Google Document AI

Best for: Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box; Cost-sensitive teams - low, transparent entry price

Avoid if: You want to try it free before paying

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  30 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  85 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  60 / 100
  Setup speed
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  15 / 100
  Docs quality
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  85 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  100 / 100
  Trust readiness

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Pricing model

Usage-based [2]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/overviewcloud.google.com/document-ai/pricing“You are not billed for failed requests (4xx or 5xx response codes).”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]cloud.google.com/document-ai/pricing“Custom extractor: $30 per 1,000 pages (1-1M pages/month) or $20 per 1,000 pages (1M+ pages/month)”cloud.google.com/document-ai/pricing“Enterprise Document OCR Processor: 1-5,000,000 pages/month: $1.50 per 1,000 pages; 5,000,001+ pages/month: $0.60 per 1,000 pages”

Free tier

✗ No [4]cloud.google.com/document-ai/pricing

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [5]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/setup“This guide provides all required setup steps to start using Document AI.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/setup“You must enable the Document AI API for your project.”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✗ No

• Receipts / invoices
• ID documents
• Bank statements
• Table extraction
• Custom models
• LLM / RAG-ready output

Supported actions

process (synchronous document processing), batchProcess (asynchronous batch document processing), create processor, delete processor, enable processor, disable processor, list processors, get processor, setDefaultProcessorVersion, deploy processor version, undeploy processor version, train processor version, delete processor version, list processor versions, evaluateProcessorVersion, fetchProcessorTypes, list processor types, get processor type, cancel operation, get operation, list operations, reviewDocument (human review, deprecated), importDocuments (dataset), listDocuments (dataset), getDocument (dataset), batchDeleteDocuments (dataset), updateDatasetSchema, getDatasetSchema, create schema, delete schema, get schema, list schemas, patch schema, create schema version, generate schema version, get schema version, list schema versions, patch schema version [6]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.processors/process“Processes a single document.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.processors.processorVersions/train“Trains a new processor version. Operation metadata is returned as TrainProcessorVersionMetadata.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.processors/create“Creates a processor from the ProcessorType provided. The processor will be at ENABLED state by default after its creation.”

Regions

us (United States multi-region), eu (European Union multi-region), asia-south1 (Mumbai), asia-southeast1 (Singapore), australia-southeast1 (Sydney), europe-west2 (London), europe-west3 (Frankfurt), northamerica-northeast1 (Montréal) [7]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/regions“You must specify either a regional or multi-regional location for data storage and document processing.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/regions“"asia-south1" (Mumbai), "asia-southeast1" (Singapore), "australia-southeast1" (Sydney), "eu" (European Union), "europe-west2" (London), "europe-west3" (Frankfurt), "northamerica-northeast1" (Montréal), "us" (United States)”

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Bengali, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Yiddish, 200+ languages supported for Enterprise Document OCR and Form Parser [8]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/languages“Extract key-value pairs, checkboxes, and tables from documents more than 200 languages.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/languages“Identify and extract text, including handwritten text, from documents in more than 200 languages.”

Input types

application/pdf, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/gif, image/bmp, image/webp, text/html (Layout Parser only), application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document (Layout Parser only), application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation (Layout Parser only), application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet (Layout Parser only) [9]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/file-types“Microsoft Word Office Open XML (OOXML) (.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint OOXML (.pptx), and Microsoft Excel OOXML (.xlsx). HyperText Markup Language (HTML) (.html).”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/file-types“Portable Document Format (PDF) (.pdf), Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) (.gif), Tag Image File Format (TIFF) (.tiff, .tif), Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) (.jpg, .jpeg), Portable Network Graphics (PNG) (.png), Bitmap (BMP) (.bmp), and WebP (.webp)”

Output types

JSON [10]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.processors/batchProcess“LRO endpoint to batch process many documents. The output is written to Cloud Storage as JSON in the [Document] format.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/send-request“the response in JSON format. The response body contains an instance of Document”

Webhooks

✗ No [11]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.processors/process“Processes a single document.”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [12]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/try-docai

SDK languages

Python, Java, Node.js, Go, C#, PHP, Ruby, C++ [13]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/process-documents-client-libraries“npm install @google-cloud/documentai”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/process-documents-client-libraries“pip install --upgrade google-cloud-documentai”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [14]cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-2docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/security“Google Cloud has regular audits for standards such as ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2, SOC 3, and PCI DSS.”

