PositioningOn-premise data extraction versus metered extraction APIs
Per-page pricing is not just a cost question. It quietly decides which documents you can afford to look at, and how often you are willing to change your schema.
On-premise data extraction versus metered extraction APIs| Criterion | Metered extraction API | Enterprise BYOC tier | DocxIntel |
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| Where fields are extracted | Vendor cloud tenant | Your cloud tenant | Your infrastructure, including bare metal |
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| Adding a custom field | Preset templates or vendor-assisted setup | Same product, your tenant | Schema change by your own team |
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| Coordinates and per-field confidence | Varies by endpoint and preset | Varies by endpoint and preset | On every field, always |
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| Re-extracting 2M documents on a new schema | Charged again per pagepreset extraction is charged at a premium per-page rate | Charged again per page | No incremental charge |
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| Arabic entity formats | Best-effort | Best-effort | First-class field types |
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| Where reviewer corrections live | Vendor platform | Vendor platform | Your database, your dataset |
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| True air-gapped operation | Not available | Requires cloud connectivity | Supported by default |
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Where fields are extracted
- Metered extraction API
- Vendor cloud tenant
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Your cloud tenant
- DocxIntel
- Your infrastructure, including bare metal
Adding a custom field
- Metered extraction API
- Preset templates or vendor-assisted setup
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Same product, your tenant
- DocxIntel
- Schema change by your own team
Coordinates and per-field confidence
- Metered extraction API
- Varies by endpoint and preset
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Varies by endpoint and preset
- DocxIntel
- On every field, always
Re-extracting 2M documents on a new schema
- Metered extraction API
- Charged again per pagepreset extraction is charged at a premium per-page rate
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Charged again per page
- DocxIntel
- No incremental charge
Arabic entity formats
- Metered extraction API
- Best-effort
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Best-effort
- DocxIntel
- First-class field types
Where reviewer corrections live
- Metered extraction API
- Vendor platform
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Vendor platform
- DocxIntel
- Your database, your dataset
True air-gapped operation
- Metered extraction API
- Not available
- Enterprise BYOC tier
- Requires cloud connectivity
- DocxIntel
- Supported by default
Comparison reflects publicly documented behaviour of metered extraction APIs as of 2026, including credit-based per-page pricing, preset extraction charged at higher rates and self-hosting gated to enterprise plans. Verify against current vendor documentation before making a decision.