RapidOCR vs GOT-OCR 2.0
RapidOCR is faster; only RapidOCR supports confidence, multilingual; only GOT-OCR 2.0 supports tables, math.
RapidOCRrapidai/rapidocr | GOT-OCR 2.0stepfun/got-ocr-2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Open source | Open source |
| Price | 1 credit / page | 1 credit / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Typical speed | 0.6 s / page | 1.5 s / page |
| Best for | Lightweight OCR on CPU or edge | Formatted text, formulas and charts |
| Inputs | images | images |
| Languages | Chinese, English and more | Chinese, English |
| Max pages per request | 100 | 100 |
| Tables | No | ✓ Yes |
| Handwriting | No | No |
| Math | No | ✓ Yes |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Confidence | ✓ Yes | No |
| Forms | No | No |
| Multilingual | ✓ Yes | No |
| 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
RapidOCR
PaddleOCR models packaged for ONNX Runtime and other engines. Easy to deploy without Paddle.
RapidOCR detailsGOT-OCR 2.0
Unified OCR model that reads plain text, tables, formulas, sheet music and charts.
GOT-OCR 2.0 detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "rapidai/rapidocr",
"fallbacks": ["stepfun/got-ocr-2"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}