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Test-mode keys hit an isolated environment. The hosted MCP uses OAuth, and the consent screen picks which workspaces and whether test, production or both are reachable.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go is self-serve with 10,000 free credits, then $0.0125 a credit, no contract or minimum. Scale is $500 a month with 50,000 credits and $0.01 a credit after that. Enterprise is custom. Performance modes cost 2 credits a page for Parse and Split, 3 for Extract and 1 for Classify. Light modes cost 0.5 for Parse and Split, 0.7 for Extract and 0.3 for Classify.Parse runs automatically before Extract, Split and Classify and is billed on top, so Performance Extract is 5 credits a page all in. CSV, plain text, RTF, Markdown and XML parse free, and advanced Excel is 3 credits per 1,000 cells. Review Agent adds 1 credit a page on extraction and 0.5 on classification, agentic text or table correction 1 each when triggered (https://docs.extend.ai/general/how-credits-work).", "priceSummary": "$25 / 1k pages", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or per-call crypto payment in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 86, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 124329, "pypiWeekly": 59109, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.extend.ai", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.extend.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.extend.ai/openapi/api-reference.json", "registryName": "ai.extend/extend", "capabilities": [ "docs.parse", "docs.ocr", "docs.extract", "docs.tables", "docs.chunk", "docs.classify" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "python", "typescript", "webhooks", "async-jobs", "enterprise", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-25", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 62.9, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 211, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 82, "payments": 30, "reliability": 67, "schema": 87, "security": 43, "transparency": 67 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Hosted MCP with OAuth scoped to workspaces and to test or production, and a tools filter with nine groups. 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Both do docs parse. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 29 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-pdf-extract-vs-extend", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-pdf-extract-vs-extend.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-pdf-extract-vs-extend.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/adobe-pdf-extract-vs-extend.min.md" }, "markdown": "Extend API + MCP has a score of 62.9 (B) against Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API's 56 (C). Both do docs parse. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 29 points.\n\n- Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API: grade C, 56/100, rank #307 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/adobe-pdf-extract.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/adobe-pdf-extract.json\n- Extend API + MCP: grade B, 62.9/100, rank #211 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/extend.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/extend.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API for security \u0026 auth (+12), transparency \u0026 trust (+13).\n\nPick Extend API + MCP for reliability (+17), schema \u0026 documentation (+7), agent ergonomics (+11), payments \u0026 pricing (+10), maintenance \u0026 community (+29).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API | Extend API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 67 | Extend API + MCP +17 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 80 | 87 | Extend API + MCP +7 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 68 | Extend API + MCP +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 43 | Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API +12 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | Extend API + MCP +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 53 | 82 | Extend API + MCP +29 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 67 | Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API +13 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **56 · C** | **62.9 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API | Extend API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Adobe | Extend |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://pdf-services.adobe.io` | `https://api.extend.ai` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | 86 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `ai.extend/extend` |\n| Last release | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-25 |\n| Popularity | 165 stars, 82k npm/wk, 58k PyPI/wk | 124k npm/wk, 59k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API.** Public OpenAPI 3.0.1 spec covering Extract, PDF to Markdown and 20 other operations. No published paid price, paid use goes through sales.\n\n**Extend API + MCP.** Hosted MCP with OAuth scoped to workspaces and to test or production, and a tools filter with nine groups. Parse is billed on top of Extract, Split and Classify, so Performance Extract costs 5 credits a page.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Adobe PDF Services / PDF Extract API\n\n1. Cache the access token and reuse it until it expires\n2. Budget 1 Document Transaction per 5 pages for Extract and PDF to Markdown, so 500 free transactions cover about 2,500 pages\n3. Pass `notifiers` with a callback URL instead of polling the job status\n4. Use `pdf-services-ew1.adobe.io` when documents must stay in the EU\n5. Check `/operation/pdfproperties` first, since copy-protected PDFs fail Extract with DISQUALIFIED_PERMISSIONS\n\n### Extend API + MCP\n\n1. Connect with `https://mcp.extend.ai/mcp?tools=parse,extract,files` to keep the schema small\n2. Every MCP call names a workspace and TEST or PRODUCTION; start in TEST\n3. Read `retryable` on an error before retrying, and honour `Retry-After` on a 429\n4. Budget 5 credits a page for Performance Extract, since the parse step is billed on top\n5. 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