Side by side
| Feature | ChatPDF | LlamaParse |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Chat with PDFs and other documents to get summaries, answers and cited passages - for students, researchers and professionals. | Document parsing and extraction platform turning complex PDFs, Office files and scans into LLM-ready data, for developers and document-heavy teams. |
| Price from | not listed | 50 USD/mo |
| Free plan | yes | yes |
| Platforms | web | web, api |
| API | not stated | yes |
ChatPDF: key features
- Chat with PDF documents in natural language
- Built-in citations linking answers to the source PDF
- Multi-file chats organized in folders
- Document summaries
- Translation of PDFs in other languages
- Side-by-side view of chat and document
LlamaParse: key features
- Layout-aware parsing of 130+ file formats
- Table and chart extraction into structured data
- Schema-based data extraction without training
- Document splitting and classification with natural-language rules
- Chunking and embedding pipeline for RAG
- Output in Markdown, JSON, XLSX, HTML tables and annotated PDF
FAQ
Is ChatPDF or LlamaParse better?
It depends on the job - compare prices, free plans and features in the table above.
Are ChatPDF and LlamaParse free?
ChatPDF: Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: analyze 2 documents every day; no account needed to start (account unlocks saved history and multi-document chats). LlamaParse: Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: 10,000 credits per month (about 1,000 pages), agentic OCR for layout-aware parsing, structured extraction of defined schemas, and building end-to-end document agents. Up to 100 users, basic support.