Azure AI Document Intelligence by Microsoft
Extract text, layout, tables and fields from documents with prebuilt or custom models.
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Price
Free plan
then from $0.6
Free tier
Yes
0 - 500 pages free per month
SDK downloads
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npm @azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence · PyPI azure-ai-documentintelligence
Pricing
| Free tier | 0 - 500 pages free per month |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Per 1,000 pages: Read $1.50 (0-1M pages), $0.60 (1M+); Layout/prebuilt $10; custom extraction $30; classifier $3 (East US) |
| Good to know | Billed per page, not per request. Pricing page loads prices dynamically; figures are from Microsoft's Azure Retail Prices API (prices.azure.com), East US, pay-as-you-go. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | None found |
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| npm | npm install @azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence |
| PyPI | pip install azure-ai-documentintelligence |
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