Mathpix Convert vs TrOCR
TrOCR is cheaper per page; TrOCR is faster; only Mathpix Convert supports math, tables, bounding boxes, confidence.
Mathpix Convertmathpix/convert | TrOCRmicrosoft/trocr | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.2 s / page |
| Best for | Math and scientific papers | Handwritten text lines |
| Inputs | PDF, images | images |
| Languages | 30+ languages | English |
| Max pages per request | 500 | 100 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | No |
| Handwriting | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Math | ✓ Yes | No |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | No |
| Confidence | ✓ Yes | No |
| Forms | No | No |
| Multilingual | No | 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
Mathpix Convert
Specialist for math, science papers and handwritten formulas. Outputs LaTeX.
Mathpix Convert detailsTrOCR
Transformer text recognition model. Reads single text lines, including handwriting.
TrOCR detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "mathpix/convert",
"fallbacks": ["microsoft/trocr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}