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AI PDF Summarization Cost Guide

How much does it cost to summarize PDFs with AI at production scale? Per-document costs across GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, and economy models. Includes batch pricing and quality tier comparison.

PDF summarization cost breakdown

  • Average 10-page PDF: ~3,500 input tokens (text extraction) + 600 output tokens (summary)
  • GPT-4.1 Nano: $0.043 per document, $43/mo at 1,000 docs
  • GPT-4o mini: $0.064 per document, $64/mo at 1,000 docs
  • Claude 3.5 Haiku: $0.30 per document, $300/mo at 1,000 docs
  • GPT-4o: $0.64 per document, $640/mo at 1,000 docs
  • Batch API: 50% discount available on OpenAI and Anthropic for async pipelines
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