OCR Cost Calculator
Estimate OCR processing cost per page across Tesseract (free), Google Cloud Vision, AWS Textract, and Azure.
Inputs
Total Cost
$1.50
Price per Page
$0.0015
Step by step
Total cost
1000 pages × $0.0015/page
= $1.50
How it works
Cloud OCR services typically bill per page (or per 1,000 pages) processed, while self-hosted engines like Tesseract are free but require your own compute and maintenance. This calculator multiplies page count by the provider's per-page rate. Self-hosted OCR trades zero per-page cost for infrastructure and accuracy tradeoffs versus managed cloud services.
Formula
total_cost = pages × rate_per_page
- pages
- Number of pages to process
- rate_per_page
- Provider cost per page
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tesseract really free?
Tesseract itself has no licensing cost, but you still pay for the compute infrastructure to run it and typically get lower accuracy on complex layouts than paid cloud OCR.
Do handwriting or table extraction cost extra?
Yes, most cloud providers charge a premium for advanced features like handwriting recognition, table extraction, or form-field parsing beyond basic text detection.
How is a 'page' defined for pricing?
Providers typically define a page as one image or one PDF page up to a certain resolution; very large images may be billed as multiple pages.
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