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Graded 31 October 2026

Can LlamaParse process a PDF that mixes digital and scanned pages?

LlamaParse processed the scanned page in a PDF that also contained digital pages. Its Markdown included the scanned worksheet’s text, readings, identifiers and times.

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Mixed pages — scanned page not skippedPassEvidence
What we sent
InputDocument (PDF)
Input PDF: three-page service report with a scanned worksheet between digital pages
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What the tool returned
JSON
[
  {
    "page_number": 1,
    "markdown": "# Equipment service report\n\nCLIENT\n\nBraithe Estuary Partnership\nEstuary House, Vardenne Quay\nBraithe BR3 4LN\n\n<table>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Job reference</td>\n        <td><strong>KAL-ESR-4471</strong></td>\n    </tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Date … [1,391 characters in the file]",
    "header": "Kirkhollow Analytical Laboratories Ltd Job KAL-ESR-4471",
    "footer": "KAL-ESR-4471 Page 1 of 3",
    "success": true
  },
  {
    "page_number": 2,
    "markdown": "## Kirkhollow Analytical Laboratories Ltd FIELD SERVICE\n\n## Service worksheet\n\n**Job reference**: KAL-ESR-4471\n\n**Instrument serial**: GK-2214-77\n\n**Engineer**: **R. Tarbert**\n\n**Date**: **29 January 2026**\n\n### CHECKS AND READINGS\n\n**Flow … [985 characters in the file]",
    "footer": "Service worksheet · KAL-ESR-4471 Page 2 of 3",
    "success": true
  },
  {
    "page_number": 3,
    "markdown": "## Parts fitted\n\n<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n        <th>Part</th>\n        <th>Code</th>\n        <th>Quantity</th>\n    </tr>\n  </thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n        <td>Pump tubing set</td>\n        <td>PT-114</td>\n        <td>1</td>\n    </tr> … [993 characters in the file]",
    "header": "Kirkhollow Analytical Laboratories Ltd Job KAL-ESR-4471",
    "footer": "KAL-ESR-4471 Page 3 of 3",
    "success": true
  }
]

API response: the job and its three page results

Copied from Output file (JSON), markdown › pages · an excerpt

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Output file (Markdown)
Returned Markdown: output for all three pages
Markdown162 lines


Kirkhollow Analytical Laboratories Ltd Job KAL-ESR-4471

# Equipment service report

CLIENT

Braithe Estuary Partnership
Estuary House, Vardenne Quay
Braithe BR3 4LN

<table>
    <tr>
        <td>Job reference</td>
<td><strong>KAL-ESR-4471</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Date of visit</td>
<td><strong>29 January 2026</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Engineer</td>
<td><strong>R. Tarbert</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Instrument</td>
<td><strong>Kestrel 400 turbidity analyser</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Location</td>
<td><strong>Vardenne Quay pumping station</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Service interval</td>
<td><strong>Twelve months</strong></td>
    </tr>
</table>

### Reported fault

Intermittent baseline noise on channel 2, reported by the Partnership on 21 January. The analyser had been running without attention since the annual service in January 2025.

### Work carried out

The flow cell was removed, stripped and cleaned, and the pump tubing set replaced. The optical window was found to be lightly fouled on the inner face; it was cleaned rather than replaced, and should be inspected again at the next visit. The analyser was recalibrated against the two-point standards and left running on channel 2 for an hour before the site was handed back. The completed worksheet is bound in as page 2 of this report.

KAL-ESR-4471 Page 1 of 3


---

## Kirkhollow Analytical Laboratories Ltd FIELD SERVICE

## Service worksheet

**Job reference**: KAL-ESR-4471

**Instrument serial**: GK-2214-77

**Engineer**: **R. Tarbert**

**Date**: **29 January 2026**

### CHECKS AND READINGS

**Flow cell condition on arrival**: **Fouled, inner face**

**Flow cell pressure after service**: **2.4 bar**

**Zero drift over 30 minutes**: **0.003 mg/l**

**Span recovery against standard**: **99.4 per cent**

**Lamp hours at service**: **8,140**

**Result**: **Pass**

### Calibration certificate SR-4471/2

Analyser left in service on channel 2. Optical window to be inspected at the next visit.

