If you're looking for a ChatPDF alternative, PDF GPT is a good option. It also can summarize documents, answer questions, translate text, add citations, search and generate study questions in more than 90 languages. A $6/month Pro version lets you upload files without a file-size limit and permits chatty permissions, so it's a good option for many people.
Another good option is Coral AI, which offers a broader range of document analysis tools. That includes summarization, question answering with citations, translation, citation generation and search. Coral AI handles more than 90 languages and supports a range of documents, so it's a good option for students, researchers and professionals.
Also worth a look is ChatDOC, which has a broader range of abilities, including the ability to analyze and summarize DOC, EPUB and TXT files. It also can handle multi-document chats, image analysis and math formula explanations. The service scrambles files to protect privacy while they're in transit, and a browser extension lets you upload PDFs with a click.
If you need a tool with research abilities, Documind is worth a look. It lets you create a custom chatbot trained on your PDFs so you can get answers directly from the source material. Documind lets you upload files in bulk, chat with multiple files at once and says it can save people an average of 4.6 hours per week, so it could be useful for students and professionals who need to get a lot done.