Mathpix Convert vs Unstructured
Mathpix Convert is cheaper per page; Mathpix Convert is faster; only Mathpix Convert supports math, handwriting, confidence; only Unstructured supports multilingual.
Mathpix Convertmathpix/convert | Unstructuredunstructured/unstructured | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | OCR API | OCR API |
| Price | 7 credits / page | 20 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $7.00 | $20.00 |
| Typical speed | 1.5 s / page | 3.0 s / page |
| Best for | Math and scientific papers | Mixed file types into RAG |
| Inputs | PDF, images | PDF, images, DOCX |
| Languages | 30+ languages | Multilingual |
| Max pages per request | 500 | 1,000 |
| Tables | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Handwriting | ✓ Yes | No |
| Math | ✓ Yes | No |
| 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 detailsUnstructured
Document ETL for RAG. Partitions many file types into typed elements; open-source library too.
Unstructured detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "mathpix/convert",
"fallbacks": ["unstructured/unstructured"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}