LlamaIndex explains why Markdown is its default parsing output (HTML for merged headers)
llama_index · x · 2026-10-09
The LlamaIndex team explains why Markdown is their default output for document parsing: a parser can get every word right yet lose which column a number belongs to, forcing the model to guess. Markdown preserves headings, lists, and tables, and stays readable when debugging bad answers; for tables with merged headers they switch to HTML. Full breakdown linked.
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