💡 Challenge
Automating document processing efficiently is crucial for handling various types of documents. Choosing the right AI OCR tool within Power Platform can make a significant difference.
✅ Solution
Power Platform offers two main AI OCR tools—AI Builder and Azure Document Intelligence Service—each providing different models, integration options, and cost structures.
🔧 How It’s Done
Here’s how to do it:
- AI Builder Approach
🔸 Setup: Access make.powerapps.com, select prebuilt models like invoice processing, receipt processing, business card reader, and form processing.
🔸 Testing & Deployment: Use sample documents to test and integrate into a Power Automate flow.
🔸 Costs: Requires purchasing AI Builder credits, costing around 1.6 cents per page. - Azure Document Intelligence Service
🔸 Setup: Configure the service in Azure, selecting prebuilt models such as invoices, receipts, business cards, and custom documents.
🔸 Integration: Obtain API keys and endpoints for Power Automate.
🔸 Usage: Send requests to the API and process documents with greater control and flexibility.
🔸 Costs: $10 for 1,000 pages (1 cent per page), offering about 40% cost savings compared to AI Builder.
🎉 Result
Azure Document Intelligence delivers significant cost savings, a broad selection of prebuilt models, and greater control over document processing workflows, making it the superior choice for most scenarios.
🌟 Key Advantages
🔸 Quick and easy setup with AI Builder, fully integrated into Power Automate.
🔸 Cost savings (up to 40%) with Azure Document Intelligence at $0.01 per page.
🔸 Broad selection of prebuilt models and greater flexibility with Azure Document Intelligence.
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🛠️ FAQ
1. What is the main difference between AI Builder and Azure Document Intelligence?
AI Builder is tightly integrated into Power Platform with an easy setup, while Azure Document Intelligence offers more flexibility, a wider range of models, and lower per-page costs.
2. How do I choose the right prebuilt model for my documents?
Select a model based on your document type—such as invoices, receipts, or business cards—and test it with sample files to ensure accuracy before integration.
3. What are the cost implications of each service?
AI Builder costs around 1.6 cents per page, whereas Azure Document Intelligence costs about 1 cent per page (with $10 per 1,000 pages), providing roughly 40% savings.
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