PARSER GUIDES

Data extraction modes

ParsersParser Settings

Understand Fast, Accurate, and Critical modes, when to use each one, and how they impact speed, quality, and credits.

Data extraction mode controls how PARSER balances speed and extraction quality for your parser.

You can choose:

• Fast - prioritizes speed
• Accurate - balanced speed and quality
• Critical - highest precision for business-critical documents

Where to find it

1. Open your parser and go to Settings -> Parser Settings.

2. Scroll to Parsing Configuration.

3. Find Data extraction mode.

4. Choose Fast, Accurate, or Critical.

5. Click Save Parser.

What each mode does

Fast

Choose Fast when speed matters most.

• Good for high-volume daily processing
• Useful when documents are well-structured and consistent
• Best when your team accepts slightly lower extraction quality in exchange for faster results

Accurate

Choose Accurate when you want a strong balance of quality and speed.

• Best default for most teams
• Good for mixed document quality
• Useful when you want dependable extraction without max-cost settings

Critical

Choose Critical when precision is more important than speed.

• Best for high-risk or high-value documents
• Useful when mistakes are expensive (for example, financial totals or compliance-sensitive data)
• Ideal for final checks, exception batches, or critical workflows

Credit impact

Based on current parser credit logic:

• Fast: 1 credit per page (standard processing)
• Accurate: 1 credit per page (standard processing)
• Critical: +2 credits per page on top of standard processing (3 credits per page total)

If you also enable confidence scores, those add extra credits as documented in Credits and Billing.

How to choose a mode

Use this simple approach:

1. Start with Accurate.

2. If your throughput is high and extraction quality is already stable, try Fast.

3. For critical document sets, switch to Critical.

4. Review a sample batch after each mode change before rolling it out widely.

Suggested mode by use case

Use case

Recommended mode

Why

Daily operational documents with clean layouts

Fast or Accurate

Keeps processing moving quickly

Mixed vendor formats with normal business risk

Accurate

Good balance for most teams

Financial approvals, legal-sensitive records, or high-cost errors

Critical

Highest precision where mistakes are costly

How mode changes apply

After you click Save Parser:

• The new mode applies to new documents processed by that parser
• Existing processed documents keep prior results unless re-processed
• You can change mode any time based on workload or quality needs

Best practices

• Use Accurate as your baseline: It is the safest default for most non-technical teams.
• Use Critical selectively: Reserve it for important document types or final verification steps.
• Track quality by document type: One mode may work differently across vendors and formats.
• Run sample checks after changes: Process a small batch and review key fields before full rollout.
• Align mode to business impact: Higher-risk workflows should use stricter settings.

Common questions

Is Accurate the same as Critical?

No. Accurate is balanced for everyday use, while Critical is designed for maximum precision and higher credit cost.

Should I use Fast everywhere to save time?

Only if extraction quality remains good on your real documents. If review time increases because of corrections, Accurate may be better overall.

Can I change the mode later?

Yes. You can change it at any time in Parser Settings, then click Save Parser.

Next steps

• Advanced Table Extraction - Improve results for long and complex tables
• Confidence scores - Add confidence indicators to help review extracted data
• Parsing Configuration - Full list of parser processing settings
• Credits and Billing - Understand credit usage across parser options