The Humata Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Humata in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Humata
The Insider’s Guide
Document Q&A with cited answers across your uploaded files
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI research tools, read from Humata’s own pages.
Made by Tilda Technologies Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Humata’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Humata’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 2 of the 27 other AI research tools we grade
Humata is a web app for asking questions about your own documents. You upload files or folders, or import a website, and it answers in a chat with citations that link back to the relevant passages. Plans are metered by the number of pages uploaded each month, and the team features include roles, folder permissions and SAML single sign-on.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Humata, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The one thing to watch is the page meter, since anything over your allowance is billed per page.
- 1
Best for small teams asking questions of shared files
Humata answers questions across your uploaded files or whole folders, with links back to the passage, and the $9.99 Expert plan covers up to 3 people.
- 2
Paid plans start at $9.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $9.99 per month, billed monthly (covers up to 3 users).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 user and 60 free pages a month with basic features. The homepage also limits it to 10 answers.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Chat with your files
Upload files or whole folders and ask questions about them. Each answer cites the relevant sections of the source documents, with highlighted links back into the file.
- 6
Ask All across files
Tick several files or a folder and use Ask All to put one question to all of them at once, for example to compare documents.
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Website import
The From URL option in the upload dialog imports a website so that questions can be asked about its pages.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 2 of 27
That is against the other AI research tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace Humata you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Humata at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $9.99 per month, billed monthly (covers up to 3 users)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Tilda Technologies Inc.
- Category
- AI Research Tools
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for small teams asking questions of shared files
Humata answers questions across your uploaded files or whole folders, with links back to the passage, and the $9.99 Expert plan covers up to 3 people. Everything is metered by the page: 60 a month free, 500 on Expert, then $0.02 a page. OCR for scans, folder permissions and personalized answers wait for Team at $49 a user, it only answers from what you upload, and it's a browser tab with no apps or integrations.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Expert is $9.99 a month and up to 3 of you can share it, the low end here. But it's metered at 500 pages a month, then $0.02 a page, and OCR for scans, folder permissions and personalized answers all wait for Team at $49 a user. Low to start, dear once you need those. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free is 1 user, 60 pages a month and, going by the homepage, 10 answers. That's a paper or two and you've seen how the citations work. A cap you'll hit in an afternoon, in other words. |
| Features | C | It does chat-with-your-documents fully: cited answers that link to the passage, Ask All to put one question to a whole folder, website import, and Grounded, Balanced and Creative modes. That's a smaller job than this category's, though. It only answers from what you upload. |
| Ease of use | B | No App Store rating on record, so this rests on the listing: a web app where you upload a folder, tick the files and ask, with nothing to install or connect. The one thing to watch is the page meter, since anything over your allowance is billed per page. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | A browser tab and nothing else: no phone app, no desktop app, no extension, and the listing names no integrations with other apps at all. There is an API for importing documents and asking questions, and an embed for your own page, but neither gets Humata off the one place it runs. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Humata is for
- Fits if two or three of you want to share one $9.99 plan
- Works for companies that want document Q&A on their own website through the embed or API
Who it is not for
- Tight if you read a lot, since Expert has 500 pages a month and each extra page is $0.02
- Skip it if your files are scans, because OCR needs the Team plan at $49 a user a month
- Not for you if you want a tool that finds papers, as this only answers from what you upload
- Too light for real work on the free plan: 1 user, 60 pages a month and, going by the homepage, 10 answers
- Watch out: the billing FAQ mentions a Student plan, but the pricing page doesn't list it or a price
Good to know
Good for
- Asking questions across many long PDFs and getting cited answers
- Small teams of up to three people sharing one $9.99 plan
- Companies that want to embed document Q&A on their own website
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is limited to 1 user and 60 pages a month, and the homepage also caps it at 10 answers.
- Pages beyond a plan's monthly allowance are billed per page: $0.02 on Expert and $0.01 on Team.
- OCR for scanned text, department and folder permissions and response personalization need the Team plan.
- The billing FAQ mentions a Student plan, but the pricing page does not list it or show a price.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$9.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Humata has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month, billed monthly (covers up to 3 users).
That's a paper or two and you've seen how the citations work.
Free
$0
1 user and 60 free pages a month, with basic features and up to 10 answers.
