# Clairic vs Unstructured API + MCP (slim)

> Clairic scores 66.3 (B) to Unstructured's 46.9 (D) for document extraction. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Clairic scores 66.3 (B) on agent readiness against Unstructured API + MCP's 46.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Unstructured API + MCP leads on maintenance & community. Both do document extraction.

- Clairic: B 66.3, rank #330 of 1184 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clairic.min.md
- Unstructured API + MCP: D 46.9, rank #978 of 1184 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/unstructured.min.md
- Clairic, good for Typed fields, estimates and next-step forecasts from emails, invoices, receipts and other text or images inside Cloudflare, each with a null probability and confidence. Ahead on Reliability, 51 against 27; Schema & documentation, 85 against 51; Agent ergonomics, 78 against 58; Security & auth, 72 against 42; Transparency & trust, 80 against 51. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Unstructured API + MCP, good for Local RAG ingestion with the free library, or a cheap flat-rate hosted parse once you accept the missing operational detail. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 80 against 57. Also Open source.

| Category | Clairic | Unstructured API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 51 | 27 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 51 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 78 | 58 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 72 | 42 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 57 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 80 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clairic | Unstructured API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | Unstructured |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clairic` | `https://transform.unstructured.io/api/v2` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted preview under Cloudflare's Self-Serve Subscription Agreement and the model page's own terms. Cloudflare says open weights will follow soon, with no date or licence named | Apache-2.0 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.unstructured/transform` |
| Last release | 2026-10-19 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | 2026-07-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-07-08 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 16k stars, 385 npm/wk, 612k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (2) |