Direct (BYOK)
Call providers from your own runtime with your own keys.
$0
- No Unfold credits
- Pay providers directly
- Typed SDK and CLI
- Parse and compare locally
Optimize accuracy, reliability, latency, and cost across document providers through one durable API.

Focused engines for cheap paths, hard docs, and durable jobs.
document
Source
Unfold
Durable job


ParseResult
Normalized output
Point at liteparse or pdf-inspector for simple pages, a heavier engine when you need it. Same typed result.
import { Unfold } from "@unfold/sdk"
const client = new Unfold()
// Fast hosted engine for simple pages
const result = await client.parse(file, {
provider: "liteparse",
outputs: ["markdown", "tables"],
})
No single engine wins every doc. Here's the tradeoff.
Overall vs ¢ / page · cheaper →
Scaled to supported providers (0.17¢–1.94¢/page) · 27 outliers hidden · Latest public leaderboard · accessed July 20, 2026 · 2,078 pages across insurance, finance, and government documents. Scores are 0–100; higher is better.
Use your provider keys for free, or use Unfold credits for hosted processing.
Call providers from your own runtime with your own keys.
$0
Send documents through Unfold for hosted processing.
Pay as you go
Custom deployment, support, and controls for your team.
Custom
Pick the engines that fit each document. Unfold handles durable execution, retries, results, and cleanup.