Pricing

All features are priced using credits, which are billed per page (or minute for audio). Credits vary by parsing mode, model, and whether files are cached.

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Credit Rates

Region	Price per 1,000 Credits
North America	$1.25
Europe	$1.25

Parsing

v2 (Tiers)

In the v2 API, parsing uses a simplified tier-based system. Choose a tier and the platform handles model selection automatically.

Tier	Credits per Page
Fast	1
Cost-effective	3
Agentic	10
Agentic Plus	45

Additional Configs:

• Layout extraction: +3 credits per page (can be added to any tier)
• Spreadsheet: 1 credit per sheet
• Audio: 3 credits per minute
• Markdown (.md): the file itself bills as a single Fast page (1 credit) regardless of length, plus 1 page at the job’s tier rate for each successfully extracted inline image (base64 data URI or remote URL; relative/local paths are never extracted). Fast-tier jobs don’t extract inline images, so a .md file on Fast always bills exactly 1 credit.

v1 (Modes)

In the v1 API, you select a parse mode and model directly.

Category	Mode	Model	Credits per Page
Recommended Settings	Cost-effective	-	3
	Agentic	-	10
	Agentic Plus	-	45
Presets	Invoice	-	90
	Scientific papers	-	90
	Technical documentation	-	90
	Forms	-	90
Modes	Parse without AI	-	1
	Parse page with LLM	-	3
	Parse page with LVM	anthropic-sonnet-3.5 (deprecated)	60
		anthropic-sonnet-3.7	60
		anthropic-sonnet-4.0	60
		anthropic-sonnet-4.5	60
		anthropic-haiku-4.5 (preview)	30
		openai-gpt-4o-mini	15
		openai-gpt-4o	30
		openai-gpt-4-1-nano	15
		openai-gpt-4-1-mini	20
		openai-gpt-4-1	30
		openai-gpt-5-nano	10
		openai-gpt-5-mini	30
		openai-gpt-5	150
		gemini-2.0-flash	6
		gemini-2.5-flash	25
		gemini-2.5-pro	60
		Custom Azure Model	1
		Use your own API key	1
	Parse page with Layout Agent	-	45
	Parse page with Agent	anthropic-sonnet-3.5 (deprecated)	45
		anthropic-sonnet-3.7	90
		anthropic-sonnet-4.0	90
		anthropic-sonnet-4.5	90
		anthropic-haiku-4.5 (preview)	45
		openai-gpt-4-1-mini	10
		openai-gpt-4-1	45
		openai-gpt-5-nano	10
		openai-gpt-5-mini	45
		openai-gpt-5	90
		gemini-2.0-flash	10
		gemini-2.5-flash	10
		gemini-2.5-pro	45
	Auto Mode	-	3–45
	Parse document with LLM	-	30
	Parse document with Agent	anthropic-sonnet-3.7	90
		anthropic-sonnet-4.0	90
		anthropic-sonnet-4.5	90
Other Options	Structure Output	-	3
File Type Modes	Spreadsheet	-	1 per sheet
	Audio	-	3 per minute
Legacy Modes	Continuous Mode	-	30

Additional Configs:

• Layout extraction: +3 credits per page (can be added to any mode)
• Markdown (.md): the file itself bills as a single page at the selected mode’s rate regardless of length, plus 1 page at the same rate for each successfully extracted inline image (base64 data URI or remote URL; relative/local paths are never extracted). “Parse without AI” doesn’t extract inline images, so a .md file there always bills exactly 1 page.

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Indexing

v2

Action	Credits
Exported page	2 per page
Retrieval query	1 per query
Chat turn	100 per turn

These charges are on top of parsing and document storage costs.

v1

Mode	Credits per Page (or Sheet)
Standard	1
Spreadsheet	2
Multi-modal	2

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Storage

Retained files — files stored without an expiration — are billed daily on each project’s total stored size:

Item	Credits
Retained file storage	100 per GB per day (0.1 per MB)

LlamaCloud snapshots each project’s retained storage once a day and charges it at the rate above. Ephemeral files — files uploaded with an expiration or retention period, including files in ephemeral directories — are never charged for storage.

