# Azure Document Intelligence vs Google Cloud Document AI (slim)

> Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) to Azure Document Intelligence's 66 (B) for document parsing. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) on agent readiness against Azure Document Intelligence's 66 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Azure Document Intelligence leads on schema & documentation. Both do document parsing.

- Azure Document Intelligence: B 66, rank #305 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/azure-document-intelligence.min.md
- Google Cloud Document AI: BB 73.9, rank #82 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-cloud-document-ai.min.md
- Azure Document Intelligence, good for Teams already on Azure that want OCR, layout to Markdown and prebuilt invoice, receipt, identity and tax models with Entra ID and regional processing. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 86 against 81.
- Google Cloud Document AI, good for Agents already on Google Cloud that need OCR, form and table extraction or chunks for retrieval, with IAM, audit logs and EU processing. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 82; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 64; Security & auth, 80 against 71; Maintenance & community, 80 against 40; Transparency & trust, 90 against 78. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | Azure Document Intelligence | Google Cloud Document AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 82 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 64 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 80 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 40 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 78 | 90 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Azure Document Intelligence | Google Cloud Document AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Microsoft's Product Terms. The client libraries are MIT | Proprietary service under the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-08 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-09-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-28 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 386k npm/wk, 2.1M PyPI/wk | 499k npm/wk, 793k PyPI/wk |