LlamaParse
LlamaParse is LlamaIndex’s hosted document parser: drag a PDF (or Office/sheet/image) into the Cloud playground, pick Fast / Cost Effective / Agentic, and Run…
OUR TAKE
Pick LlamaParse for RAG and agent teams who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter. Agentic Plus is 45× Fast.
Good fit
RAG and agent teams who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter.
Poor fit
People who only want the MIT index library with no Cloud parse (LlamaIndex), or a self-hosted MIT parser (Docling).
Free · Starter $50 · Pro $500
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · llamaindex.ai/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick LlamaParse for RAG and agent teams who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter. Agentic Plus is 45× Fast. on the same page.
Good fit
RAG and agent teams who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter.
Poor fit
People who only want the MIT index library with no Cloud parse (LlamaIndex), or a self-hosted MIT parser (Docling).
Free · Starter $50 · Pro $500
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · llamaindex.ai/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · llamaindex.ai/pricing
Free
10,000 credits. Community support. Hits 402 when empty
$0
Starter
40,000 credits. PAYG up to
$50
Pro
400,000 credits. PAYG up to ,000 / mo
$500
Credit rate
1,000 credits =
Lowest paid
$1.25
Enterprise
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-28·llamaindex.ai/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
RAG and agent teams who will burn Free credits, then pay Starter.
Poor fit
People who only want the MIT index library with no Cloud parse (LlamaIndex), or a self-hosted MIT parser (Docling).
Watch out
Agentic Plus is 45× Fast. on the same page.
Instead, try
Reducto if Studio boxes + Parse when you want their $150 Standard credit; Extend if Parse/Extract credits at $0.01 after 10k free
Compare LlamaParse with
Limits, in full
- 01
Agentic Plus is 45× Fast. on the same page.
- 02
LlamaParse is not MIT. The llama_index repo is a different product.
- 03
Free stops at 10k credits. Starter is the first PAYG card.
If LlamaParse isn't it
Why: Studio boxes + Parse when you want their $150 Standard credit.
Paid only$150
There is no $29 seat cardChecked 2026-10-22·reducto.ai/pricing
vs LlamaParse
Why: Parse/Extract credits at $0.01 after 10k free.
Paid only$100
There is no $29 seatChecked 2026-10-22·extend.ai/pricing
vs LlamaParse
Why: Apache ETL you can host after 10k free hosted pages.
Free· paid from$0.015
$0.015/page after 10kChecked 2026-10-22·unstructured.io/pricing
vs LlamaParseLimits & alternatives3 limits · Reducto, Extend, Unstructured instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Agentic Plus is 45× Fast. on the same page.
- 02
LlamaParse is not MIT. The llama_index repo is a different product.
- 03
Free stops at 10k credits. Starter is the first PAYG card.
If LlamaParse isn't it
Why: Studio boxes + Parse when you want their $150 Standard credit.
Paid only$150
There is no $29 seat cardChecked 2026-10-22·reducto.ai/pricing
vs LlamaParseWhy: Parse/Extract credits at $0.01 after 10k free.
Paid only$100
There is no $29 seatChecked 2026-10-22·extend.ai/pricing
vs LlamaParseWhy: Apache ETL you can host after 10k free hosted pages.
Free· paid from$0.015
$0.015/page after 10kChecked 2026-10-22·unstructured.io/pricing
vs LlamaParse