The short answer
AWS Textract is billed per 1k pages. It has a free tier: 1,000 pages/mo for 3 months (DetectDocumentText only). The paid plans we list start at $1.50 / 1k pages (Detect Document Text (raw OCR)).
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier (first 3 months) | $0 | 1,000 pages/mo Detect Document Text; 100 pages/mo each for Forms/Tables/Layout, Queries, Expense, ID; 2,000 pages/mo Lending; 1,000 pages/mo Signatures. New AWS customers only. |
| Detect Document Text (raw OCR) | $1.50 / 1k pages | Drops to $0.60/1k pages above 1M pages/month. |
| Analyze Document – Forms | $50 / 1k pages | $40/1k above 1M pages/month. |
| Analyze Document – Tables | $15 / 1k pages | $10/1k above 1M pages/month; Layout included free when used with Tables. |
| Forms + Tables + Queries (bundle) | $70 / 1k pages | $55/1k above 1M pages/month. |
| AnalyzeExpense / AnalyzeID | $10 / $25 per 1k pages | Expense $10 ($8 above 1M); ID $25 ($10 above 1M); Custom Queries $25 ($15 above 1M). |
How AWS Textract bills you
The pricing model is per 1k pages. Battle-tested OCR and form/table/ID extraction wired into the entire AWS ecosystem with hyperscaler-grade scale and SDK reach. Best suited to: cloud-native ocr for aws workloads.
What to watch for on the bill
- Structured extraction is expensive, Forms is $50/1k pages and the full bundle $70/1k
- Pricing is confusing: the same API costs different amounts by feature combination and varies by region
- Cost tracking in Cost Explorer is awkward and usage is hard to attribute
The pricing page we read
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing/. Prices change, so confirm there before you commit.
Compare AWS Textract with alternatives
- AWS Textract vs Google Document AI pricing
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Other document ai & ocr apis: Google Document AI, Azure AI Document Intelligence, Mindee, Unstructured, Nanonets.
Looking at quality rather than price? See the AWS Textract score on APIbenchmarks. Full entry: AWS Textract pricing.