### TIME ON SITE

**Arrived**: **29 January 2026, 09:15**

**Left**: **29 January 2026, 13:40**

**Chargeable time**: **4 hours 25 minutes**

**Next service due**: **January 2027**

### RECEIVED BY

**Name**: **M. Cairney**

**Position**: **Duty operator, Vardenne Quay**

**Date**: **29 January 2026**

[signature: R. Tarbert]

Engineer's signature

Service worksheet · KAL-ESR-4471 Page 2 of 3


---



Kirkhollow Analytical Laboratories Ltd Job KAL-ESR-4471

## Parts fitted

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
        <th>Part</th>
        <th>Code</th>
        <th>Quantity</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
        <td>Pump tubing set</td>
<td>PT-114</td>
<td>1</td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Flow cell O-ring, 12 mm</td>
<td>OR-0912</td>
<td>2</td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Inlet filter, 40 micron</td>
<td>IF-4004</td>
<td>1</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Declaration

The work described in this report was carried out to the standard set out in the service agreement. The analyser was left in service and calibrated. The next annual service falls due in January 2027.

<table>
    <tr>
        <td>Engineer</td>
<td><strong>R. Tarbert</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Countersigned</td>
<td><strong>Dr A. J. Prosser</strong></td>
    </tr>
<tr>
        <td>Report issued</td>
<td><strong>2 February 2026</strong></td>
    </tr>
</table>

KAL-ESR-4471 Page 3 of 3
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Expected vs. Found
✓Expected: The scanned page’s text appears in the output alongside the digital pages, rather than being silently skipped.Found: The scanned page’s text, including all six readings, identifiers and times, appeared in Markdown. Both source and output show 2.4 bar and 8,140 lamp hours.
Supporting proof
Proof 1Screenshot
Comparison: scanned worksheet beside the returned Markdown
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Proof 2Screenshot
Run card: conditions, timing and output details
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Why this result

The scanned page had no text layer, yet its contents appeared in the Markdown. The test passes because the page was processed; differences in table formatting do not change whether it was skipped.

Also observed in this test case

Different page structures. The scanned worksheet’s label-and-value rows became bold text lines, while the digital pages’ rows appeared in tables. A table parser would find tables on two of the three pages.

Signature annotation. For the engineer’s signature, LlamaParse added a named signature annotation, although no letters are legible in the handwritten mark itself.

Tested by Chandresh Bisht · evidence dated 10 September 2026

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Software that produced the output
LlamaParse
Build or version
Parse API v2, tier agentic, version latest (build not exposed)
Plan or tier
free tier
Surface
API
Set up before the run
A digital PDF had to include an image-only scanned page. The complete PDF was sent for conversion to Markdown in one pass using the default pipeline, without tool-specific flag tuning.
Tested
10 September 2026 · Chandresh Bisht

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11 November 2026First publishedConverting a complex PDF into clean Markdown with a hosted API v1

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aidemos.com/benchmarks/pdf-to-markdown-apis/results/llamaparse/a-document-mixing-digital-and-scanned-pages · 1 pass · 0 fail · coverage 1/1 · graded 2026-10-31

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Input · Document (PDF) ↗application/pdf · 356 KB
Proof 1 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 1.3 MB
Output file (Markdown) ↗text/markdown; charset=utf-8 · 3 KB
Output file (JSON) ↗application/json · 10 KB
Proof 2 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 90 KB
File fingerprints (SHA-256)

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Input · Document (PDF)096951b8eaf09740a926620943c7eb9b076e80144d76e7a90fb7f77056b6ef83
Proof 1 · Screenshot03eaefbb2cc1a9a6c39986d639a7b9de053ae68f0588c86e5fecce76b68f11b4
Output file (Markdown)61a98a47623061ca4098c7800ebff05dd05268b9873d4f3d3f208a0cc8eac45c
Output file (JSON)a4c401fa5a674dd589c792ca1795d0a370c9fea7d011ea7095eb392a40919365
Proof 2 · Screenshotf2e56de13d079abcbda8f332b15d6f7233c410c47b4a1ecf52721418fea91b2b