# LlamaParse > llamaindex.ai | Inference; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence. HTML https://fshy.ajam.dev/p/llamaindex/ | JSON https://fshy.ajam.dev/api/v1/entity/llamaindex.json | how to read a record: https://fshy.ajam.dev/llms-full.txt ## LlamaParse - `inference/llamaparse-free` | qualifies-with-caveat | evidence documented | binding volume-quota | category document parsing API, monthly free credits | tier Free - needs card no, phone unknown, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-11-03T07:34:02.658Z (live) | stale on 2026-12-04 - url https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing - free tier: Free plan, USD 0 a month: 10,000 credits a month, recurring (credits reset at the start of the next billing cycle). Parse costs 1 credit a page on the Fast tier, 3 on Cost-effective, 10 on Agentic and 45 on Agentic Plus; 1,000 credits are USD 1.25 on a paid plan. When the credits run out, a credit-consuming request on the Free plan returns HTTP 402 | unit: credits | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-11-03 | source: [1] | note: the credit is consumed per page for Parse (per minute for audio, per sheet for spreadsheets); the vocabulary has no page term. All products (Parse, Extract, Classify, Split, Index) draw on the same 10,000 credits - per-object cap: Parse: 512 MB per file and 10,000 pages per job after page selection; Extract: 100 MB per file and 500 pages per job | source: [2] - retention: parsed files are cached for 48 hours; retained (non-expiring) files stay until deleted, up to 10,000 files / 10 GB per project on the Free plan | source: [3] - egress: metered: no - identity: email | detail: a LlamaCloud account made at login.llamaindex.ai ('sign in with your preferred method'); the Free plan asks for no payment details, which are entered only when upgrading to a paid plan; unverified: the sign-up form's fields (email, social login or phone) were not visible in the captured sign-in page - interface: rest, cli - limits: - volume-quota (binding): 10,000 credits a month on the Free plan (Parse: 1 credit a page Fast, 3 Cost-effective, 10 Agentic, 45 Agentic Plus); an exhausted Free plan returns HTTP 402 until the next billing cycle [1] - per-object-cap: Parse 512 MB per file and 10,000 pages per job; Extract 100 MB per file and 500 pages per job; 130+ document, image, spreadsheet and audio formats [2] - request-rate: parse job creation 500 requests per 10 seconds per organization, the same on every plan; 5 concurrent parse jobs on the Free plan [4] - binding note: 10,000 credits a month is the ceiling at 1 to 45 credits a page, far below the 512 MB and 10,000-page per-job caps - interface detail: REST API (POST /api/v2/parse) plus Python, TypeScript, Go and Java SDKs, a CLI and a web UI - tooling: the llama_cloud Python SDK and the TypeScript, Go and Java SDKs, the CLI, or plain REST with an API key generated in the LlamaCloud console - composes with: a recurring monthly credit with no card; the Fast tier at 1 credit a page is the cheapest way to spend it, and the paid Starter plan adds credits when the Free plan runs out - reliability: no reliability event recorded; no request was made because a key needs a signed-in account - notes: the Free plan's 10,000 credits are recurring each billing cycle; paid Starter is USD 50 a month with 40,000 credits - evidence note: the Free plan's credit amount, its monthly reset, the HTTP 402 behaviour, the per-page credit cost, the file and page limits and the rate limit are quoted from vendor pages read on 2026-11-03. The sign-up form's fields are unverified, and no request was made. - evidence: - [1] 2026-11-03: the Free plan is USD 0 a month and carries 10,000 monthly credits | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: | Monthly credits | 10,000 | 40,000 | 400,000 | Custom | - [1] 2026-11-03: the Free plan costs USD 0 a month | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: | Price | $0/mo | $50/mo | $500/mo | Contact sales | - [1] 2026-11-03: an exhausted Free plan refuses credit-consuming requests with HTTP 402 | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: Free plan: When credits are