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Datalab uses per-page pricing — you pay only for the pages you process, across whichever processors you run. This page explains how billing works and how to manage your usage.

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Per-Page Pricing

Every API request consumes credits based on the number of pages processed:
  • Charges are rounded up to the nearest cent.
  • Rates vary by processor (convert, extract, segment, etc.) and processing mode.
  • Add-ons such as word_bboxes, table_cell_bboxes, and list_item_bboxes are billed additively per 1K pages on top of the base rate.
See the full rate card at datalab.to/pricing.

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Free Tier

New accounts receive a monthly usage allowance with no credit card required:
  • $20/month for accounts created with a work email address
  • $10/month for accounts created with a personal email address
Credits reset at the start of each 30-day cycle. The free tier supports up to 10 requests per minute and is designed to let you run a complete proof of concept before committing to a paid plan.

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Pay-as-You-Go

When you outgrow the free allowance, add a payment method and switch to pay-as-you-go. There is no subscription, no plan to choose, and no minimum spend. You are billed only for the pages you actually process. Processors are additive — if you convert and then extract the same document, you pay for each step separately.

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Team Plan

For production workloads, the Team plan is $400/month and includes:
  • $400 of monthly usage (same per-page rates)
  • Production rate limits
  • Clickthrough BAA/DPA
  • SOC 2 report
  • Additional custom processor capacity
Contact us for Enterprise pricing with volume discounts and custom SLAs.

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Payment Failures and Grace Periods

When a payment fails, you will receive an email notification from Stripe.
  • On failure, your account enters an unpaid state.
  • A 24-hour grace period with a usage cap gives you time to resolve the issue.
  • After the grace period, API access is blocked until payment is resolved.
Update your payment method in the billing dashboard or contact support.

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Understanding Your Usage

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What Counts as a Page?

  • PDF files: Each page in the PDF
  • Images: Each image file counts as one page
  • Office documents: Each page in the document
  • Multi-page TIFFs: Each frame counts as a separate page
  • Spreadsheets: Pricing varies by extraction mode:
    • Simple mode: 2,500 cells per page, capped at 100 pages ($0.60) per sheet
    • Advanced mode: 500 cells per page, no cap
    • For files with multiple sheets, each sheet is calculated separately and then summed

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Monitoring Usage

Track usage through:
  1. Dashboard Overview: Real-time usage statistics at datalab.to/app
  2. Usage Reports: Detailed breakdown by processing type
Usage statistics may be slightly delayed.

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Next Steps

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