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Humata
An AI assistant for chatting with long PDFs, extracting key information, and tracing cited sources
Humata is an AI assistant for chatting with and analyzing long PDF documents such as papers, reports, and contracts. It summarizes documents, answers detailed questions, supports cross-file conversations, and cites the source page for each answer.
Updated
2026-10-22
Platforms
Web
Freemium
Free: process up to 60 document pages per month.Expert: $9.99/month for 500 pages per month; additional pages cost $0.02/page, with faster generation and multi-document collaboration.Team: $49/seat/month for 5,000 pages per month and advanced permission controls. Confirm current limits and commercial terms on Humata before subscribing.
* Pricing is for reference only; see the official site for current pricing.
Humata Key Features
PDF conversations
Use natural-language dialogue to explore papers, reports, contracts, and other PDFs.
Fast summaries
Condense long documents and surface the most relevant facts and sections.
Source citations
Review precise page references to verify generated answers against the original document.
Multi-file analysis
Ask cross-document questions and compare information across uploaded files.
Humata Best For
Academic researchers
Read hundreds of pages across papers, books, and references while extracting evidence and tracing answers to source pages.
Legal, compliance, and financial analysts
Compare contracts, regulations, and financial reports to locate clauses, differences, and potential risks.
Cross-project knowledge teams
Connect project documents and industry reports to build a structured understanding of complex business context.
Pros
- Handles long documents conversationally
- Provides page-level source citations
- Supports multi-document question answering
Considerations
- Monthly page limits can constrain heavy use
- AI answers still require source verification
- Team controls require a higher-priced plan
Humata Quick Start and Practical Tips
Quick start
- 1
Upload one document per project folder rather than loose files, so cross-file questions stay scoped.
- 2
Ask for the page number with every answer, then open that page before reusing the quote anywhere.
- 3
Split a long report into chapters when citation precision matters more than one-shot summaries.
Pro tip
Core tip: page citations are the point, so audit a few. The assistant reliably returns a page, but not always the page that carries the clause. Scanned files with two-column layouts cite worse than born-digital PDFs, so test one known answer before relying on the rest.
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