Pick LlamaParse if
rAG and agent teams who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter.
Read the LlamaParse pageLlamaParse vs Unstract
Our take
Pick LlamaParse if you're on a rAG and agent team who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter. Pick Unstract if you're a developer who will stay on 100 free pages/day or pay Whisperer $/1k. Skip LlamaParse if you're people who only want the MIT index library with no Cloud parse (LlamaIndex), or a self-hosted MIT parser (Docling). Skip Unstract if you're on a team that want a visual SenseML editor (Sensible) or
Best for
LlamaParse Pages → markdown or JSON for an agent
Unstract PDFs → clean text an agent can read
Free plan
LlamaParse $0 · / month. 10,000 credits. Community support. Hits 402 when empty
Unstract No free plan
Lowest paid
LlamaParse Credit rate $1.25
Unstract Document Studio $0.10/yr
Next step up
LlamaParse Starter $50
Unstract Native Text $1
Coding agent
LlamaParse v2 tiers
Unstract Flow
Runs where
LlamaParse Hosted
Unstract Hosted
Watch out
LlamaParse Agentic Plus is 45× Fast
Unstract Flow has no public $
Last checked
LlamaParse 2026-10-28 · llamaindex.ai/pricing
Unstract 2026-10-28 · unstract.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Unstract if
developers who will stay on 100 free pages/day or pay Whisperer $/1k.
Read the Unstract page