exhausted, API requests that consume credits will return a `402` error - [1] 2026-11-03: free credits reset each billing cycle | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: Credits reset at the start of your next billing cycle. - [1] 2026-11-03: payment details are entered when upgrading a plan, not for the Free plan | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: 2. Select the plan you want and enter payment details. - [1] 2026-11-03: the Free plan stores up to 10,000 retained files / 10 GB per project and runs 5 concurrent parse jobs | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: | Stored files per project | 10,000 files / 10 GB | 50,000 files / 50 GB | 100,000 files / 100 GB | Unlimited | - [1] 2026-11-03: the Free plan runs 5 concurrent parse jobs | capture: sha256:767708b4112681213c1b4264583a7d8977cf091ece96eb87c990eb54c7a40fe3 | quote: | Concurrent Parse jobs | 5 | 5 | 20 | 100 | - [5] 2026-11-03: the vendor's FAQ describes the 10k free credits as a monthly provision for new users | capture: sha256:2dd81f1f1f8356fd5b1ad1a3140e96807bdbb2139564721b4d4d168694e86d2b | quote: It provides a generous provision of 10k free credits a month to all new users, but is not open source. - [6] 2026-11-03: Fast tier Parse costs 1 credit a page | capture: sha256:aba24c7fb87756e339dce4e3c552eccfb27cd60b54c4442ba2e3a4c3ffe036dc | quote: | Fast | 1 | - [6] 2026-11-03: Cost-effective tier Parse costs 3 credits a page | capture: sha256:aba24c7fb87756e339dce4e3c552eccfb27cd60b54c4442ba2e3a4c3ffe036dc | quote: | Cost-effective | 3 | - [6] 2026-11-03: 1,000 credits are USD 1.25 | capture: sha256:aba24c7fb87756e339dce4e3c552eccfb27cd60b54c4442ba2e3a4c3ffe036dc | quote: $1.25 per 1,000 credits. - [6] 2026-11-03: parsed files are cached for 48 hours | capture: sha256:aba24c7fb87756e339dce4e3c552eccfb27cd60b54c4442ba2e3a4c3ffe036dc | quote: Parsed files are cached for 48 hours. - [2] 2026-11-03: Parse accepts 512 MB per file and 10,000 pages per job by default | capture: sha256:9ca9c0d0302bcb94085a0e7abb50002941816f829ebbb38e25f851d090a40404 | quote: | Parse | 512 MB | 10,000 pages after page selection (default); - [2] 2026-11-03: Parse reads 130+ document, image, spreadsheet and audio formats | capture: sha256:9ca9c0d0302bcb94085a0e7abb50002941816f829ebbb38e25f851d090a40404 | quote: 130+ document, image, spreadsheet, and audio formats - [4] 2026-11-03: the parse job creation request cap per organization | capture: sha256:b832666753396a649eddf4c480b866a1387c1160d6f8ff8838ede24a6047a1b0 | quote: | Parse job creation, `POST /api/v2/parse` and `POST /api/v1/parsing/upload` | 500 requests per 10 seconds, each route counted separately | Organization | - [7] 2026-11-03: an API key is generated after signing in to LlamaCloud by any of its sign-in methods | capture: sha256:be465e71d68cb62b60be80013e57e6fe4753c3afe0db025a1b399e81f7879a42 | quote: and sign in with your preferred method. - [8] 2026-11-03: the sign-in page advertises 10,000 free credits on sign-up | capture: sha256:d31c4815a720f1f4a6478b2073f905ec452172d7f50e67553d3c10d443c55a12 | quote: GET 10,000 FREE CREDITS WHEN YOU SIGN UP - [9] 2026-11-03: Parse is reachable by REST, Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, a CLI and a web UI | capture: sha256:982f05e495c71d891daefbe18b79bcd210fc93d2ec7c0528121174af625da46c | quote: Quick start guide for Parse, covering API key generation and document parsing using Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, the CLI, the REST API, or the Web UI. - sources: - [1] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/general/billing - [2] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/general/limitations - [3] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/general/pricing - [4] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/general/rate_limits - [5] https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing - [6] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/python/cloud/general/pricing/ - [7] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/general/api_key - [8] https://cloud.llamaindex.ai/ - [9] https://developers.llamaindex.ai/python/cloud/llamaparse/getting_started/