# LlamaParse API + MCP vs OpenDocRouter (slim)

> LlamaParse API + MCP scores 59.2 (C) on agent readiness against OpenDocRouter's 56.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenDocRouter leads on agent ergonomics. Both do docs parse. OpenDocRouter is cheaper for docs parse, $0.80 against $1.25 per 1,000 pages. Category…

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LlamaParse API + MCP scores 59.2 (C) on agent readiness against OpenDocRouter's 56.6 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. OpenDocRouter leads on agent ergonomics. Both do docs parse. OpenDocRouter is cheaper for docs parse, $0.80 against $1.25 per 1,000 pages.

- LlamaParse API + MCP: C 59.2, rank #384 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/llamaparse.min.md
- OpenDocRouter: C 56.6, rank #434 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opendocrouter.min.md
- 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 Reliability, 55 against 43; Security & auth, 48 against 40; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 80 against 65; Transparency & trust, 66 against 47.
- OpenDocRouter, good for Agents that need page-level markdown from PDFs and images and want to choose or compare models on price and published benchmark scores with one key. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 84 against 72. Also Cheaper for docs parse, $0.80 against $1.25 per 1,000 pages; No incidents deducted, where LlamaParse API + MCP loses 3 points for them.

| Category | LlamaParse API + MCP | OpenDocRouter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 43 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 84 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 66 | 47 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LlamaParse API + MCP | OpenDocRouter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2` | `https://www.opendocrouter.ai/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for docs parse | $1.25 per 1,000 pages | $0.80 per 1,000 pages |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the LlamaIndex Terms of Service with an OpenDocRouter addendum. The Python and TypeScript SDKs are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 26 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-08 | 2026-10-07 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-06-07 | 2026-10-07 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-24 | 2024-03-30 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 4.3k stars, 125k npm/wk, 767k PyPI/wk | 127 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |