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Production APIs for document parsing, structured extraction, and grounded retrieval

Added on:Jul 13, 2026
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What is LightOn?

LightOn provides APIs for building document-based AI applications. Its services support document parsing, structured data extraction, and multimodal retrieval with source citations.

Core Features

  • Document parsing

    LightOnOCR-2 converts scans, tables, handwriting, and multi-column layouts into structured Markdown and supports more than 20 languages.

  • Structured field extraction

    The extract endpoint returns structured JSON for user-defined fields, entities, and key-value pairs based on a JSON Schema.

  • Grounded retrieval with citations

    The search endpoint combines dense, sparse, and late-interaction retrieval signals and returns the source passage associated with each result.

  • Hybrid retrieval

    LightOn combines dense, lexical, and late-interaction signals in a single query.

  • Chunk-level access controls

    Workspaces and access control lists can be applied at the chunk level.

  • Console playground

    The browser-based Console lets users test endpoints without installation, inspect responses, and copy generated code.

  • Open-source model ecosystem

    LightOn identifies LateOn, NextPlaid, PyLate, DenseOn, and LightOnOCR-2 as open research or open-source model components.

Use Cases

  • #1

    Conversational search and question answering

    Build conversational search and question-answering experiences over organizational documents.

  • #2

    Contract review

    Compare agreements and extract contract clauses or dates from documents.

  • #3

    Counterparty risk analysis

    Use document retrieval and extraction workflows for counterparty risk analysis.

  • #4

    Regulatory analysis

    Support regulatory perimeter mapping across documents and jurisdictions.

  • #5

    Enterprise application integration

    Integrate retrieval capabilities into CRM and ERP applications.

Best for:Developers and buildersProduction teamsLarge organizationsPublic-sector organizations

Pricing Plans

The Starter plan is free with pay-as-you-go usage. The Business plan is listed at 149€ per month plus pay-as-you-go usage. Enterprise pricing is custom.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is LightOn?
LightOn provides production APIs for document parsing, structured data extraction, and grounded retrieval with citations.
What can LightOn's document parsing API process?
LightOnOCR-2 can process scans, tables, handwriting, and multi-column layouts, converting them into structured Markdown. It supports more than 20 languages.
Can LightOn extract specific fields from documents?
Yes. The extract endpoint returns structured JSON for user-defined fields, entities, and key-value pairs using a JSON Schema.
Does LightOn provide citations with retrieval results?
Yes. The search endpoint returns the source passage associated with each result.
Does LightOn offer access controls?
Yes. LightOn supports workspaces and access control lists at the document chunk level.
Can I test LightOn without installing software?
Yes. The browser-based LightOn Console allows users to test endpoints, inspect responses, and copy generated code without installation.
How much does LightOn cost?
The Starter plan is free with pay-as-you-go usage. The Business plan is listed at 149€ per month plus pay-as-you-go usage, while Enterprise pricing is custom.
What applications can integrate with LightOn?
The official information identifies CRM and ERP applications as integration targets and also lists Hugging Face and MCP.

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Tool Information

Pricing ModelFreemium
CategoryChatbots & LLM
Tags
Document parsingStructured data extractionRetrieval augmented generationMultimodal retrievalQuestion answeringOCR
LanguageEnglish
Last UpdatedJul 16, 2026