Mathpix Convert vs Kraken
Kraken is cheaper per page; only Mathpix Convert supports math, tables, confidence; only Kraken supports multilingual.
Mathpix Convertmathpix/convert | Krakenkraken/kraken | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | OCR API | Open source |
| Price | 7 credits / page | 1 credit / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $7.00 | $1.00 |
| Typical speed | 1.5 s / page | 1.5 s / page |
| Best for | Math and scientific papers | Historical documents and manuscripts |
| Inputs | PDF, images | images |
| Languages | 30+ languages | Many scripts, incl. right-to-left |
| Max pages per request | 500 | 500 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | No |
| Handwriting | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Math | ✓ Yes | No |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Confidence | ✓ Yes | No |
| Forms | No | No |
| Multilingual | No | ✓ Yes |
| On OCRRouter | Coming soon | Coming soon |
Prices are what you pay on OCRRouter. Speed is the provider's typical figure, not a benchmark we ran.
What each one is
Mathpix Convert
Specialist for math, science papers and handwritten formulas. Outputs LaTeX.
Mathpix Convert detailsKraken
OCR engine for historical documents and manuscripts, with trainable models for unusual scripts.
Kraken detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "mathpix/convert",
"fallbacks": ["kraken/kraken"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}