Mathpix Convert vs Adobe Acrobat OCR
Mathpix Convert is cheaper per page; Mathpix Convert is faster; only Mathpix Convert supports math, handwriting, tables, bounding boxes, confidence; only Adobe Acrobat OCR supports multilingual.
Mathpix Convertmathpix/convert | Adobe Acrobat OCRadobe/acrobat-ocr | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | OCR API | OCR API |
| Price | 7 credits / page | 14 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $7.00 | $14.00 |
| Typical speed | 1.5 s / page | 2.0 s / page |
| Best for | Math and scientific papers | Searchable PDFs in Acrobat |
| Inputs | PDF, images | PDF, images |
| Languages | 30+ languages | Major European and Asian languages |
| Max pages per request | 500 | 1,000 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | No |
| Handwriting | ✓ Yes | No |
| Math | ✓ Yes | No |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | No |
| 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 detailsAdobe Acrobat OCR
OCR built into Acrobat desktop. Adobe PDF Services API also offers OCR. Price is an estimate.
Adobe Acrobat OCR detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "mathpix/convert",
"fallbacks": ["adobe/acrobat-ocr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}