How much does LightPDF cost?
Paid plans start at
$1.33/mo billed yearly
or $5.99/mo billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 3-day free trial on the yearly plan
- Enterprise
- Contact sales
Read from lightpdf.com/pricing on Oct 29, 2026. Price changed? Tell usSee the line each price came from
In your favor
- Free plan. Web only, 10MB max file size, limited daily AI use (for example 3 AI agent questions/day, 1 ChatPDF file/day); cloud storage for 1 year, 5 files
- Notice before price changes. Advance notice of recurring fee changes; increases apply from the next billing cycle
How you buy and get started
Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Subscribe Now, Buy Now, Sign Up Free, Upgrade to Pro
- Sign up
- Self-serve signup and purchase for individual plans "Sign Up Free"
- Setup
- Not stated
- When sales steps in
- Team and enterprise plans are by custom quote "Contact our sales team for a custom quote."
- Support
- Live chat or support ticket, response within 24 hours "you can reach us via live chat or [support ticket](/contact), and we'll respond within 24 hours."
What LightPDF does
LightPDF offers PDF editing, conversion, annotation, signing and organizing, plus AI tools paid for with monthly credits. It sells a free plan, monthly, yearly and lifetime plans, and custom team and enterprise plans.
- Good for
- Individuals, teams and students who want one low-cost PDF editor with AI tools across web, mobile and desktop.
- Channels
- Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Chrome/Edge extension, ChatGPT GPTs
- Main product
- LightPDF AI-powered PDF editor and toolkit
- Also includes
- PDF editing, PDF conversion, Annotation, E-signature, OCR, AI Chat (ChatPDF)
- Connects to
- ChatGPT
- Public API
- Yes
- MCP server
- Not stated
- Chat with PDF
Chat with documents, ask follow-up questions, and trace citations.
- AI document summaries
Turn documents into mind maps, summaries, and structured analysis.
- AI-assisted PDF editing
Edit text in images and scanned PDFs while preserving the original font and background.
- OCR for scanned files
Translate images and scanned PDFs into 20+ languages while preserving the original layout.
- Structured data extraction
Extract structured data from invoices, receipts, bank statements, and other documents.
- Multi-document Q&ANot stated
- Answers with citations
Chat with documents, ask follow-up questions, and trace citations.
- E-sign and security controls
Your all-in-one AI-powered PDF solution to edit, convert, annotate, sign, organize, chat, and more
The same 8 checks appear on every tool in AI PDF tools. Each tick quotes the vendor's own site.
Security and your data
| Question | Their answer | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|
| Trains AI on your data? | Not stated | |
| HIPAA (signs a BAA) | Not stated | |
| SOC 2 | Not stated | |
| GDPR | Aligned with GDPR | "LightPDF has made the GDPR a priority, and we are and have always been fully aligned with the regulation’s intended result: the protection of your privacy and personal data."privacy |
| CCPA | Not stated | |
| PCI | Not stated | |
| ISO 27001 | ISO/IEC 27001 certified | "ISO/IEC 27001"pricing |
| Single sign-on | Not stated | |
| Trust center | Not stated |
Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.
Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Included | Over the allowance | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan/mo | $5.99 | $1.33per month | 1000 credits | – | "Monthly Plan $5.99 /mo Subscribe Now" "Yearly Plan $15.99 /yr Subscribe Now" |
| Free Plan | – | – | –10MB max file size | – | "Free Plan $0 Sign Up Free" |
| Lifetime Planone-time | – | – | 40000 credits | – | "Lifetime Plan $39.99 one-time Buy Now" |
| Team & Business | Quote | – | – | – | "Contact our sales team for a custom quote." |
Free plan: Web only, 10MB max file size, limited daily AI use (for example 3 AI agent questions/day, 1 ChatPDF file/day); cloud storage for 1 year, 5 files
Fine print
- Billing increment
- Not stated
- Billed beyond usage
- Additional credits are available for purchase "Additional credits are available for purchase."
- Contract
- Not stated
- Refunds
- 30 days for Perpetual, 7 days for Annual, 3 days for Monthly "The money-back guarantee differs by subscription type: 30 days for Perpetual, 7 days for Annual, and 3 days for Monthly."
- Auto renew
- Automatically charged 24 hours before the end of each billing cycle "Renewal: You will be automatically charged 24 hours prior to the expiration of each billing cycle."
- Price change notice
- Advance notice of recurring fee changes; increases apply from the next billing cycle "we will provide you with advance notice of changes in recurring subscription fees."
"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.
About the company
- Online since
- Oct 11, 2013 Domain registration date
- Customers
- "1,000K+ active users worldwide in 100+ countries" their claim
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Questions
Is LightPDF free?
Yes. Web only, 10MB max file size, limited daily AI use (for example 3 AI agent questions/day, 1 ChatPDF file/day); cloud storage for 1 year, 5 files Paid plans start at $5.99/month.
How much does LightPDF cost?
Paid plans start at $1.33 per month billed yearly, or $5.99 billed monthly.