Unstructured alternatives
Unstructured pricing (for reference)
| Published paid plans | Free | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|
| PAYG $0.015/page after free pages; Business custom | PAYG: $0.015/page | 10,000 free pages, no card | unstructured.io, 2026-09-27 |
Alternatives to Unstructured
What buyers compare on: per page parsed (dominant); some per conversion/document or per credit.
| Option | Published paid plans | Free | Source, checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leafmelt API (CyberMax) | Leafmelt API Pay as you go: 750 calls (no expiry): $5 once Leafmelt API Solo: 3,000 calls a month: $19/month Leafmelt API Team: 10,000 calls a month: $49/month Leafmelt API Pipeline: 25,000 calls a month: $99/month | free 50/day | CyberMax store, live |
| LlamaParse | Starter $50/mo 40K credits (+PAYG up to 400K); Pro $500/mo 400K credits (+PAYG up to $5,000/mo); Enterprise custom. 1,000 credits = $1.25; basic parsing as low as 1 credit/page; agentic modes cost more | PAYG: $1.25 per 1,000 credits | $0/mo, 10K credits | www.llamaindex.ai, 2026-09-27 |
| Reducto | Standard PAYG: Parse $10/1,000 pages; Extract $20/1k; Deep Extract $40/1k; Split $20/1k; Classify $7.50/1k; Growth/Enterprise custom | PAYG: yes (Standard) | 15,000 free credits ($150) on Standard | reducto.ai, 2026-09-27 |
| Mathpix Convert API | $19.99 one-time setup; PDF $0.005/page (0-1M), $0.0035/page (1M+) | PAYG: yes | $29 test credit | mathpix.com, 2026-09-27 |
| PDF.co | Basic $8.99 16,500 credits; Personal $22.49 37,000; Business 1 $44.99 80,500; Business 2 $89.99 159,850; Business 3 $270.00 483,000 (credits/page for PDF-to-text not shown) | PAYG: referenced, not detailed | yearly: save 10% | free trial (details in FAQ) | pdf.co, 2026-09-27 |
Get Leafmelt API Solo: 3,000 calls a month: $19/monthTry itAll plans
How to choose
- Price the unit you actually use (per page parsed (dominant); some per conversion/document or per credit), not the headline plan.
- Check what the free tier allows before paying: several options above list one.
- Test on your own data; switch costs are usually the data format and integrations, not the price.
Head to head: Leafmelt API vs Unstructured
Cite this page: CyberMax, "Unstructured alternatives: 5 options with published prices (2026-09-27)", https://cybermaxtools.com/alternatives/unstructured/ (prices checked 2026-09-27). Each rival price is quoted from the source linked next to it, on the date shown.
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