{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "llamaparse", "name": "LlamaParse API + MCP", "vendor": "LlamaIndex", "vendorUrl": "https://www.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse", "kind": "http-api", "category": "document-extraction", "summary": "LlamaIndex's hosted Parse, Extract, Classify, Split and Index APIs on one LlamaCloud key, billed in credits by tier.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/llamaparse.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "llama-cloud" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@llamaindex/llama-cloud" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Bearer LlamaCloud API key (LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY); keys can be scoped to one project and set to expire. The hosted MCP takes OAuth or the same key as a bearer token. EU accounts use api.cloud.eu.llamaindex.ai and mcp.eu.llamaindex.ai, and tokens don't cross regions.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Credits cost $1.25 per 1,000. Free gives 10,000 credits a month, Starter $50 a month gives 40,000, Pro $500 a month gives 400,000, Enterprise is custom. Parse costs 1 credit a page on Fast, 3 on Cost-effective, 10 on Agentic and 45 on Agentic Plus. Extract adds 5, 15 or 50 credits a page on top of the parse tier. Paid plans bill overage at the same rate up to a spending cap (https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$1.25 / 1k pages", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or per-call crypto payment in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 26, "popularity": { "githubStars": 4267, "npmWeekly": 124970, "pypiWeekly": 767328, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "docs.parse", "docs.ocr", "docs.extract", "docs.tables", "docs.chunk", "docs.classify" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "python", "typescript", "webhooks", "async-jobs", "enterprise", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.6, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 262, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 40, "reliability": 55, "schema": 82, "security": 48, "transparency": 70 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-08-12 to 2026-09-08. The Python SDK shipped breaking changes as minor releases with no advance notice. 2.14.0 renamed files.get() to files.content(), and 2.16.0 removed the classify v1 job methods. Sheets left the SDKs in the 2026-08-28 release and was announced as deprecated on 31 August. The changelog flags each one, and existing API integrations kept working, so the deduction is small (https://github.com/run-llama/llama-cloud-py/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md, https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/changelog/)" ], "verdict": "Free plan with 10,000 credits a month, no card. Breaking SDK changes shipped as minor releases (files.get renamed, classify v1 removed).", "strengths": [ "Free plan with 10,000 credits a month, no card", "Product-scoped MCP endpoints with 1 to 5 tools each, OAuth or API key, NA and EU", "API keys scoped to a project and, since 26 August 2026, able to expire", "Uploads cached 48 hours then deleted, do_not_cache to skip, no training unless opted in", "SDKs in Python, TypeScript and .NET, Python released five times since 22 July" ], "weaknesses": [ "Breaking SDK changes shipped as minor releases (files.get renamed, classify v1 removed)", "No 429 or Retry-After guidance, and most endpoint rate limits unpublished", "Agentic Plus parse plus Agentic Plus extract costs 95 credits a page, about $119 per 1,000 pages", "Trust centre and certifications need JavaScript, no security.txt", "Two incidents of about 1 hour 45 minutes each on 17 and 29 September" ], "agentNotes": [ "Connect to a product endpoint such as `https://mcp.llamaindex.ai/parse/mcp` instead of the unified one to load 3 tools plus helpers", "API-key MCP callers can't use `getUploadUrl`; upload with `uploadFileByUrl` or connect with OAuth", "Pin `version` on every parse so tier behaviour stays reproducible", "Add `expand=usage` when fetching a finished job to read the credits it cost", "Treat a 402 as out of credits, not a transient error" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 59.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 40, "reliability": 55, "schema": 82, "security": 48, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 82 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install llama-cloud # or: npm i @llamaindex/llama-cloud", "http": "curl -X POST https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2/parse -H \"Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"file_id\":\"\u003cfile_id\u003e\",\"tier\":\"agentic\",\"version\":\"latest\"}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http llamaparse https://mcp.llamaindex.ai/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/docs.parse", "tool": "https://letme.dev/llamaparse" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Parse Fast", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 1.25, "note": "1 credit a page" }, { "item": "Parse Cost-effective", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 3.75, "note": "3 credits a page" }, { "item": "Parse Agentic", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 12.5, "note": "10 credits a page" }, { "item": "Parse Agentic Plus", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 56.25, "note": "45 credits a page" }, { "item": "Extract Agentic with Agentic parse", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 31.25, "note": "25 credits a page" }, { "item": "Starter plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 50, "note": "40,000 credits included" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 500, "note": "400,000 credits included" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "LlamaIndex, Inc.", "domain": "llamaindex.ai", "domainRegistered": "2023-05-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.llamaindex.ai/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.llamaindex.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://llamaindex.statuspage.io", "changelog": "https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 82 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse.json", "live": { "slug": "llamaparse", "probe": { "target": "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T03:17:28.307914034Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 256, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 264, "p95ms24h": 304, "samples24h": 273, "samples30d": 1140, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 38, "ok": 38 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://llamaindex.statuspage.