms using machine learning. It's intended for businesses and developers needing to automate data extraction from various document types, including invoices, contracts, and receipts, without requiring extensive manual effort or data science expertise.
The service provides options for custom field extraction, document classification, and pre-built models for common document types, delivering structured data as output. A notable trade-off is that pricing varies significantly based on usage volume, specific features utilized, and whether a pay-as-you-go or commitment tier model is chosen, potentially leading to variable costs.
Pricing
Free - Web/Container
Custom
- 0-500 pages free per month
S0 - Web/Container
$2/mo
- Read
- 0-1M pages - $1.50 per 1,000 pages
- 1M+ pages - $0.60 per 1,000 pages
Custom extraction
$540/mo
- Custom extraction
- $540 per 20,000 pages
Prebuilt
$190/mo
- Prebuilt models
- $190 per 20,000 pages
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Estimate what Azure Document Intelligence actually costs for your team.
Free - Web/Container
Custom
S0 - Web/Container
$8/mo
Based on $2/seat/mo
Custom extraction
$2,700/mo
Based on $540/seat/mo
Prebuilt
$950/mo
Based on $190/seat/mo
Pros
- AI-driven extraction for accuracy
- Supports multiple document types
- Free tier available for initial testing
Cons
- Pricing can be complex to estimate
- Dependent on page counts for billing
- No monthly/yearly subscription option
Frequently asked
›How does Document Intelligence count the number of pages processed?
It is billed by pages analyzed, counting all pages in a document unless specified otherwise.
›Can I try Document Intelligence for free?
Yes, there is a free tier (F0) for testing all features.
›Does Document Intelligence offer monthly/yearly subscription?
No, but commitment-based pricing is available for large workloads.
›Am I charged when training a custom model?
Training is free for the first 10 hours for custom neural models; afterward, it costs $3/hour.
›What is the pricing if I’m using Document Intelligence container?
Container pricing is the same as cloud service pricing.
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