Head to head · Chat & research · updated Oct 25, 2026
Le Chat vs AskYourPDF
Le Chat scores 11 to AskYourPDF's 10 on public evidence for chat with PDFs & documents, and they rank #3 and #4 there. Both are free to start. Numbers below are the same public signals the ranking uses, recomputed nightly — nothing here is sponsored.
Le Chat
Mistral's European chat assistant with fast Flash Answers, web search, document upload and image generation.
+ Very fast responses and EU-hosted data handling, with a cheaper Pro tier than the US incumbents.
− Smaller model ecosystem and fewer integrations, and answers lag the top US models on hard reasoning tasks.
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| Le Chat | AskYourPDF | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence score / 100 | 11 | 10 |
| GitHub stars | closed source | closed source |
| Hacker News stories, 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Release-feed mentions, 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Last activity | – | – |
| Pricing | Free tier · Pro $14.99/mo | Free tier |
| Platforms | web, ios, android, api | web, chrome-extension, api |
| Maker | Mistral AI | AskYourPDF |
Which one?
Pick Le Chat if
- you want the stronger public evidence (11 vs 10)
- you need it on android, ios
Best for EU users who want a fast, privacy-conscious assistant.
Pick AskYourPDF if
- you need it on chrome-extension
Best for document Q&A with an API option.