Gemini Flash vs GLM-OCR
GLM-OCR is cheaper per page; GLM-OCR is faster; only Gemini Flash supports handwriting; only GLM-OCR supports bounding boxes, confidence.
Gemini Flashgoogle/gemini-flash | GLM-OCRzai/glm-ocr | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Vision model | Open source |
| Price | 3 credits / page | 2 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Typical speed | 1.6 s / page | 1.3 s / page |
| Best for | Handwriting and mixed layouts | Low-cost general documents |
| Inputs | PDF, images | PDF, images |
| Languages | 100+ languages | 100+ languages |
| Max pages per request | 1,000 | 500 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Handwriting | ✓ Yes | No |
| Math | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Bounding boxes | No | ✓ Yes |
| Confidence | No | ✓ Yes |
| Forms | No | No |
| Multilingual | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| On OCRRouter | Available | Available |
Prices are what you pay on OCRRouter. Speed is the provider's typical figure, not a benchmark we ran.
What each one is
Gemini Flash
General vision model with strong handwriting and layout understanding at a low price.
Gemini Flash detailsTry both on your own file
Run the file once with each model and compare the output.
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Use one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "google/gemini-flash",
"fallbacks": ["zai/glm-ocr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}