* * * IMAGE TO TEXT API * * *
Image to Text API.
Screenshots, photos of signs and menus, whiteboard snaps, scanned pages — one POST converts any image into the text written on it. PNG, JPEG, WebP or TIFF in, JSON out.
START FREE — 100 PAGES
$0.75 / 1,000 PAGES
1,333 PAGES PER DOLLAR · NO CREDIT CARD
01 / TRY IT
ONE ENDPOINT.
POST a file, get JSON back — the extracted text, per page and joined. PDF, PNG, JPEG, WebP or TIFF.
curl https://api.pennyocr.com/v1/ocr \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PENNYOCR_API_KEY" \
-F "file=@photo.jpg"
# $0.75 per 1,000 pages, first 100 free02 / USE CASES
WHAT PEOPLE CONVERT.
SCREENSHOTS
Turn UI screenshots and shared images into copyable, searchable text.
PHOTOS IN THE WILD
Menus, signs, labels, business cards — photographed at an angle, still readable.
USER UPLOADS
Moderate, index or search text inside images your users upload.
WHITEBOARDS & NOTES
Meeting-room whiteboards and paper notes become text before they get erased.
03 / PRICE CHECK
HALF THE PRICE OF THE BIG CLOUDS.
Per 1,000 pages, public list prices, first tier.
PENNYOCR$0.75
AWS TEXTRACT$1.50
GOOGLE CLOUD VISION$1.50
AZURE DOC INTELLIGENCE$1.50
YOU KEEP50%
WHICH IMAGE FORMATS ARE SUPPORTED?
PNG, JPEG, WebP and TIFF, up to 50 MB. Each image counts as one page: $0.00075.
DOES IT WORK ON LOW-QUALITY PHOTOS?
That's the point of using vision-language models instead of classic OCR: blur, angle and lighting hurt far less. Test your blurriest photo free.
IS THERE A FREE TIER?
Yes — your first 100 images every month are free. No credit card required to start.
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