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Humata
Humata is an AI tool for research. Answers questions across uploaded documents with citations back to the source text. Pricing: freemium, Free plan; Expert $9.99/month (as of November 2026).
Key facts
- Name
- Humata
- Primary profession
- Research
- Category
- Reading & synthesis
- Pricing
- Freemium: Free plan; Expert $9.99/month
- Pricing source
- https://www.humata.ai/pricing
- Pricing as of
- November 2026
- Last verified
- November 1, 2026
Pricing verified November 1, 2026 against the vendor's official page.
Used by: Research
Task hubs: Reading & Synthesis for Research
What Humata does
Humata ingests PDFs and other files, then answers questions, produces summaries, compares documents and cites the passages used, with team sharing, access controls and web embedding.
Humata answers questions across uploaded documents and highlights the passage each answer came from. Beyond personal reading, it offers shared team libraries, role-based permissions and an embeddable PDF assistant for a website. It is a simpler, document-grounded product than a general assistant, which is the point if your sources are a fixed set of files.
Document Q&A, citations and team controls
Described on humata.ai's official pages and checked on November 1, 2026. Each point links to the page it came from; this directory has not tested the product. How we choose and verify.
- Users can ask questions across all uploaded files, and the product summarises findings, compares documents and searches for answers. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
- Answers come with citations that highlight the source passage so the user can trace where an insight came from. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
- Team features include shared files, role-based security and department- and folder-level permissions, with OCR for images and scanned text on the Team plan. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
- The PDF assistant can be embedded in a webpage with a single click, so customers can query documents from the site. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
- The vendor states a secured private cloud, encryption at rest and 256-bit encryption, and lists SSO with Okta, Google or SAML as coming soon. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
How Humata is delivered
- Humata is a web app; phone and tablet images appear on the site but no native-app claims are made. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
- Plan limits are page-based: the free tier includes up to 60 pages and 10 answers, Expert up to 500 free pages and Team up to 5,000 free pages. (humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026)
Best for
Analysts and research teams that need cited answers across large document sets.
- Ask questions across PDFs
- Summarize and compare documents
Humata is catalogued for Research under reading and synthesis and appears in the Reading & Synthesis for Research hub. It is the fixed-corpus option: compare Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) for a similar source-grounded workflow, Elicit for structured extraction and Paperguide for a fuller research workspace. Teams should check page metering, because overage is billed per page.
Pricing
Freemium: Free plan; Expert $9.99/month
Plans seen: Free ($0, 60 pages and 10 answers), Expert ($9.99/month, 500 free pages then $0.02/page, 3 users), Team ($49/user/month, 5,000 free pages then $0.01/page, 10 users), Enterprise (custom per user).
Pricing as of November 2026; last verified November 1, 2026. Source: https://www.humata.ai/pricing. How we check pricing.
Related alternatives
Editorial matches from this directory's catalog based on shared tasks, categories and professions; pricing comes from each vendor's public page as of November 2026; tools were not hands-on tested. How we choose and verify. See all 4 alternatives to Humata.
| Alternative | Best for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Kami | Schools and teachers working with PDF worksheets who want faster digital grading. | Freemium: Free Basic plan; Pro from $12/month billed monthly or $85/year billed annually |
| Speechify | Students with reading-heavy coursework or reading differences who prefer listening and spoken summaries. | Freemium: Free plan; Premium $29/month or $139 billed yearly |
| TeachMateAI | UK teachers and school leaders focused on workload reduction and DfE-aligned compliance. | Freemium: Free tools tier; Pro £7.99/month or £59.88 billed annually |
| Explainpaper | Students and non-specialists reading papers outside their field. | Freemium: Free plan; Pro $16/month |
| Scholarcy | Students and researchers skimming long papers or building study notes. | Freemium: Free plan; see vendor pricing |
| Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) | Students and researchers who need answers grounded in a defined source set. | Freemium: Free plan; see vendor pricing |
| Paperguide | Systematic-review teams and evidence-synthesis groups that need AI assistance with human-verifiable, source-linked outputs. | Freemium: Free plan; Plus from $12/seat/month billed annually |
| Consensus | Researchers and students who need to scan academic evidence. | Freemium: Free plan; see vendor pricing |
FAQ
What is Humata used for?
Answers questions across uploaded documents with citations back to the source text. Analysts and research teams that need cited answers across large document sets.
How much does Humata cost?
As of November 2026, Humata pricing is listed as freemium: Free plan; Expert $9.99/month. Plans seen: Free ($0, 60 pages and 10 answers), Expert ($9.99/month, 500 free pages then $0.02/page, 3 users), Team ($49/user/month, 5,000 free pages then $0.01/page, 10 users), Enterprise (custom per user).
What are alternatives to Humata?
Related alternatives to Humata in this directory include Kami, Speechify, TeachMateAI, Explainpaper, Scholarcy, Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), Paperguide, Consensus. Each alternative has a best-for summary and its own pricing on its tool page.
Does Humata cite its answers?
Yes. The vendor says answers come with citations that highlight the source passage, so the reader can trace the insight back to the document.
Source: humata.ai, as of November 1, 2026.
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