Introducing the New Anthropic PDF Processing API | by Thomas Reid | Nov, 2024

Anthropic Claude 3.5 now understands PDF enter

In the previous couple of weeks, Anthropic has launched some thrilling beta options which have largely gone beneath the radar. Considered one of these was its new token-counting API. I’ve already written an article on this, which you’ll learn by clicking the hyperlink beneath.

The opposite thrilling characteristic, and the topic of this text, is that Claude 3.5 can now course of PDFs and perceive each textual content and visible content material inside PDF paperwork.

PDF Capabilities

Claude works with any commonplace PDF file, permitting you to inquire about textual content, photos, charts, and tables inside your paperwork. Listed below are some frequent use circumstances:

  • Analyzing monetary reviews, deciphering charts and tables
  • Extracting key info from authorized paperwork
  • Helping with doc translations
  • Changing doc content material into structured codecs

Limitations