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Jina Reader vs Firecrawl vs Web2MD: Honest Test on Real Pages (2026)
I sent the same 8 URLs through r.jina.ai, Firecrawl API, and Web2MD's browser extension. Reddit, X, paywalled Substack, and Xiaohongshu were in the test set. Here is the honest pass/fail table, with rate limits, code examples, and the architectural difference that explains everything.
2026-06-046 min read