From PDF to RAG-Ready: Evaluating Document Conversion Frameworks for Domain-Specific Question Answering

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Evaluating PDF-to-Markdown conversion frameworks for RAG-based question answering accuracy

advanced Published 8 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Select a PDF conversion framework (e.g., Docling, MinerU, Marker, DeepSeek OCR)
  2. Configure the framework for text and content extraction
  3. Evaluate the framework's impact on downstream question-answering accuracy
  4. Compare results across different frameworks and pipeline configurations
Who Needs to Know This

NLP engineers and researchers benefit from this study as it helps them choose the best PDF conversion framework for their RAG systems, improving overall question-answering accuracy

Key Insight

💡 The quality of document preprocessing significantly affects RAG-based question-answering accuracy

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