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How Extend’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score33/100

Agent-ready 58.2 × 0.30 = 17.46

API quality 18.3 × 0.20 = 3.66

Openness 15.7 × 0.20 = 3.14

Built-in AI 34.0 × 0.15 = 5.10

Automation 24.7 × 0.15 = 3.70

(17.46 + 3.66 + 3.14 + 5.10 + 3.70) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 33.06 ÷ 1.00 = 33.1

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready58.2/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/llms.txtPROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.extend.ai/llms.txt # Extend > Extend is a platform for building, iterating on, evaluating, and deploying AI-powered document processing in
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/agent-quickstartAgent Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpUsing Extend via MCP | Extend Documentation

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.aipip install extend-ai
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/cliCLI | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/sdksSDKs | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-quickstartAPI Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processing.md#sync-vs-asyncEvery processing endpoint in Extend (extract, classify, split, parse, and edit) supports both a synchronous and asynchronous mode.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/test-environment-guide.mdRuns made with a test API key never touch production data and never fire production webhooks
  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/cliofficial CLI documented at https://docs.extend.ai/cli

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpUsing Extend via MCP | Extend Documentation
  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpofficial MCP server documented at https://docs.extend.ai/mcp

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpUsing Extend via MCP | Extend Documentation
  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpofficial MCP server documented at https://docs.extend.ai/mcp

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/cliCLI | Extend Documentation
  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/cliofficial CLI documented at https://docs.extend.ai/cli

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 27.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/authenticationAuthenticate a request
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/sdksSDKs | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-quickstartAPI Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/endpoints/file/upload-file.mdThis endpoint accepts file contents and registers them as a File in Extend, which can be used for running workflows, creating evaluation set items, parsing, etc.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processing.md#sync-vs-asyncEvery processing endpoint in Extend (extract, classify, split, parse, and edit) supports both a synchronous and asynchronous mode.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/cliCLI | Extend Documentation
  • [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/45529628We've been using Extend for over a year and have been super happy with the product and accuracy of the data extraction.

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 16.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.aipip install extend-ai
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/sdksSDKs | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-quickstartAPI Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/authenticationAuthenticate a request
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/endpoints/file/upload-file.mdThis endpoint accepts file contents and registers them as a File in Extend, which can be used for running workflows, creating evaluation set items, parsing, etc.

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/webhooks/configurationWebhook Configuration | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/test-environment-guide.mdRuns made with a test API key never touch production data and never fire production webhooks
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processingAsync Processing | Extend Documentation

Agent-ready = 122.2 ÷ 210 × 100 = 58.2

API quality18.3/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/authenticationAuthenticate a request
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-quickstartAPI Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/endpoints/file/upload-file.mdThis endpoint accepts file contents and registers them as a File in Extend, which can be used for running workflows, creating evaluation set items, parsing, etc.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/sdksSDKs | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/cliCLI | Extend Documentation

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 8.0 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/test-environment-guide.mdRuns made with a test API key never touch production data and never fire production webhooks

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/processors.md#versioningthe thing you version and iterate on in Extend Studio, and the unit you evaluate and optimize
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/workflows/workflow-versioning.mdA workflow has one editable draft and any number of immutable deployed versions.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/model-versioning/overview.mdBase model versions are Extend's underlying model releases, selected with the baseVersion config field.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-reference/authenticationAuthenticate a request
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-quickstartAPI Quickstart | Extend Documentation

API quality = 12.8 ÷ 70 × 100 = 18.3

Openness15.7/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/cliCLI | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpUsing Extend via MCP | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/sdksSDKs | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/api-quickstartAPI Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/agent-quickstartAgent Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/processors.mdyou save that config once as a processor, give it a stable id, and reference it from then on
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/processors.md#versioningthe thing you version and iterate on in Extend Studio, and the unit you evaluate and optimize
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/overview.mdEvaluation sets let you test the accuracy of your document processors reliably and repeatedly.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/workflows/workflow-versioning.mdA workflow has one editable draft and any number of immutable deployed versions.
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingComposer & Review Agent

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/security/data-handlingData handling, Zero Data retention: "We maintain automatic data-retention policies that vary in default length by billing tier and can be configured to fit your policy. We also support zero data retention options." — including ZDR with AI subprocessors, configurable at the workspace level.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/security/data-handlingData Handling | Extend Documentation

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 5.4 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingBYOC (your VPC) and Hybrid deployments

Openness = 12.6 ÷ 80 × 100 = 15.7

Built-in AI34.0/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/extraction/confidence-scores.mdUse them to trust high-confidence values automatically and route the rest to human review.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/extraction/response-format.md#citationsplus per-field confidence scores and citations that point back to the exact spot on the page
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingAgentic OCR
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.aiParse, extract, and split your hardest documents with unmatched accuracy. Ship reliable document agents in minutes, not months.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/extraction/confidence-scoresConfidence Scores | Extend Documentation

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingWorkflows
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/webhooks/configurationWebhook Configuration | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processingAsync Processing | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processing.md#sync-vs-asyncEvery processing endpoint in Extend (extract, classify, split, parse, and edit) supports both a synchronous and asynchronous mode.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/workflows/workflow-versioning.mdA workflow has one editable draft and any number of immutable deployed versions.

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingComposer & Review Agent
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingAgentic OCR
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingAgent form filling
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/agent-quickstartAgent Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.aiShip reliable document agents in minutes, not months.

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpUsing Extend via MCP | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/agent-quickstartAgent Quickstart | Extend Documentation
  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/mcpofficial MCP server documented at https://docs.extend.ai/mcp
  • [probe] https://docs.extend.ai/cliofficial CLI documented at https://docs.extend.ai/cli
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/cliCLI | Extend Documentation

Built-in AI = 30.6 ÷ 90 × 100 = 34.0

Automation24.7/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/extraction/multifile.md#citations-and-file-provenanceMultifile extraction lets you run a single extraction over a collection of files with a shared context.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processing.md#sync-vs-asyncEvery processing endpoint in Extend (extract, classify, split, parse, and edit) supports both a synchronous and asynchronous mode.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/running-evaluation-sets.md#matcher-type-extractors-onlyAn evaluation set run scores one processor version against every item in an evaluation set and returns aggregate metrics
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processingAsync Processing | Extend Documentation

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 9.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/webhooks/configurationWebhook Configuration | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingWorkflows
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processing.md#sync-vs-asyncEvery processing endpoint in Extend (extract, classify, split, parse, and edit) supports both a synchronous and asynchronous mode.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/workflows/workflow-versioning.mdA workflow has one editable draft and any number of immutable deployed versions.

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingWorkflows
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/webhooks/configurationWebhook Configuration | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/general/async-processingAsync Processing | Extend Documentation
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/workflows/workflow-versioning.mdA workflow has one editable draft and any number of immutable deployed versions.

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 3.6 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/processors.md#versioningthe thing you version and iterate on in Extend Studio, and the unit you evaluate and optimize
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/workflows/workflow-versioning.mdA workflow has one editable draft and any number of immutable deployed versions.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/overview.mdEvaluation sets let you test the accuracy of your document processors reliably and repeatedly.
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/running-evaluation-sets.md#matcher-type-extractors-onlyAn evaluation set run scores one processor version against every item in an evaluation set and returns aggregate metrics
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.extend.ai/evaluation/processors.mdyou save that config once as a processor, give it a stable id, and reference it from then on
  • [claimed-docs] https://www.extend.ai/pricingComposer & Review Agent

Automation = 19.8 ÷ 80 × 100 = 24.7