Google Cloud Document AI (Layout Parser)
Google Cloud document processing; Layout Parser returns text, tables, headings and chunks, Enterprise OCR returns text only. EU location available.
On Google Cloud, the choice of processor matters more than volume. Layout Parser, which extracts tables and structure, is $10 per 1,000 pages with chunking included, while Enterprise Document OCR returns text only for $1.50 per 1,000 after 1,000 free pages a month. Form Parser, for key-value pairs, is $30 per 1,000. Gemini Enterprise savings plans take 10-20% off, and processors can be created in the eu multi-region.
- Headquarters
- 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
- Parent jurisdiction
- 馃嚭馃嚫 United States (parent: Alphabet)
- EU self-serve plan
- Available; check eligible plans and regions
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Billing
- payg
- Free tier
- Enterprise Document OCR: first 1,000 pages/month free. New Google Cloud accounts get $300 credit.
- Open source
- No
- Website
- cloud.google.com
- Source last checked
- 2026-10-06
- Pricing evidence
- Published rates
Pricing
Calculated from the listed vendor rates; exclusions still apply. How to read these estimates.
| 1k additional pages |
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| $10 |
Allowances, plan limits & calculation details
Rates are shown at their recorded precision. A zero means no charge in this calculation; the vendor may charge for things we leave out. See the notes for usage assumptions and currency conversions.
- Base fee / month
- $0
- Included pages / month (thousands)
- 0
- 1k additional pages
- $10
Priced on Layout Parser ($10 per 1,000 pages, includes initial chunking), the processor that extracts tables and document structure. Enterprise Document OCR is far cheaper but returns text, lines and blocks only: first 1,000 pages/month free, $1.50 per 1,000 up to 5M pages, $0.60 above (OCR add-ons such as math or font detection +$6 per 1,000). Form Parser (key-value pairs, tables) $30 per 1,000 ($20 above 1M). Gemini Enterprise savings plans take 10-20% off. Processors can be created in the "eu" multi-region. Covered by the Google Cloud Data Processing Addendum.
Managed alternatives
At 100K pages / month. Adjust usage and requirements.
Google Cloud Document AI (Layout Parser): $12,000/yr estimated.
- GPT-6 Luna (via OpenAI API): $719/yr estimated 路 $11,281/yr bill differenceEstimated ratesPage cost uses an assumed image-token multiplier plus 300 prompt and 800 output tokens. Confirm actual token usage.
- Mistral Small 3.2 (via Scaleway Generative APIs): $845/yr estimated 路 $11,155/yr bill differenceModeled ratesToken cost assumes a 1,000脳1,400 px page, a 300-token prompt and 800 output tokens. Extraction quality and retries vary.
- Qwen3-VL-235B (via DeepInfra): $1,244/yr estimated 路 $10,756/yr bill differenceModeled ratesToken cost assumes a 1,000脳1,400 px page, a 300-token prompt and 800 output tokens. Extraction quality and retries vary.
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite (via Gemini API): $1,866/yr estimated 路 $10,134/yr bill differenceModeled ratesToken cost assumes a 1,000脳1,400 px page, a 300-token prompt and 800 output tokens. Extraction quality and retries vary.
- LlamaParse (LlamaIndex): $4,500/yr estimated 路 $7,500/yr bill differencePublished rates
No cheaper managed estimate matches your filters. Adjust your usage or compare with your actual contract bill.
The price difference leaves out migration costs, operating costs and any features you鈥檇 need to replace.
Self-hosted options
Operating cost is not estimated. These options are not counted as savings against managed services.
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- Amazon Textract vs Azure AI Document Intelligence (Layout)
- Amazon Textract vs Mistral OCR
- LlamaParse (LlamaIndex) vs Mistral OCR
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