RapidOCR vs Chunkr
RapidOCR is cheaper per page; RapidOCR is faster; only RapidOCR supports confidence; only Chunkr supports tables, math.
RapidOCRrapidai/rapidocr | Chunkrchunkr/chunkr | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Open source | OCR API |
| Price | 1 credit / page | 14 credits / page |
| Per 1,000 pages | $1.00 | $14.00 |
| Typical speed | 0.6 s / page | 3.0 s / page |
| Best for | Lightweight OCR on CPU or edge | Layout-aware chunks for RAG |
| Inputs | images | PDF, images, DOCX |
| Languages | Chinese, English and more | Multilingual |
| Max pages per request | 100 | 1,000 |
| Tables | No | ✓ Yes |
| Handwriting | No | No |
| Math | No | ✓ Yes |
| Bounding boxes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Confidence | ✓ Yes | No |
| Forms | No | No |
| Multilingual | ✓ Yes | ✓ 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
RapidOCR
PaddleOCR models packaged for ONNX Runtime and other engines. Easy to deploy without Paddle.
RapidOCR detailsChunkr
Document parsing API that segments and chunks pages for RAG. Self-hostable version available.
Chunkr detailsUse one, fall back to the other
Request body
{
"model": "rapidai/rapidocr",
"fallbacks": ["chunkr/chunkr"],
"file_url": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}