AWS Textract vs Google Document AI pricing
Both are in document ai & ocr apis. AWS Textract is billed per 1k pages; Google Document AI is billed per 1k pages. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
AWS TextractFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- 1,000 pages/mo for 3 months (DetectDocumentText only)
- Billed
- Per 1k pages
- Best for
- Cloud-native OCR for AWS workloads
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
Google Document AIFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- $300 GCP credit (90 days)
- Billed
- Per 1k pages
- Best for
- Processor-driven document understanding
- Verified
- Jun 27, 2026
AWS Textract plans
| 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). |
- 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
Google Document AI plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Document OCR | $1.50 / 1,000 pages | Drops to $0.60 / 1,000 pages above 5M pages/month; OCR add-ons $6 / 1,000 pages. |
| Custom Extractor / Form Parser | $30 / 1,000 pages | Drops to $20 / 1,000 pages above 1M pages/month. Gen-AI powered custom extraction. |
| Layout Parser | $10 / 1,000 pages | Flat rate, no volume discount; used for chunking/RAG layout parsing. |
| Specialized parsers (Invoice / Expense / Utility) | $0.10 / 10 pages | Pretrained domain processors billed per 10-page document. |
| ID & document parsers (W-2, Pay Slip, Passport, Driver License) | $0.10–$0.75 / document | e.g. US Passport/Driver License $0.10, W-2 & Pay Slip $0.30, Bank Statement $0.75 per classified doc. |
| Custom processor hosting | $0.05 / hour per deployed version | ~$438/year per continuously deployed processor version; no free monthly tier. |
- Custom Extractor / Form Parser is expensive at $30 per 1,000 pages
- Real total cost often 3–5x the headline API price once GCP setup, storage, automation, and 40–80+ hrs integration are included