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Skimming AI

What is Skimming AI?

Skimming AI is a multi-functional platform that lets you chat with any content — PDFs, documents, images, audio, video, YouTube, websites, and social media posts. Get summaries, ask questions, and extract insights in seconds. Available via Web App, Chrome Extension, Android App, and a powerful REST API.

Why Choose Skimming AI?

Multi-Model AI

Choose from GPT-4o, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Flash, and more. Pick the model that fits your use case.

Universal Ingestion

PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, audio, video, YouTube, websites, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Facebook — all supported.

Real-Time Streaming

Get responses as they generate via Server-Sent Events (SSE). No waiting for the full response.

Interactive Q&A

Don’t just summarize — ask follow-up questions and dive deeper into any content.

What You Can Build

Use CaseDescription
Document Q&AUpload PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, or slides. Ask questions and get answers with citations.
YouTube InsightsPaste a video URL. Get a summary or ask specific questions about the content.
Website & Social AnalysisAnalyze any webpage, Instagram post, tweet, LinkedIn update, or Facebook post.
Audio & Video ChatUpload recordings, podcasts, or video files. Transcribe and chat with the content.
Image UnderstandingExtract text (OCR), describe visuals, or answer questions about images.

How It Works

1

Get Your API Key

Generate an API key from your Skimming AI Dashboard.
2

Ingest Content

Upload a file or provide a URL to the /ingest endpoint. You’ll receive a file_id.
3

Chat with Content

Use the file_id with any /chat endpoint to ask questions or get summaries.

Plans & Limits

FeatureFree PlanPaid Plans
Credits~1,000/monthBased on plan
DocumentsUp to 200 filesBased on plan
Video/AudioUp to 480 minutesBased on plan
File SizeUp to 5 MBUp to 200 MB
Credits vary by model: GPT-4o Mini = 1 credit, GPT-4o = 5 credits, Claude 3.7 = 25 credits, GPT-4 = 100 credits.

Security & Privacy

  • Encrypted in transit via HTTPS
  • Files stored securely in your account
  • Delete anytime — you control your data
  • API keys generated using 256-bit cryptographic security

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