Head to head

LiteParse vs @opendocsg/pdf2md

Same fixture, different extraction paths. These results describe this adapter configuration and this small test set.

Configured adapter capabilities
Capability	LiteParse	@opendocsg/pdf2md
Output	markdown	markdown
OCR	builtin	none
Licence	Apache-2.0	MIT
Parser charge	No parser API fee	No parser API fee

When to test LiteParse

Compare a layout-aware extraction path with plain-text baselines on the same PDF.

OCR capability does not establish accuracy on scans. The published fixtures contain text layers.

When to test @opendocsg/pdf2md

Compare a lightweight Markdown converter against native layout-aware parsers.

The current adapter does not declare reliable table reconstruction or OCR support.

Measured fixture results

How these checks work

Captured 2026-09-12 · darwin/arm64 · Node v22.21.1. Median of up to three sequential local samples. Timings will vary on other machines.

Measured parser results on synthetic fixtures
Fixture / parser	Status	Median	Aligned cells	Reading order
LiteParsetext-layer.pdf	ok	112.0 ms	Not scored	Not scored
@opendocsg/pdf2mdtext-layer.pdf	ok	4.0 ms	Not scored	Not scored
LiteParsetables.pdf	ok	144.0 ms	9/9 (100%)	Not scored
@opendocsg/pdf2mdtables.pdf	ok	4.0 ms	0/9 (0%)	Not scored
LiteParseragged-table.pdf	ok	215.0 ms	20/20 (100%)	Not scored
@opendocsg/pdf2mdragged-table.pdf	ok	3.0 ms	0/20 (0%)	Not scored
LiteParsemulti-column.pdf	ok	745.0 ms	Not scored	Preserved · 40/40 lines
@opendocsg/pdf2mdmulti-column.pdf	ok	4.0 ms	Not scored	Changed · 40/40 lines

LiteParse · text-layer.pdf · raw output

Samples: 349.0 ms, 109.0 ms, 112.0 ms

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Quarterly Report

Revenue grew 12% year over year.

@opendocsg/pdf2md · text-layer.pdf · raw output

Samples: 64.0 ms, 4.0 ms, 3.0 ms

# Quarterly Report 

Revenue grew 12% year over year.

LiteParse · tables.pdf · raw output

Samples: 146.0 ms, 144.0 ms, 143.0 ms

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# Financial Summary

| Region | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | 120 | 145 | 160 |
| South | 98 | 102 | 115 |
| East | 210 | 198 | 225 |

@opendocsg/pdf2md · tables.pdf · raw output

Samples: 5.0 ms, 3.0 ms, 4.0 ms

# Financial Summary 

Region Q1 Q2 Q3 North 120 145 160 South 98 102 115 East 210 198 225

LiteParse · ragged-table.pdf · raw output

Samples: 216.0 ms, 214.0 ms, 215.0 ms

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# Q3 Results by Region

| Region | Manager | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | Alice Chen | 120 | 145 | 160 | strong |
| South |  | 98 | 102 | 115 |  |
| East | Bob Lee | 210 | 198 | 225 | recovering |
| West | Dana | 88 |  | 99 | pending |

@opendocsg/pdf2md · ragged-table.pdf · raw output

Samples: 3.0 ms, 3.0 ms, 4.0 ms

# Q3 Results by Region 

Region Manager Q1 Q2 Q3 Notes North Alice Chen 120 145 160 strong South 98 102 115 East Bob Lee 210 198 225 recovering West Dana 88 99 pending

LiteParse · multi-column.pdf · raw output

Samples: 745.0 ms, 744.0 ms, 745.0 ms

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# On Reading Order

Left column line 1. Left column line 2. Left column line 3. Left column line 4. Left column line 5. Left column line 6. Left column line 7. Left column line 8. Left column line 9. Left column line 10. Left column line 11. Left column line 12. Left column line 13. Left column line 14. Left column line 15. Left column line 16. Left column line 17. Left column line 18. Left column line 19. Left column line 20.

Right column line 1. Right column line 2. Right column line 3. Right column line 4. Right column line 5. Right column line 6. Right column line 7. Right column line 8. Right column line 9. Right column line 10. Right column line 11. Right column line 12. Right column line 13. Right column line 14. Right column line 15. Right column line 16. Right column line 17. Right column line 18. Right column line 19. Right column line 20.

@opendocsg/pdf2md · multi-column.pdf · raw output

Samples: 5.0 ms, 4.0 ms, 4.0 ms

# On Reading Order 

Left column line 1. Right column line 1. Left column line 2. Right column line 2. Left column line 3. Right column line 3. Left column line 4. Right column line 4. Left column line 5. Right column line 5. Left column line 6. Right column line 6. Left column line 7. Right column line 7. Left column line 8. Right column line 8. Left column line 9. Right column line 9. Left column line 10. Right column line 10. Left column line 11. Right column line 11. Left column line 12. Right column line 12. Left column line 13. Right column line 13. Left column line 14. Right column line 14. Left column line 15. Right column line 15. Left column line 16. Right column line 16. Left column line 17. Right column line 17. Left column line 18. Right column line 18. Left column line 19. Right column line 19. Left column line 20. Right column line 20.

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