Which PDF parser should my agent use for mixed and scanned PDFs?
Mixed digital and scanned PDFs, read into text an agent can use.
Best in this use case · ranked only on systems that ran every core taskpdf-inspector-routed + claude-sonnet-5Got 100% of cases right, averaged over 1 core task.
Best value · at least 10% cheaper, still at least ¾ of the best scoredocling-ocr + claude-sonnet-590% right · $0.68 a run · 27% cheaperCheapest that works: claude-pdf + claude-sonnet-5 · 85% · $0.026