Side-by-side
PDF Skill vs LlamaParse
PDF Skill (7.7/10) is the rounded choice; LlamaParse (9.2/10) leads on safety.
Both are scored on the same rubric (safety 35%, maintenance 25%, documentation 20%, adoption 20%) so every comparison below is apples-to-apples. How we score.
Verdict
Either works — they're effectively tied
PDF Skill and LlamaParse score within noise of each other on maintenance, documentation, adoption. Pick whichever fits your existing stack — install, ergonomics, or vendor preference will matter more than the score gap.
| Dimension | PDF Skillanthropics | LlamaParserun-llama |
|---|---|---|
| Skill score (overall) | 7.7 | 9.2 |
| Safety sub-score | 55/100 | 95/100 |
| Maintenance sub-score | 92/100 | 92/100 |
| Documentation sub-score | 85/100 | 83/100 |
| Adoption sub-score | 91/100 | 96/100 |
| Community rating | No ratings yet | No ratings yet |
| Platforms | Claude Skill | LangChain |
| Primary platform | Claude Skills | LangChain and LlamaIndex Packs |
| Vendor | anthropics | run-llama |
| Primary category | Documents and Office | Documents and Office |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| GitHub stars | 139.7K | 4.3K |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | 6 days ago |
| Last verified | May 24, 2026 | May 24, 2026 |
| Open flags | None | None |