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Presets

LlamaParse supports different parsing modes to adapt to your use case. The three main parsing modes—what we refer to as Presets—are:


Fast

For simple, text-only documents

fast mode

Overview​

Fast Mode is perfect for documents that are mostly text, like simple PDFs or plain reports. It’s the quickest way to extract content when formatting doesn’t matter.

Under the Hood​

Fast Mode skips all computationally intensive post-processing steps: no layout reconstruction and no table or heading detection. It directly returns raw text for each page.

To use Fast Mode, set fast_mode to True.

parser = LlamaParse(
    fast_mode=True
)


Balanced

Best for documents with tables and images

balanced mode

Overview​

Balanced Mode is great for everyday documents that include a mix of images, tables, and text. You get reliable formatting without any extra setup.

Under the Hood​

Balanced Mode performs OCR, image extraction, and identifies structural elements like tables and headings. This makes it well-suited for documents that require both content and context.

This is the default mode—no need to set anything explicitly in the API or SDK.



Premium

For complex documents with tables, images, and diagrams

premium mode

Overview​

Premium Mode is designed for complex, highly formatted documents—things like scanned financial reports, research papers, or anything with charts, tables, and diagrams. It gives you the most accurate and structured results.

Under the Hood​

Premium Mode performs OCR, image extraction, and identifies structural elements such as tables and headings. It also outputs equations in LaTeX format and converts diagrams into Mermaid syntax for further analysis and visualization.

To use Premium Mode, set premium_mode to True.

parser = LlamaParse(
  premium_mode=True
)




Use Case Specific Presets

We also offer additional presets tailored to specific use cases.

Use-case specific preset are versioned. You can get the last version of the preset by calling them with the -latest flag or directly without flags.

Invoices​

For Invoices and receipts. Set preset="invoice" on API. Current version is invoice-v-1.


Scientific Paper​

For Scientific papers. Set preset="scientific" on API. Current version is scientific-v-1.


Technical Documentation​

For technical documentation with schematics. Set preset="technicalDocumentation" on API. Current version is technicalDocumentation-v-1.

Output schematics in the present in the documentation using the following XML format in the markdown:

<schematic>
    <bbox>0.1,0.1,0.9,0.9</bbox>
    <caption>Caption of the schematic (if present)</caption>
    <schematic_elements>
        <element>
            <type>Type of the element (e.g. resistor, capacitor, etc.)</type>
            <value>Value of the element (e.g. 10k, 100uF, etc.)</value>
            <position>x,y</position>
            <label>Label of the element (if present)</label>
        </element>
        <!-- Repeat for each element in the schematic -->
    </schematic_elements>
</schematic>

Forms​

For forms and questionnaires. Set preset="forms" on API. Current version is forms-v-1.

Output form field in the markdown as a table with the following columns Field Name, Field Type, Field Value.

| Field Name                     | Field Type   | Field Value                              |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| A checkbox                     | Checkbox     | Unchecked                                |
| Another checkbox               | Checkbox     | Checked                                  |
| Number of Thin                 | Text         | 1                                        |
| Name of tool                   | Text         | LlamaParse                               |
| Date review                    | Date         | 24/06/2024                               |
| Contractor                     | Signature    | John Doe                                 |
| Available                      | Radio        | Yes                                      |


Complex Table Mode (Deprecated)​

For complex tables. Our best mode to parse documents with complex tables. Set preset="complexTables" on API.