Expert
$9.99
per month, billed monthly
Up to 3 users and 500 free pages a month, then $0.02 per additional page, with chat support.
Team
$49
per user / month, billed monthly
For teams of up to 10: 5,000 free pages a month, then $0.01 per page, plus department and folder permissions, OCR and response personalization.
Enterprise
Custom
Unlimited users and custom page allowances, with a SOC-2 certificate, uptime SLA and early access to new features.
The free plan
1 user and 60 free pages a month with basic features. The homepage also limits it to 10 answers.
Read from humata.ai on Oct 5, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Document Q&A with cited answers across your uploaded files. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, chat assistant, research, citations.
That's a smaller job than this category's, though.
- Chat with your files
- Upload files or whole folders and ask questions about them. Each answer cites the relevant sections of the source documents, with highlighted links back into the file.
- Ask All across files
- Tick several files or a folder and use Ask All to put one question to all of them at once, for example to compare documents.
- Website import
- The From URL option in the upload dialog imports a website so that questions can be asked about its pages.
- Answer modes and custom prompts
- Grounded, Balanced and Creative modes set how closely answers stick to the documents, and a custom prompt can be sent along with every question.
- Team roles and permissions
- Admins invite members, assign admin or member roles, group people into teams and restrict access to folders. Department and folder permissions start at the Team plan.
- Embeds and API
- A chat view for a file or folder can be embedded in a web page, with white labeling on Enterprise. An API covers document import, conversations and questions.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Humata is made by Tilda Technologies Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/27
Other AI research tools it is graded above
Humata's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 27 other AI research tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 13 of 27) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 8 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 28 AI research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Humata’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 27
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 27
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 27
- BEase of useAbove 13 of 27
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 25 AI research tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Humata is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Humata you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 22 of the 27 other AI research tools grade higher. It costs $119.88 a year.
What you could not
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- A library of papers and sources to search.
- Citation records for millions of papers.
- An API that other software can build on.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and roles and permissions.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Humata’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
ChatPDF, AskYourPDF, ChatDOC, Anara and Gemini Notebook
The 5 tools Humata is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
ChatPDF
Free plan · from $89.99/yr
Ask questions about PDFs and get answers with citations.
- Only ChatPDF lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- ChatPDF also covers AI search.
- 2.4GPA
AskYourPDF
Free plan · from $11.99/mo
Chat with PDFs and other documents and get cited answers.
- Only AskYourPDF lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only AskYourPDF lists a browser extension.
- 2.6GPA
ChatDOC
Free trial · from $89.9/yr
Chat with PDFs and documents, with answers traced to the source.
- Humata has a free plan. ChatDOC does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only ChatDOC lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Anara
Free plan · from $8/mo
AI research assistant that cites the exact source passage.
- Only Anara lists macOS and iOS apps.
- Only Anara lists a browser extension.
- Anara also covers AI search, web clipper and AI agents.
- 3.4GPA
Gemini Notebook
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Google's AI research assistant that answers from your own sources.
- Only Gemini Notebook lists iOS and Android apps.
- Humata also covers research and citations.
- Gemini Notebook also covers AI search and notes.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Humata free?
Humata has a free plan. 1 user and 60 free pages a month with basic features.
How much does Humata cost?
Humata lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Humata work on?
Humata is available on Web.
Does Humata have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Humata is listed for Web.
Does Humata have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Humata is listed for Web.
Is Humata open source?
Humata is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Humata have an API?
Yes. Humata offers a public API, according to its own site.
Who makes Humata?
Humata is made by Tilda Technologies Inc.
What are the alternatives to Humata?
The closest alternatives to Humata in our directory are ChatPDF, AskYourPDF, ChatDOC, Anara and Gemini Notebook.
How does Humata compare with other AI research tools?
Humata's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 27 other AI research tools we grade, and level with 3.
Is Humata good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Humata C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 8 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Humata?
To replace Humata you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Humata’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Humata's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-05.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Tilda Technologies Inc. Prices change, so check humata.ai before you buy.
- humata.ai/pricing
- humata.ai
- humata.ai/security
- humata.ai/company
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/how-to-upload
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/how-to-ask-all
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/website-import
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/chat-settings
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/custom-prompts
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/managing-permissions-and-access
- docs.humata.ai/guides/readme/white-labeling
- docs.humata.ai/guides/humata-api
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Humata, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/humata
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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