The request names PennyOCR, which is a pay-per-page OCR API at pennyocr.com that accepts PDF and image files and returns text as JSON 1. It also has an MCP server, so it can be reached from agents as well as direct HTTP calls 1. Alternatives that also do OCR include LlamaParse from LlamaIndex, an agentic document parser 4, Replicate, which hosts OCR models behind an API 2, and Schift's ManagedOCR, which routes documents to suitable OCR engines 6.
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PennyOCRpennyocr.comwebsite read, tools not yet checked
A dirt-cheap OCR API: POST a PDF, PNG, JPEG, WebP or TIFF file to one endpoint and get the extracted text back as JSON, billed per page at $0.75 per 1,000 pages 1.
official:MCP server · com.pennyocr/ocr+1 community tools built for it
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LlamaParsellamaindex.aiverified and signed
An agentic OCR service that parses complex documents with tables, charts and images into AI-ready output, with a free tier of about 1,000 pages per month 4.
+10 community tools built for it
for agents: extract-structured-data-from-unstructured-files-pdf-pptx-docx · liteparse · retrieve-relevant-information-through-rag
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Replicatereplicate.comverified and signed
A cloud API for running open-source machine learning models, including community OCR models that extract text from images 2.
+14 community tools built for it
for agents: sljeff/dots.ocr · abiruyt/text-extract-ocr · pixray/api
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ManagedOCRschift.iowebsite read, tools not yet checked
An OCR API that automatically selects a suitable OCR path for each document and returns text, tables and layout, at $0.02 per page with 100 free pages a month 6.
Sources
- 1PennyOCR — Great OCR for penniespennyocr.com · read 2026-10-29
- 2Replicate - Run AI with an APIreplicate.com · read 2026-10-29
- 4LlamaIndex | AI Agents for Document OCR + Workflowsllamaindex.ai · read 2026-10-29
- 6ManagedOCR: 문서에 맞는 OCR을 자동으로 선택합니다 | Schiftschift.io · read 2026-10-29
For agents: the 10 actions behind this answer
· PennyOCR website read, tools not yet checked
The dirt-cheap OCR API for developers. $0.75 per 1,000 pages. Fast, accurate, no minimums, no sales calls.
sljeff/dots.ocr · sljeff/dots.ocr verified and signed
https://github.com/sljeff/dots-ocr-client
aspnet-minimal-api-openapi · aspnet-minimal-api-openapi verified and signed
Create ASP.NET Minimal API endpoints with proper OpenAPI documentation
extract-structured-data-from-unstructured-files-pdf-pptx-docx · extract-structured-data-from-unstructured-files-pdf-pptx-docx verified and signed
Invoke this skill BEFORE implementing any structured data extraction from documents to learn the correct llama_cloud_services API usage. Required reading before writing extraction code. Requires llama_cloud_services package and LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY as an environment variable.
Text_to_speech_v1_text_to_speech__voice_id__post · ElevenLabs API Documentation verified and signed
Text To Speech
· Schift website read, tools not yet checked
원문 저장부터 OCR 처리와 결과 제공까지. ManagedOCR와 OurOCR API로 PDF와 이미지 문서를 처리할 수 있습니다.
· X402tools website read, tools not yet checked
Utility APIs powered by x402 protocol. QR codes, screenshots, DNS lookup, document parsing, prompt injection screening, email validation, HTML-to-PDF, OCR no API keys, no subscriptions.
API · python-http-client verified and signed
custom_api_call · ScrapeGraphAI (Activepieces) verified and signed
Custom API Call — Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
· Handwriting OCR website read, tools not yet checked
Astonishingly accurate handwriting OCR: reads the messy, cursive and challenging handwriting regular OCR can't. Upload a photo or PDF and get clean, editable text in seconds. Try it free.
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