OCR API pricing comparison
6 official prices from Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud (China), Z.ai (Zhipu). Start with the overview, then drill into each provider.
Prices and offers are for reference only. The provider's official page always prevails.
Overview
| Provider | Lowest | Items | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Cloud | ¥0.3Input price/1M tokensper 1M tokens (Mtoken) | 2 | |
| Tencent Cloud (China) | ¥150Price/1k callsper 1k requests | 3 | |
| Z.ai (Zhipu) | $0.03Input price/1M tokensper 1M tokens (Mtoken) | 1 |
| Name | Model | Input price/1M tokensper 1M tokens (Mtoken) | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.5-ocr | qwen3.5-ocr | ¥0.5 | 1M tokens (90 days) |
| qwen-vl-ocr | qwen-vl-ocr (2025-11-20) | ¥0.3 | 1M tokens (90 days) |
| Name | Model | Price/1k callsper 1k requests |
|---|---|---|
| general-basic | 通用印刷体识别 | ¥150 |
| general-accurate | 通用文字识别（高精度版） | ¥500 |
| table-v3 | 表格识别 V3 | ¥150 |
| Name | Model | Input price/1M tokensper 1M tokens (Mtoken) |
|---|---|---|
| glm-ocr | GLM-OCR | $0.03 |
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