Google Document AI vs Mindee pricing
Both are in document ai & ocr apis. Google Document AI is billed per 1k pages; Mindee is billed credit subscription tiers. Numbers below are copied from each vendor's pricing page.
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
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
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
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