LlamaParse
FreemiumLiveLast verified 27 Sept 2026
Converts PDFs, scans, Office files and spreadsheets to markdown or JSON, with tables and layout, for RAG.
Example request
curl -s 'https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2/parse?page_size=10&status=COMPLETED' -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"
Free tier, in plain English
The free plan includes 10,000 credits a month; a page costs 1 to 45 credits depending on the parsing tier, so free pages range from about 200 to 10,000. Paid plans start at $50 a month.
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