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LlamaParse

LlamaIndex's managed document parser — per-page tiers from fast heuristics to VLM-agentic, with native LlamaIndex ingestion for RAG.

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CategoryDocument parsing & extraction

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingFreemium

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SDKsPython, TypeScript, REST

Pricing: Per-page credits by tier: Fast 1cr, Cost Effective 3cr, Agentic 10cr, Agentic Plus 45cr. Free plan 10,000 credits/mo; Starter $50/mo (40k), Pro $500/mo (400k), Enterprise custom.

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LlamaParse — LlamaIndex's managed document parser — per-page tiers from fast heuristics to VLM-agentic, with native LlamaIndex ingestion for RAG.
Website: https://www.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse
Docs: https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/
Get a key: https://cloud.llamaindex.ai
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Free signup at cloud.llamaindex.ai with 10,000 credits/month and an instant API key; no credit card to start.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: freemium — Per-page credits by tier: Fast 1cr, Cost Effective 3cr, Agentic 10cr, Agentic Plus 45cr. Free plan 10,000 credits/mo; Starter $50/mo (40k), Pro $500/mo (400k), Enterprise custom.
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/llamaparse.json

Machine record: /api/tools/llamaparse.json

Quickstart

from llama_cloud_services import LlamaParse

parser = LlamaParse(result_type="markdown")  # LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY env var
docs = parser.load_data("./report.pdf")
print(docs[0].text)

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LlamaParse FAQ

What is LlamaParse?

LlamaParse is LlamaIndex's managed document parser — per-page tiers from fast heuristics to VLM-agentic, with native LlamaIndex ingestion for RAG. It's in the Document parsing & extraction category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is LlamaParse free?

LlamaParse is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. Per-page credits by tier: Fast 1cr, Cost Effective 3cr, Agentic 10cr, Agentic Plus 45cr. Free plan 10,000 credits/mo; Starter $50/mo (40k), Pro $500/mo (400k), Enterprise custom..

Can an AI agent sign up for LlamaParse automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Free signup at cloud.llamaindex.ai with 10,000 credits/month and an instant API key; no credit card to start..

Does LlamaParse have an MCP server?

LlamaParse does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is LlamaParse open source?

LlamaParse is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does LlamaParse support?

LlamaParse offers Python, TypeScript, REST.