What Are Typical Costs for PDF Accessibility Remediation per Page?

You might want to check out using the claude code with cognetivy to help manage the process:

https://github.com/meitarbe/cognetivy

Just a heads-up, I think the $20 subscription for claude may not cut it unless you handle it in smaller batches to avoid hitting any limits.

From what I gather, remediation can generally fall within the $3 to $10 per page range, heavily depending on complexity. AI and automation can improve costs for native PDFs, but scanned ones usually need a manual review. I'm really curious to know what others have experienced in terms of pricing.

I'm not entirely sure about the exact pricing, but I’ve seen most quotes hover between $3 and $6 per page for mixed files like yours. Scanned PDFs always seem to drive costs up. If you do run some OCR and tidy up the structure first, you might save quite a bit. For that, Smallpdf has a pretty good batch OCR feature that could be helpful.

Pricing can vary quite a bit based on what types of documents you're working with. Here's a rough breakdown:

- Simple native PDFs usually cost around $0.50 to $2 per page.
- Complex native documents with tables or forms typically range from $2 to $5 per page.
- Scanned PDFs that require OCR can be more expensive, generally between $3 and $8 per page.
- Highly complex documents can go for $8 to $15 or more per page.

When you have variable page counts, per-document pricing often makes more sense. Also, while AI can help lower costs, especially for native PDFs, be cautious with scanned documents—the OCR still needs a lot of human oversight due to potential errors. I recommend starting with a sample audit of about 50 PDFs to classify them by complexity before asking for quotes. For a mixed bag like yours, you're likely looking at a ballpark of $15,000 to $60,000 overall, depending on how many scanned versus native files you have.