LlamaIndex review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Document parsing and extraction platform for AI agents
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LlamaIndex report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for parsing documents for AI agents
LlamaIndex's hosted product, LlamaParse, turns documents into text and structured data for language models, and the company also keeps open-source libraries. It is priced in credits, and Pro starts at $500 a month.
Who LlamaIndex is for
- Fits if you feed PDFs and other documents into language-model pipelines
- Works for developers who also use the open-source LlamaIndex libraries
Who LlamaIndex is not for
- Skip it if you do not write code, as it is an API product
- Pricey if you outgrow pay-as-you-go: Pro is $500 a month
- Tight if you stay free: about 1,000 pages once, and 1 project
- Watch out: layout-aware parsing modes cost more than 1 credit a page
- Watch out: SSO and VPC deployment are Enterprise only
Why LlamaIndex gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPay-as-you-go is $0 a month with credits at $1.50 per 1,000. Pro is $500 a month, well above the category's $150 dearest-tenth start.
- CFree plan and trial10K free credits, about 1,000 pages, with 5 concurrent parse jobs and 1 project. A document pile will use that fast.
- BFeaturesParse, extract, classify, split and index, plus an agent builder and the open-source libraries. The listing shows no gap in the document-handling job.
- DEase of useNo rating on record. It is used through an API and libraries, so developers do the setup.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb service and API, listed on AWS and Azure marketplaces with GitHub links. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LlamaIndex's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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LlamaIndex's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 81 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 41.
It stands best on features (B, above 133 of 178) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $500 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 95 of the 98 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 37 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 179 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. LlamaIndex’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 28 of 178, level with 106
- CFree plan and trialAbove 64 of 178, level with 79
- BFeaturesAbove 133 of 178, level with 40
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 178, level with 35
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 47 of 178, level with 121
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 109 AI agents. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep LlamaIndex, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace LlamaIndex you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $6,000 a year. LlamaIndex is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. LlamaIndex’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is LlamaIndex?
LlamaIndex now centers on LlamaParse, a commercial platform that parses, extracts, splits, classifies and indexes documents so language models and agents can use them. The company also maintains the open-source LlamaIndex and Workflows libraries and LiteParse, a local parser. Pricing on the site is in credits.
Worth knowing
- The pricing page covers LlamaParse only; the open-source LlamaIndex and Workflows libraries are separate and free.
- Cost scales with pages: parsing starts at 1 credit a page and layout-aware modes cost more.
- Pro is $500 a month; SSO, VPC deployment and custom BAAs need Enterprise.
- Pricing is shown separately for US and Europe regions; the figures here are the US page.
Key features
- Parse
- Turns PDFs, Office files, spreadsheets and images into text, markdown or JSON, with table, chart and layout handling and several accuracy tiers.
- Extract, classify and split
- Schema-based extraction agents pull structured fields from documents, with citations and confidence scores; documents can also be classified and split.
- Index
- A chunking and embedding pipeline prepares documents for retrieval in RAG applications.
- Document agent builder
- A builder turns natural-language descriptions into workflows, with starter templates and one-click deploys from GitHub repositories.
- Open-source libraries
- LlamaIndex, Workflows and LiteParse are open-source projects the company maintains for building AI apps and parsing documents locally.
LlamaIndex pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, LlamaIndex has a free plan, and paid plans start at $500 per month (Pro), after pay-as-you-go from $0.
- Starts at
- $500 per month (Pro), after pay-as-you-go from $0
- Free plan
- Pay-as-you-go plan: $0 a month with 10K free credits (about 1,000 pages), then $1.50 per 1,000 credits.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | $0per month, plus $1.50 per 1,000 credits | 10K credits included, 5 concurrent parse jobs, 1 project and basic community support. |
| Pro | $500per month, with credits at $1.25 per 1,000 | 400K credits included, 20 concurrent jobs, 5 projects and priority Slack support; an 800K-credit bonus is offered for a limited time. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume credit discounts, 5x higher rate limits, SSO, VPC or hybrid deployment and a dedicated account manager. |
Read from llamaindex.ai on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with LlamaIndex before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- StartupsStartup program with free credits
The pricing page invites startups to apply for free credits, dedicated support and community spotlights.
Stated on llamaindex.ai
Works with
- AWS Marketplace
- Azure Marketplace
- GitHub
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Common questions
Does LlamaIndex have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. LlamaIndex is listed for Web.
Does LlamaIndex have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. LlamaIndex is listed for Web.
Is LlamaIndex open source?
Yes. LlamaIndex is open source, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
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