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T03:19:08.342347032Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@llamaindex/llama-cloud", "version": "2.16.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:31:57.103776885Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "llama-cloud", "version": "2.16.0", "released": "2026-09-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:31:56.900338974Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 148652, "pypiWeekly": 732645, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://llamaindex.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:53.401477935Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:57.160628939Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "llamaindex.ai", "registered": "2023-05-12", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/llamaindex.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:55.476973748Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.llamaindex.ai/llamaparse/changelog/", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:56.303370453Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-04T15:42:56.303370453Z", "fingerprint": "0c5b8063b6a8" }, { "url": "https://www.llamaindex.ai/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:04.815775894Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:38:55.926108356Z", "fingerprint": "b6005fd3e792" }, { "url": "https://www.llamaindex.ai/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:07.107745868Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:27:11.3765692Z", "fingerprint": "7c62ab9bc94a" }, { "url": "https://www.llamaindex.ai/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:09.104891911Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:27:13.419682312Z", "fingerprint": "c78e06852376" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T03:19:08.342347032Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "mindee", "name": "Mindee API", "vendor": "Mindee", "vendorUrl": "https://www.mindee.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "document-extraction", "summary": "Hosted extraction, classification, split, crop and raw-text OCR models that you define in the Mindee platform, then call by model ID through an async REST API.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mindee", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mindee.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mindee.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mindee.json", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api-v2.mindee.net/v2", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "mindee" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "mindee" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API key sent as the raw Authorization header value (no Bearer prefix). Each request also names a model_id created in the Mindee platform.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "14-day free trial, card requirement not stated on the pricing page. Starter is 44 a month billed annually (529 a year) with one seat, Pro 116 a month billed annually (1,393 a year) with unlimited seats, processing localisation and live chat. Credit options run from 6,000 to 300,000, shown at about 0.044 a credit at 6,000. One page is 1 credit, 1.5 with confidence scores and 0.25 for utilities. Overage is charged at the plan's unit rate plus 20%, and unused credits don't carry over. Enterprise starts at 500,000 credits a year. The pricing page showed us dollars and the docs list the same figures in euros (https://www.mindee.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$44 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or per-call crypto payment in docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 42, "npmWeekly": 33264, "pypiWeekly": 5513, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.mindee.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.mindee.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api-v2.mindee.net/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "docs.ocr", "docs.extract", "docs.classify" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "llms-txt", "openapi", "python", "typescript", "webhooks", "async-jobs", "enterprise", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.5, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 227, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 25, "reliability": 65, "schema": 86, "security": 40, "transparency": 67 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Extracted data kept 12 hours by default (1 to 24 configurable), deletable on fetch, source files never stored. Every call needs a model_id created in the web platform first.", "strengths": [ "Extracted data kept 12 hours by default (1 to 24 configurable), deletable on fetch, source files never stored", "EU or US processing selectable, and SOC 2 Type II per the docs", "Problem-details errors with 15 documented cases", "Published rate limits, 200 enqueue and 1,200 polling requests a minute", "Python SDK v5.4.0 on 2026-09-30 and Node.js v5.10.0 on 2026-09-23, both with test workflows" ], "weaknesses": [ "Every call needs a model_id created in the web platform first", "No free tier after the 14-day trial, and the pricing page's platform fee and currency were unclear to us", "Organisation-wide keys that never expire and reach every model", "No official MCP server", "No Retry-After on 429 and no idempotency key" ], "agentNotes": [ "Create the model in the Mindee app and store its `model_id`; the API can't create one for you", "Enqueue returns 202; poll the job or use a webhook, and keep polling under 1,200 a minute", "Send `Authorization: $MINDEE_API_KEY` with no Bearer prefix", "Turn on confidence scores only when needed, since they cost 1.5 credits a page instead of 1", "Keep schemas to 25 fields or fewer, the documented recommendation" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 25, "reliability": 65, "schema": 86, "security": 40, "transparency": 58 }, "provenanceScore": 75 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install mindee # or: npm i mindee", "http": "curl -X POST https://api-v2.mindee.net/v2/products/extraction/enqueue -H \"Authorization: $MINDEE_API_KEY\" \\\n -F \"model_id=$MINDEE_MODEL_ID\" -F \"file=@invoice.pdf\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/docs.ocr", "tool": "https://letme.dev/mindee" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Starter plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 44, "note": "billed annually, $529 a year, one seat" }, { "item": "Pro plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 116, "note": "billed annually, $1,393 a year, unlimited seats" }, { "item": "Credits at the 6,000 option", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 