Mathpix Convert vs Typhoon OCR
Typhoon OCR is cheaper per page; Mathpix Convert is faster; only Mathpix Convert supports math, handwriting, bounding boxes, confidence; only Typhoon OCR supports multilingual.
Mathpix Convertmathpix/convert | Typhoon OCRtyphoon/typhoon-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 | 1.8 s / page |
| Best for | Math and scientific papers | Thai documents |
| Inputs | PDF, images | PDF, images |
| Languages | 30+ languages | Thai, English |
| Max pages per request | 500 | 500 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| 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 detailsTyphoon OCR
Open vision model tuned for Thai and English documents, with Markdown output.
Typhoon OCR detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "mathpix/convert",
"fallbacks": ["typhoon/typhoon-ocr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}