# Google Cloud Document AI vs Veryfi API + MCP (slim)

> Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) to Veryfi's 55.2 (C) for ocr. 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 Veryfi API + MCP's 55.2 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Veryfi API + MCP leads on agent ergonomics and payments & pricing. Both do ocr.

- Google Cloud Document AI: BB 73.9, rank #82 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-cloud-document-ai.min.md
- Veryfi API + MCP: C 55.2, rank #662 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/veryfi.min.md
- 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 55; Schema & documentation, 81 against 50; Security & auth, 80 against 40; Transparency & trust, 90 against 58. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.
- Veryfi API + MCP, good for Expense, accounts-payable and lending flows that need line items from receipts, invoices and bank statements at a per-document price. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 75 against 70; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Google Cloud Document AI | Veryfi API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 75 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 90 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Google Cloud Document AI | Veryfi API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google Cloud | Veryfi |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.veryfi.com/api/v8/partner` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth | API key |
| Price for ocr | $1.50 per 1,000 pages | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0 | MIT (MCP server and SDKs) |
| Tools exposed | none | 1 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-15 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-02 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-28 | 2026-07-10 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 499k npm/wk, 793k PyPI/wk | 31 stars, 5.7k npm/wk, 17k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |