Pay as you go
USD
Consumption-based Azure pricing where you pay only for the resources you use and scale as you grow.
- Pay only for consumed resources
- Scale usage as needed
- Billed in US dollars worldwide
- Requires an Azure account
AI Documents & PDF Tools
- Introduction
- Azure AI service that uses OCR and AI models to extract text, key-value pairs, tables, and layout from PDFs, images, and forms.
- Added on
- 10/22/2026
- Pricing
- Paid
- Official links
- Website, company & support ↗
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
What is Azure AI Document Intelligence?
Azure AI Document Intelligence, now Document Intelligence in Foundry Tools, is a Microsoft Azure AI capability within Azure Content Understanding. It applies optical character recognition and AI models to printed and handwritten forms, PDFs, and images, turning unstructured content into structured data. Prebuilt models extract key fields from specific document types without samples, while custom models learn a document's structure from five samples. A layout feature captures high-definition OCR text plus table structures, row and column numbers, and selection marks. It supports multiple languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and is designed for document automation, knowledge extraction, and agentic workflows. Access is through an Azure account with pay-as-you-go pricing or a free trial of up to 30 days.
How to use Azure AI Document Intelligence
- 1
Create an Azure account
Sign up for an Azure account with pay-as-you-go pricing or start a free trial of up to 30 days.
- 2
Create the resource in Microsoft Foundry
Provision Document Intelligence through Microsoft Foundry and the Azure portal.
- 3
Choose prebuilt or custom models
Use off-the-shelf prebuilt models for specific document types, or train a custom model with five document samples.
- 4
Extract structured data
Run documents through layout and extraction to obtain text, key-value pairs, tables, and structure.
Azure AI Document Intelligence Features
High-definition OCR for printed and handwritten documents
Extraction of text, key-value pairs, tables, and document structure
Prebuilt models ready to use without samples
Custom models trained from five document samples
Layout extraction with table row and column numbers and selection marks
Support for PDFs, images, and forms
Multiple language support including English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
Azure AI Document Intelligence Use Cases
Automating data extraction from forms and invoices
Preparing document data for intelligent agents and applications
Digitizing printed and handwritten records
Extracting table structures from PDFs
Azure AI Document Intelligence FAQs
It is an Azure AI capability within Azure Content Understanding that extracts text, key-value pairs, tables, and document structure from PDFs, images, and forms using AI and OCR.
It supports printed and handwritten forms, PDFs, and images.
It supports multiple languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Custom models use five samples to learn your document structure, while prebuilt models are already trained and ready to use off the shelf for specific document types.
Layout uses high-definition OCR to extract text and also captures table structures with row and column numbers, selection marks, and more.
It is accessed through an Azure account with pay-as-you-go pricing, and Azure offers a free trial of up to 30 days.
Azure prices are in US dollars throughout the world, including products, services, support, and reservations.
Azure publishes a dedicated availability page for Document Intelligence, linked from the product FAQ.
Azure AI Document Intelligence Official Information
- Company
- Microsoft
- Website
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/ai-services/ai-document-intelligence
- Documentation
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/
Azure AI Document Intelligence Pricing
Azure prices are listed in US dollars worldwide. A free Azure trial of up to 30 days is available; it is a trial, not a permanent free tier.
Free trial
USD / up to 30 days
Introductory Azure trial that lets you try Azure for up to 30 days before moving to paid usage.
- Trial access for up to 30 days
- Introductory offer, not a permanent free tier
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