AWS Textract vs Mindee pricing
Both are in document ai & ocr apis. AWS Textract is billed per 1k pages; Mindee is billed credit subscription tiers. 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
MindeeFree tier or trial
- Free tier
- 14-day free trial, no card
- Billed
- Credit subscription tiers
- Best for
- Prebuilt document parsing API
- 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
Mindee plans
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | EUR44/month (EUR528/yr) | 500 monthly credits, community support, unlimited models; extra credits EUR0.05 each. |
| Pro | EUR179/month (EUR2,148/yr) | Most popular. 2,500 monthly credits, live chat support, team members, RAG up to 20 docs; extra credits EUR0.04. |
| Business | EUR584/month (EUR7,008/yr) | 10,000 monthly credits, priority support, unlimited RAG, confidence scores; extra credits EUR0.035. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For 250k+ credits/year: dedicated account manager, custom SLAs, premium technical support, tailored pricing. |
| Free trial | EUR0 (14 days) | Time-limited trial; no permanent free plan offered. |
- No permanent free tier - only a 14-day trial, unlike some cloud and open-source alternatives
- Support response is slower on lower-tier (Starter/standard) plans
- Advanced features (polygons, data localization, boosted accuracy, unlimited RAG) gated behind higher tiers
Source: https://www.mindee.com/pricing