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Best AI tools to summarize PDFs
We compared 1 AI tool to summarize PDFs. 1 has a free plan. QuillBot ranks first on our task-fit signals: ChatPDF lets you ask questions about a PDF, and the text summarizer condenses passages you paste in. Listings were last checked on Nov 6, 2026.
PDF summarisers let you upload a document and get a summary or ask questions about it. Compare page and file-size limits, whether answers point to the page they came from, and how many documents the free plan allows.
Preview build: this list has 1 of the 8+ tools a task page needs before it can be published (methodology, coverage rule).
The ranking
Side-by-side
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Platforms | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuillBot | Free plan available | Yes | Browser extension, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows | Nov 6, 2026 |
Choosing a tool to summarize PDFs: what the data says
- Free to try: QuillBot has a free plan.
- Prices not verified: QuillBot. Their pricing pages couldn't be read, so we show no figure rather than a guess.
- On your phone: QuillBot lists an iOS or Android app.
Order is by fit score, from published signals; ties go alphabetically and no tool can pay for a position. How the score works.