# Google Cloud Document AI vs LlamaParse API + MCP (slim)

> Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) to LlamaParse's 59.2 (C) for document parsing. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Google Cloud Document AI scores 73.9 (BB) on agent readiness against LlamaParse API + MCP's 59.2 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. LlamaParse API + MCP leads on payments & pricing. Both do document parsing.

- Google Cloud Document AI: BB 73.9, rank #82 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-cloud-document-ai.min.md
- LlamaParse API + MCP: C 59.2, rank #556 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse.min.md
- Google Cloud Document AI, good for Agents already on Google Cloud that need OCR, form and table extraction or chunks for retrieval, with IAM, audit logs and EU processing. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 55; Security & auth, 80 against 48; Transparency & trust, 90 against 66. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; No incidents deducted, where LlamaParse API + MCP loses 3 points for them.
- LlamaParse API + MCP, good for RAG ingestion where cost per page matters and a tier can be picked per document, and for agents that want a small MCP surface. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 40 against 20. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Google Cloud Document AI | LlamaParse API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 80 | 48 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 90 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Google Cloud Document AI | LlamaParse API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google Cloud | LlamaIndex |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Price for document parsing | not published | $1.25 per 1,000 pages |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service. The client libraries are Apache-2.0 | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 26 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-08 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-02 | 2024-06-07 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-28 | 2026-08-24 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 499k npm/wk, 793k PyPI/wk | 4.3k stars, 125k npm/wk, 767k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |