Key Differences
Time. The most immediate difference is speed. A trained reviewer manually redacting a 30-page document spends 20 to 45 minutes identifying and marking every instance of sensitive information. AI-Redact processes the same document in seconds. For organizations handling dozens or hundreds of documents per week, this time difference translates directly into labor cost savings and faster turnaround for clients, partners, and regulatory bodies.
Cost. Manual redaction cost is driven by staff time. A paralegal or compliance analyst earning $50 to $100 per hour spending 30 minutes per document costs $25 to $50 per document in labor alone — before accounting for QA review, management overhead, or error correction. AI-Redact costs $0.08 per page, making a 30-page document $2.40. At any meaningful volume, the cost reduction is substantial.
Accuracy. Human reviewers are subject to fatigue, distraction, and inconsistency. The 50th document of the day receives less attention than the first. Uncommon PII formats get missed. Items on page 28 are overlooked when attention fades after page 15. AI-Redact applies the same detection rules with the same thoroughness to every page of every document, regardless of volume or time of day.
Scalability. Manual redaction scales linearly with headcount. Processing twice as many documents requires twice as many reviewers. AI redaction scales with computing capacity, which is effectively unlimited. Whether you need to redact 10 documents or 10,000, AI-Redact handles the volume without additional staffing or training.