Changelog
What changed in the API and the site, newest first.
More models, positions in JSON
- PaddleOCR-VL, GLM-OCR, Azure Document Intelligence, Google Document AI and Amazon Textract are connected.
- JSON output carries bounding boxes, confidence scores and page size for engines that report them.
- DeepSeek-OCR, Jina OCR and Qianfan OCR are connected. DeepSeek-OCR returns positions.
- GLM-OCR has a second upstream that takes over if the first one fails.
- Gemini, GPT and Claude are connected.
- New page: cheapest OCR API, with every model's price per 1,000 pages.
Turn any file into a link
- Free tools: PDF to link, image to link, video to link, MP3 to link and file to link.
- POST /v1/files with public=true returns a public URL for any file type, and DELETE /v1/files/{id} removes it.
Comparison pages, pricing calculator, status and API reference
- Model comparison pages and alternatives pages for every model in the catalog.
- Pricing calculator: estimate monthly cost by page volume and model.
- Status page with live availability and the success rate of recent requests.
- API reference split out from the guides, one section per endpoint.
- Measured speed and success rate on each model page.
Chinese versions of the site
- Traditional and Simplified Chinese for the home page, free tools, pricing, model list and sign-up.
- Language switcher in the footer.
First version of the API
- POST /v1/ocr with Markdown and JSON output, page ranges, fallbacks and auto routing.
- File uploads, request history, per-key credit limits and an activity log.
- Free upload box on the site and temporary keys for agents.
- CLI and MCP server.