What is LightOn?
LightOn is a powerful AI-powered document processing platform that enables you to point your AI at your documents for working search, extraction, and parsing. It offers production-ready OCR, structured JSON output, and grounded retrieval with citations, ensuring accurate and reliable results. The platform is EU-hosted, providing data sovereignty and compliance with European regulations.
Key features include the /parse endpoint for converting documents into structured data, /extract for pulling specific information, and /search for retrieving relevant content with citations. This makes LightOn ideal for businesses needing to automate document workflows, such as invoice processing, contract analysis, or research paper summarization. The free tier allows users to test the service without commitment, while paid plans scale for enterprise needs.
Benefits include reduced manual data entry, improved accuracy through AI-driven OCR, and seamless integration into existing systems via RESTful APIs. Use cases range from legal document review to academic research, where precise citation and grounded answers are critical. Technical details: supports PDF, images, and text files; outputs JSON for easy integration; uses advanced language models for understanding context. Pricing is usage-based, with a free tier for small volumes and competitive rates for higher usage. LightOn is designed for developers and businesses seeking a reliable, EU-hosted document AI solution.
Use Cases
Key Features
AI powered OCR structured JSON output grounded retrieval with citations document parsing data extraction search with citations EU hosted data sovereignty RESTful API integrationWho is it for?
legal teams, academic researchers, enterprise IT, invoice processors, contract analysts, data entry teams, compliance officers
