Which is cheaper, GPT or Adobe Acrobat OCR?

GPT. GPT is 11 credits / page and Adobe Acrobat OCR is 14 credits / page.

Which is more accurate?

It depends on the document. GPT is strongest at messy scans, custom instructions, and Adobe Acrobat OCR at searchable pdfs in acrobat. Run a few of your own files through both and compare the output.

Yes. Put one as model and the other in fallbacks. If the first fails, the second reads the page, and you pay only for the one that answered.

GPT vs Adobe Acrobat OCR

GPT is cheaper per page; Adobe Acrobat OCR is faster; only GPT supports tables, handwriting, math.

Get API key All models

	GPT`openai/gpt`	Adobe Acrobat OCR`adobe/acrobat-ocr`
Type	Vision model	OCR API
Price	11 credits / page	14 credits / page
Per 1,000 pages	$11.00	$14.00
Typical speed	2.4 s / page	2.0 s / page
Best for	Messy scans, custom instructions	Searchable PDFs in Acrobat
Inputs	PDF, images	PDF, images
Languages	50+ languages	Major European and Asian languages
Max pages per request	100	1,000
Tables	✓ Yes	No
Handwriting	✓ Yes	No
Math	✓ Yes	No
Bounding boxes	No	No
Confidence	No	No
Forms	No	No
Multilingual	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
On OCRRouter	Available	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

GPT

General vision model. Good at messy scans and following extraction instructions.

GPT details

Adobe Acrobat OCR

OCR built into Acrobat desktop. Adobe PDF Services API also offers OCR. Price is an estimate.

Adobe Acrobat OCR details

Use one, fall back to the other

Request body

{
  "model": "openai/gpt",
  "fallbacks": ["adobe/acrobat-ocr"],
  "file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}

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