AI extraction API
Jina Reader review
Prefix any URL with r.jina.ai to get clean, LLM-friendly markdown instantly.
Visit Jina ReaderPricing checked Oct 29, 2026
Starting price
Prepaid tokens
Token top-up (prepaid)
Free tier
Usable without a key at 20 RPM; new API keys include 10M free tokens (500 RPM)
Pricing model
tokens (prepaid top-ups, shared across Jina APIs)
Best for
Developers who need the fastest, cheapest way to feed a single web page to an LLM.
What it does well
- Zero-setup: r.jina.ai/<url> returns markdown
- s.jina.ai search-and-read endpoint
- Image captioning and PDF reading
- JSON output and CSS-selector targeting via headers
- Official MCP server at mcp.jina.ai
Limitations
- Not built for multi-page crawling or complex interactions
- Limited anti-bot handling on heavily protected sites
- No schema-based structured extraction comparable to Firecrawl
- Now part of Elastic; enterprise sales routed through Elastic
Capabilities
AI extraction
Structured JSON
JS rendering
Proxies / anti-bot
API
No-code UI
Open source
MCP server
Jina Reader alternatives
| Tool | From | Link |
|---|---|---|
| $9 one-time | Try it free | |
Firecrawl AI extraction API | $19/mo | Visit |
ScrapeGraphAI AI extraction API | $20/mo | Visit |
Diffbot AI extraction API | $299/mo | Visit |
ScraperAPI Scraping API | $49/mo | Visit |
Sources: jina.ai . Spotted something out of date? Email hello@bestaiscraper.com.