Mathpix Convert vs dots.ocr
Dots.ocr is cheaper per page; only Mathpix Convert supports handwriting, confidence; only dots.ocr supports multilingual.
Mathpix Convertmathpix/convert | dots.ocrrednote/dots-ocr | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | OCR API | Open source |
| Price | 7 credits / page | 2 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $7.00 | $2.00 |
| Typical speed | 1.5 s / page | 1.5 s / page |
| Best for | Math and scientific papers | Multilingual document parsing |
| Inputs | PDF, images | PDF, images |
| Languages | 30+ languages | 100+ languages |
| Max pages per request | 500 | 500 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Handwriting | ✓ Yes | No |
| Math | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| 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 detailsdots.ocr
Single vision model from rednote that does layout detection and content recognition together.
dots.ocr detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "mathpix/convert",
"fallbacks": ["rednote/dots-ocr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}