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LlamaCloud

1Managed 2parsing 3and 4indexing 5for 6RAG

the six Ws · specification

W1 Who

Teams building production RAG applications who want managed document parsing and indexing instead of building it themselves.

W2 What

LlamaCloud is LlamaIndex's managed platform combining Parse, Extract, and Index services to turn complex documents like PDFs and scanned files into retrieval ready data.

W3 Where

Fully hosted at cloud.llamaindex.ai with both global and EU endpoints, accessed via API or the LlamaIndex SDK.

W4 When

Launched in 2024 by LlamaIndex and continuously expanded through 2026 alongside the open source LlamaIndex framework.

W5 Why

Handles the hardest part of RAG, accurately parsing tables, charts, and handwriting, so teams can go from prototype to production faster.

W6 With

Integrates with the open source LlamaIndex framework and its LlamaParse and Workflows components.

W7 Watch

Commercial SaaS with a free trial credit tier, requires an account, usage billed per page or per credit, documents processed in LlamaIndex's cloud.

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