HIPAA

✓ Yes [15]cloud.google.com/security/compliance/hipaa“Document AI is HIPAA compliant”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/security“Document AI is HIPAA compliant”

GDPR

✓ Yes [16]cloud.google.com/privacy/gdprcloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-addendum

ISO 27001

✓ Yes [17]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/security“Google Cloud has regular audits for standards such as ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2, SOC 3, and PCI DSS.”cloud.google.com/security/compliance/iso-27001

PCI DSS

✓ Yes [18]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/security“Google Cloud has regular audits for standards such as ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2, SOC 3, and PCI DSS.”cloud.google.com/security/compliance/pci-dss

Published SLA

✓ Yes [19]cloud.google.com/document-ai/sla

Rate limits

Online process requests per minute (US or EU multi-region): 120 per project per processor type; Online process requests per minute (single region): 6 per project per processor type; Concurrent batch requests (US or EU): 5 per project; Concurrent batch requests (single region): 5 per project; Base requests per minute: 1,800 per user; Default pages per minute (Best Effort, base processors): 120 PPM; Default pages per minute (Best Effort, Pro processors): 60 PPM; Concurrent training requests: 1 per project per region; Deployed custom processor versions: 5 per project per region; Deployed generative processor versions: 100 per project per custom extraction processor. [20]docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/quotas“120 per project per processor type applies to both US and EU regions for provisioned sync generic RPM.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/quotas“1,800 per user is the default value for base requests per minute.”

Known restrictions

HTML and OOXML (DOCX, PPTX, XLSX) input supported only with Layout Parser, Custom Splitter only supports PDF, TIFF, TIF, and GIF input, Recommended minimum image resolution: 200 dpi; 300+ dpi for best results, Utility Parser and Procurement Document Splitter & Classifier require form submission for access (limited access), Custom processor hosting billed at $0.05 per hour per deployed processor version regardless of usage, Provisioned capacity reservation: $300 USD per extra page-per-minute per month, 4xx/5xx error responses are not billed, Only English officially supported for Custom Extractor when using generative AI extraction, Batch processing results stored in Cloud Storage (not returned inline), DOCX page unit: up to 3,000 characters = 1 page; XLSX: each tab = 1 page; PPTX: each slide = 1 page; HTML/parsed docs: up to 3,000 characters = 1 page [21]cloud.google.com/document-ai/pricing“You are not billed for failed requests (4xx or 5xx response codes).”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/file-types“Scans should be a minimum of 200 dpi with 300 dpi and higher producing optimal results.”docs.cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/languages“Only the English language is officially supported for generative AI extraction”

• Docs
• Status page

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://documentai.googleapis.com/v1

Version

v1

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

oauth2

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

google.rpc.Status

Rate limit

600 / minute

SDKs

• Python google-cloud-documentai · repo
• Java com.google.cloud:google-cloud-document-ai · repo
• Node.js @google-cloud/documentai · repo
• Go cloud.google.com/go/documentai · repo
• C# Google.Cloud.DocumentAI.V1 · repo
• PHP google/cloud-document-ai · repo
• Ruby google-cloud-document_ai · repo
• C++ · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2020-10-16

GA

2021-03-31

Notable customers

Covered California, Gogolook

• Amazon Textract

  "Automatically extract printed text, handwriting, layout elements, and data from any document"

  Usage · public pricing · self-serve

• Veryfi

  "Documents into Data - securely, in seconds"

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Azure AI Document Intelligence

  "Azure Document Intelligence in Foundry Tools is a machine-learning based OCR and intelligent document processing service to automate extraction of key data from forms and documents."

