[verdverm]

LLaMA Index is way more than a PDF parser. It's the most widely used RAG tool chain and their cloud looks to be a managed version of that.

Specific to the parser, they do show where tools like those you mentioned fail and their LLM based parser captures the full data the aforementioned miss.

[kurts_mustache]

Yeah, but their platform is basically a janky PDF parser which is why I don't understand what the hype is about.

It's easy to cherry pick a PDF for marketing purposes and claim you're better. I didn't miss it, I just don't believe marketing announcements at face value. I tried their parser on a PDF with a bit of complex formatting like multiple columns, tables and a couple images and it choked, spitting out one big markdown header with jumbled text. Not impressed.