44, "note": "about $0.044 a credit, 1 credit a page, 1.5 with confidence scores" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Mindee SAS (Mindee Inc. outside the Eurozone)", "domain": "mindee.com", "domainRegistered": "2005-01-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "https://www.mindee.com/legals/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.mindee.com/legals/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.mindee.com/", "changelog": "https://feedback.mindee.com/en/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The API is served from mindee.net, not mindee.com", "mindee.com was registered in 2005, long before the company was founded" ], "score": 75 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mindee.json", "live": { "slug": "mindee", "probe": { "target": "https://api-v2.mindee.net/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T03:17:29.130466306Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 62, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 60, "p95ms24h": 82, "samples24h": 273, "samples30d": 1140, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 38, "ok": 38 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.mindee.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T03:19:09.008952316Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "mindee", "version": "5.10.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:33:13.419965841Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "mindee", "version": "5.4.0", "released": "2026-09-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:33:13.235548046Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 29965, "pypiWeekly": 5588, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://mindee.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:47.566372449Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.mindee.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:58.884938648Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "mindee.com", "registered": "2005-01-20", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/mindee.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:00.95648107Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://feedback.mindee.com/en/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:44:40.638615333Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:21:01.388354435Z", "fingerprint": "be401f90b915" }, { "url": "https://www.mindee.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:27.643968069Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:27:29.256389845Z", "fingerprint": "66ef133254c1" }, { "url": "https://www.mindee.com/legals/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:23.610596223Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:27:25.214617624Z", "fingerprint": "938719b4473c" }, { "url": "https://www.mindee.com/legals/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:25.649365048Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:27:27.246620638Z", "fingerprint": "6958f99a9bbe" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T03:19:09.008952316Z" } }, "summary": "Mindee API has a score of 61.5 (C) against LlamaParse API + MCP's 59.6 (C). Both do docs ocr. The largest gap is payments \u0026 pricing, 15 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/llamaparse-vs-mindee", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/llamaparse-vs-mindee.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/llamaparse-vs-mindee.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/llamaparse-vs-mindee.min.md" }, "markdown": "Mindee API has a score of 61.5 (C) against LlamaParse API + MCP's 59.6 (C). Both do docs ocr. The largest gap is payments \u0026 pricing, 15 points.\n\n- LlamaParse API + MCP: grade C, 59.6/100, rank #262 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/llamaparse.json\n- Mindee API: grade C, 61.5/100, rank #227 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mindee.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mindee.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick LlamaParse API + MCP for security \u0026 auth (+8), payments \u0026 pricing (+15).\n\nPick Mindee API for reliability (+10), maintenance \u0026 community (+5).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | LlamaParse API + MCP | Mindee API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 65 | Mindee API +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 86 | Mindee API +4 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 68 | LlamaParse API + MCP +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 48 | 40 | LlamaParse API + MCP +8 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 40 | 25 | LlamaParse API + MCP +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 85 | Mindee API +5 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 70 | 67 | LlamaParse API + MCP +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **59.6 · C** | **61.5 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | LlamaParse API + MCP | Mindee API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | LlamaIndex | Mindee |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2` | `https://api-v2.mindee.net/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | 26 | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-30 |\n| Popularity | 4.3k stars, 125k npm/wk, 767k PyPI/wk | 42 stars, 33k npm/wk, 5.5k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**LlamaParse API + MCP.** Free plan with 10,000 credits a month, no card. Breaking SDK changes shipped as minor releases (files.get renamed, classify v1 removed).\n\n**Mindee API.** Extracted data kept 12 hours by default (1 to 24 configurable), deletable on fetch, source files never stored. Every call needs a model_id created in the web platform first.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### LlamaParse API + MCP\n\n1. Connect to a product endpoint such as `https://mcp.llamaindex.ai/parse/mcp` instead of the unified one to load 3 tools plus helpers\n2. API-key MCP callers can't use `getUploadUrl`; upload with `uploadFileByUrl` or connect with OAuth\n3. Pin `version` on every parse so tier behaviour stays reproducible\n4. Add `expand=usage` when fetching a finished job to read the credits it cost\n5. Treat a 402 as out of credits, not a transient error\n\n### Mindee API\n\n1. Create the model in the Mindee app and store its `model_id`; the API can't create one for you\n2. Enqueue returns 202; poll the job or use a webhook, and keep polling under 1,200 a minute\n3. Send `Authorization: $MINDEE_API_KEY` with no Bearer prefix\n4. Turn on confidence scores only when needed, since they cost 1.5 credits a page instead of 1\n5. 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