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Google Cloud Vision API is very expensive though -- if you can sacrifice some amount of quality, it might make sense to go with the open source alternative. At
by doctorcroc 10y ago
Google Cloud Vision API is very expensive though -- if you can sacrifice some amount of quality, it might make sense to go with the open source alternative. At $2.50/unit the cost is absurd, and even the free trial expires after 90 days.
- Huppie 10y agoI just checked because I couldn't believe that price. "Price per 1000 units. Unit volumes are based on monthly usage." It's $2.50 per 1000 units, so 0.25 cents per unit. Edit: And, according to the pricing page [1] the first 1000 units are free. [1]: https://cloud.google.com/vision/pricing https://cloud.google.com/vision/pricing
- noteone 10y agoThis is the correct pricing. One caveat: Even the free tier requires you to enter a credit card. For higher volumes, there is also the OCR.space api. It offers 25,000 free conversions per month. It is not as good as Google, but works fine on screenshots.
- doctorcroc 10y agoMy mistake -- thanks for pointing that out. I think I was in shock, and didn't take a closer look.
- ben174 10y agoNote that's $0.0025 per unit, not 25 cents per unit. Your post is correct, but, ya know, Verizon math is a real thing.