Retained storage is also capped per project by plan tier; see the plan comparison for the limits and what happens when a project reaches them. To stop paying for a file, delete it, or upload files ephemerally when you don’t need them retained.

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Extraction

v2 (Tiers)

In the v2 API, total credits per page are the extract tier plus the parse tier.

The default price includes both steps:

Extract tier	Extract credits/page	Default parse tier	Parse credits/page	Default total
Agentic Plus	50	Agentic	10	60
Agentic	15	Agentic	10	25
Cost-effective	5	Cost-effective	3	8

You can choose a different parse tier under Advanced Options. Its cost is added to the extract tier:

Parse tier	Credits/page
Agentic Plus	45
Agentic	10
Cost-effective	3
Fast	1

For text files or files already parsed by LlamaParse, only the extract tier applies. Text files (md, txt, csv, html) use 600 tokens as one page.

Turbo (preview): Turbo prepares documents itself instead of running a separate Parse step, so it has no parse tier and one all-in rate:

Extract tier	Credits/page
Turbo	35

Because Turbo skips parsing, it produces no parse output and accepts no parse tier or parse configuration — those settings are ignored if sent. It does not produce granular bounding boxes. Turbo is in preview and is not yet listed in the API reference.

Large schemas on Agentic Plus: Agentic Plus supports schemas up to 3,200 fields. Above 200 fields, credits per page are multiplied based on schema size:

Schema size (fields)	Multiplier
0–200	×1
201–800	×2
801–1,600	×3
1,601–2,400	×4
2,401–3,200	×5

Schema size is the number of leaf fields in the schema you submit, not a count of what the document returns. A table with 40 rows and 10 columns is 10 fields. See schema size for how nesting, arrays, and $ref are counted.

v1 (Modes)

Mode	Credits per Page	Credits per Page (extract only)*
Fast	5	4
Balanced	10	7
Multimodal	20	14
Premium	60	15

*For text files or pre-cached parsed files.

• For text files (md, txt, csv, html), a page is defined as the equivalent of 600 tokens.
• For text files or if the file has previously been parsed by LlamaParse, only extraction costs apply.
• For Multimodal mode, 6 additional credits will be charged for docx/pptx format.

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Split

Mode	Credits per Page
Default	4 (3 for cached files)

If the file is already present in the LlamaParse cache, only split costs apply.

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Classification

Mode	Credits per Page
Fast	1
Multimodal	2

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Sheets

Sheets is billed per extracted region — a contiguous table or block of content identified in a spreadsheet. Pricing depends on the tier selected in the parsing configuration:

Tier	Credits per Region	Description
Cost-effective	10	Fastest and cheapest. Best for well-structured spreadsheets; does not generate titles or descriptions.
Agentic	100	Highest accuracy on complex or messy spreadsheets, with generated titles and descriptions. Default.

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Agents

Agents is currently in beta and free to use. When agents make use of Parse, Extract, or Index, the pricing of the underlying module applies.

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Cost Optimization Strategies

Parse

1. Use caching — Parsed files are cached for 48 hours. Re-parsing the same file within that window is free.
2. Choose the right tier — Start with Cost-effective (3 credits) for initial testing. Only move to Agentic (10) or Agentic Plus (45) when document complexity requires it. Fast (1 credit) outputs spatial text only — no markdown.
3. Use page ranges — Parse only the pages you need instead of entire documents. Specify target_pages to avoid processing irrelevant content.

Cross-product

4. Leverage extract-only pricing — If a file was previously parsed, subsequent extractions cost less (extract-only rates apply). Parse once, extract many times.
5. Pre-filter with Classify — Use Classify (1-2 credits/page) to filter documents before running more expensive Parse or Extract jobs.
6. Batch strategically — Group similar documents in a single job when possible rather than submitting many small requests.