AI assistant · requirements recordVerified 2026-10-05

Claude upload limit: 500 MB · 1,000 pages

Chat uploads · 1,000 pages per PDF. Chat uploads. Project files are limited to 30 MB each. Visual elements are analysed only in PDFs of 100 pages or fewer. The help article was dated July 23, 2026 when checked.

The record

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File size
500 MB per file (chat)
In their words“500MB per file”
support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude · checked 2026-10-05 · re-check every 30 days
Pages
1,000 pages per PDF
In their words“PDFs are limited to 1000 pages”
support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude · checked 2026-10-05 · re-check every 30 days
Also
20 files per chat
In their words“Up to 20 files per chat”
support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude · checked 2026-10-05 · re-check every 30 days
File size
30 MB per project file
In their words“30MB per file”
support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude · checked 2026-10-05 · re-check every 30 days
Also
Images in PDFs read up to 100 pages
In their words“Claude analyzes both text and visual elements (like images, charts, and graphics) in PDFs of 100 pages or fewer. For PDFs from 101 to 1000 pages, Claude processes text only and doesn't analyze visual elements.”
support.claude.com/en/articles/8241126-upload-files-to-claude · checked 2026-10-05 · re-check every 30 days

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