LlamaParse vs Azure Document Intelligence
LlamaParse is cheaper per page; Azure Document Intelligence is faster; only LlamaParse supports math; only Azure Document Intelligence supports forms, handwriting, confidence.
LlamaParsellamaindex/llamaparse | Azure Document Intelligenceazure/document-intelligence | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | OCR API | OCR API |
| Price | 5 credits / page | 15 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $5.00 | $15.00 |
| Typical speed | 3.0 s / page | 1.5 s / page |
| Best for | RAG ingestion | Enterprise forms and IDs |
| Inputs | PDF, images, DOCX | PDF, images |
| Languages | 80+ languages | 300+ languages |
| Max pages per request | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Handwriting | No | ✓ Yes |
| Math | ✓ Yes | No |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Confidence | No | ✓ Yes |
| Forms | No | ✓ Yes |
| Multilingual | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| On OCRRouter | Coming soon | Available |
Prices are what you pay on OCRRouter. Speed is the provider's typical figure, not a benchmark we ran.
What each one is
Azure Document Intelligence
Azure layout model with tables, selection marks and prebuilt invoice and ID readers.
Azure Document Intelligence detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "llamaindex/llamaparse",
"fallbacks": ["azure/document-intelligence"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}