Head to head · Chat & research · updated Oct 25, 2026
Claude vs AskYourPDF
Claude scores 93 to AskYourPDF's 10 on public evidence for chat with PDFs & documents, and they rank #1 and #4 there. Both are free to start. Numbers below are the same public signals the ranking uses, recomputed nightly — nothing here is sponsored.
Claude
Anthropic's chat assistant known for careful long-form writing, large context windows and Projects for working over document sets.
+ Produces natural, editable prose and follows nuanced instructions over very long documents better than most rivals.
− Pro usage limits can run out mid-session on long conversations, and it has no built-in image generation.
AskYourPDF
Chat with PDFs and other documents via web app, Chrome extension, ChatGPT plugin or API.
+ Available almost everywhere, including an API for developers who want document Q&A inside their own product.
− Answer quality is middling on long documents and the free tier is restrictive on uploads and questions.
Side by side
public evidence| Claude | AskYourPDF | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence score / 100 | 93 | 10 |
| GitHub stars | closed source | closed source |
| Hacker News stories, 30d | 920 | 0 |
| Release-feed mentions, 30d | 665 | 0 |
| Last activity | 0 days ago | – |
| Pricing | Free tier · Pro $20/mo, Max from $100/mo | Free tier |
| Platforms | web, mac, windows, ios, android, api, cli | web, chrome-extension, api |
| Maker | Anthropic | AskYourPDF |
Which one?
Pick Claude if
- you want the stronger public evidence (93 vs 10)
- you need it on android, cli, ios
Best for drafting and revising long documents.
Pick AskYourPDF if
- you need it on chrome-extension
Best for document Q&A with an API option.