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Nanonets

  "AI Agents for Enterprise Data Processing."

  Usage · public pricing · self-serve

• Extend

  "Turn documents into high quality data"

  Hybrid · public pricing · self-serve

• Mindee

  "Turn your document data into structured JSON with high-reliability. Zero model training required."

  Hybrid · public pricing · self-serve

Google Document AI alternatives · Google Document AI vs Amazon Textract · All OCR & Document Parsing APIs APIs

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2. ↑Pricing model: docs.cloud.google.com · cloud.google.com
3. ↑Published pricing: cloud.google.com · cloud.google.com
4. ↑Free tier: cloud.google.com
5. ↑Self-serve signup: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
6. ↑Supported actions: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
7. ↑Regions: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
8. ↑Languages: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
9. ↑Input types: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
10. ↑Output types: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
11. ↑Webhooks: docs.cloud.google.com
12. ↑Sandbox: docs.cloud.google.com
13. ↑SDK languages: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
14. ↑SOC 2: cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
15. ↑HIPAA: cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
16. ↑GDPR: cloud.google.com · cloud.google.com
17. ↑ISO 27001: docs.cloud.google.com · cloud.google.com
18. ↑PCI DSS: docs.cloud.google.com · cloud.google.com
19. ↑Published SLA: cloud.google.com
20. ↑Rate limits: docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com
21. ↑Known restrictions: cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com · docs.cloud.google.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 10 → 30
2. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"tables":true,"id_documents":true,"custom_models":true,"agentic_output":true,"…
5. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Google Document AI is a REST API from Google Cloud that transforms unstructured…
6. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 15
7. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.cloud.google.com
8. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
9. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.cloud.google.com
10. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
11. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
12. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You want to try it free before paying
13. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 10
14. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 85
15. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 60
16. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
17. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 85
18. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 100
19. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box, Cost-sensitive teams - low, tr…
20. 2026-06-14 SDK Packages: Python, Java, Node.js, Go, C#, PHP, Ruby, C++ → Python, Java, Node.js, Go, C#, PHP, Ruby, C++
21. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: 2026-06-13T00:00:00.000Z → 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
22. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: 0.02 → 0.02
23. 2026-06-13 Requires Sales Call: set to No
24. 2026-06-13 Enterprise Plan Available: set to No
25. 2026-06-13 GDPR: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-13 ISO 27001: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-13 PCI DSS: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-13 SLA Published: set to Yes
29. 2026-06-13 SLA URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/document-ai/sla
30. 2026-06-13 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/security
31. 2026-06-13 Documented Rate Limits: set to Online process requests per minute (US or EU multi-region): 120 per project per…
32. 2026-06-13 Rate Limit Requests: set to 600
33. 2026-06-13 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
34. 2026-06-13 Known Restrictions: set to HTML and OOXML (DOCX, PPTX, XLSX) input supported only with Layout Parser, Cust…
35. 2026-06-13 Auth Methods: set to oauth2
36. 2026-06-13 Auth Docs URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc
37. 2026-06-13 API Style: set to rest
38. 2026-06-13 Base URL: set to https://documentai.googleapis.com/v1
39. 2026-06-13 API Version: set to v1
40. 2026-06-13 Versioning Scheme: set to url
41. 2026-06-13 Stability: set to ga
42. 2026-06-13 Deprecation Policy URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/deprecation
43. 2026-06-13 Quickstart URL: set to https://cloud.google.com/document-ai/docs/process-documents-client-libraries
44. 2026-06-13 Idempotency Supported: set to No
45. 2026-06-13 Error Format: set to google.rpc.Status
46. 2026-06-13 Requires Verification: set to Yes
47. 2026-06-13 Starting Price Usd: set to 0.02
48. 2026-06-13 Price Basis: set to 1,000 pages
49. 2026-06-13 Slug: set to google-document-ai
50. 2026-06-13 GA Date: set to 2021-03-31

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