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Upstage

Korean-built LLM and document OCR aimed at enterprise deployment

Paid Data & Development Built in South Korea

What it does

Korean-built LLM and document OCR aimed at enterprise deployment. Korean-language LLM with strong document AI.

Classified under LLM and chatbots, data and analytics.

Who it suits

Team size

Positioned for mid-market and enterprise.

Function

Sits in data & development, covering LLM and chatbots and data and analytics.

Pricing

Published pricing: API usage-based (schools free 1yr)

Reproduced as the vendor publishes it. Pricing pages change often and enterprise terms are usually negotiated separately, so treat this as a starting point and confirm current figures with Upstage directly.

Before you adopt it

Vendor region – Upstage is based in South Korea. Korean-language support is usually native rather than translated.
Support hours – expect Korea business hours (KST). If you need coverage inside your own working day, confirm it before signing.
Data residency – confirm where your data is stored and processed, and whether it is used for model training. This is not published consistently and we do not guess at it.
Contracting and billing – check the contracting entity, billing currency and invoice format your finance team needs.
Commercial status – we list Upstage editorially and hold no partnership or reseller agreement for it.

Frequently asked questions

What does Upstage do?

Korean-built LLM and document OCR aimed at enterprise deployment. Korean-language LLM with strong document AI.

How much does Upstage cost?

Published pricing is: API usage-based (schools free 1yr). Confirm current figures with the vendor, since published tiers change and enterprise terms are negotiated separately.

Is there a free tier?

Upstage is listed as paid. No free tier is listed in its published pricing, so ask the vendor whether a trial or pilot is available.

Where is Upstage based, and what does that change?

Upstage is based in South Korea. In practice that affects support hours (Korea business hours (KST)), the contracting entity and the billing currency. Korean-language support is usually native rather than translated.

Is SurfingBear Tools a partner or reseller of Upstage?

No. Upstage is listed here editorially. We hold no partnership, reseller or distribution agreement for this product, and we say so on every listing rather than implying a relationship we do not have.

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