OCR prices
Most OCR firms will not put a number on a page until they have your file. Content Factory publishes the range up front, so you can budget before you talk to anyone. Every figure below is indicative; the firm price is fixed in writing after ten free sample pages and does not move after that.
Four things move the number
Every figure below is an indicative sample rate. The firm price is fixed in writing after we have seen ten sample pages, and it does not move afterwards.
Image quality
A clean 300 dpi scan and a fourth-generation photocopy are not the same job.
Script and language
Printed Latin is the cheapest case. Regional scripts, Nastaliq and handwriting each cost more.
Structure
Plain prose is cheap. Tables, forms, equations and question numbering are rebuilt, not recognised.
Verification
Machine output alone, or every page read by a native reader, are different prices.
Printed documents
| Service | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Clean printed English OCR | ₹0.50 – ₹1.50 / page |
| Printed Indian language OCR | ₹1 – ₹3 / page |
| Multilingual printed OCR | ₹1.50 – ₹4 / page |
| Scanned PDF OCR | ₹1 – ₹3 / page |
| Complex layout OCR | ₹3 – ₹8 / page |
| Table and form extraction | ₹3 – ₹10 / page |
| Structured Word formatting | ₹3 – ₹8 / page |
| Searchable PDF creation | ₹1 – ₹3 / page |
Handwritten documents
Handwriting is a separate service, not a surcharge on printed OCR. The rate follows the hand, not the language alone.
| Service | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Clear English handwriting | ₹8 – ₹15 / page |
| Clear Tamil handwriting | ₹10 – ₹20 / page |
| Hindi handwriting | ₹10 – ₹20 / page |
| Malayalam handwriting | ₹12 – ₹25 / page |
| Telugu or Kannada handwriting | ₹12 – ₹25 / page |
| Other Indian languages | ₹12 – ₹30 / page |
| Complex handwriting | ₹20 – ₹50 / page |
| Very difficult handwriting | ₹40 – ₹100 / page |
Human work on text
| Service | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| OCR proofreading against the image | ₹3 – ₹8 / page |
| English handwriting transcription | ₹15 – ₹30 / page |
| Tamil handwriting transcription | ₹20 – ₹40 / page |
| Other regional language transcription | ₹20 – ₹50 / page |
| Complex manuscript transcription | ₹40 – ₹100 / page |
| Formatting and typesetting | ₹3 – ₹10 / page |
| Academic document proofreading | ₹5 – ₹15 / page |
Books, archives and newspapers
| Service | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Basic book digitisation | ₹2 – ₹5 / page |
| Scanned book OCR | ₹1 – ₹4 / page |
| Book OCR with formatting | ₹4 – ₹10 / page |
| Historical document digitisation | ₹10 – ₹30 / page |
| Newspaper digitisation | ₹2 – ₹6 / page |
| Manuscript digitisation | ₹15 – ₹50 / page |
| Complex archive digitisation | Custom quote |
AI training data
Dataset rates are per image for the stated scope, not per page of extracted text. Annotation complexity, box count, languages and validation level all move the figure.
| Service | Indicative price |
|---|---|
| Basic text image annotation | ₹2 – ₹5 / image |
| Printed OCR ground truth | ₹3 – ₹8 / image |
| Handwriting transcription dataset | ₹8 – ₹25 / image |
| Bounding box annotation | ₹3 – ₹10 / image |
| Character-level annotation | ₹10 – ₹30 / image |
| Word-level annotation | ₹5 – ₹15 / image |
| Line-level annotation | ₹4 – ₹12 / image |
| Document layout annotation | ₹5 – ₹20 / image |
| Complex multilingual dataset | ₹15 – ₹50 / image |
| Custom AI training dataset | Custom quote |
More on this work: OCR for AI training data.
Bulk project pricing
| Project volume | Pricing |
|---|---|
| 100 – 500 pages | Standard pricing |
| 501 – 2,500 pages | Volume-based quotation |
| 2,501 – 10,000 pages | Bulk project pricing |
| 10,001 – 50,000 pages | Enterprise pricing |
| 50,001 – 100,000 pages | Dedicated project quotation |
| 100,000 pages and above | Long-term contract pricing |
What the figures do and do not include
- All figures are indicative sample tariffs, not a confirmed quotation
- The firm price is fixed in writing after ten free sample pages
- Minimum project charges may apply
- Poor-quality scans may need additional processing, quoted before work starts
- Translation is not included in OCR unless separately quoted
- Human proofreading and verification are priced separately
- GST, scanning, shipping and special formatting are additional where applicable
- Volume discounts depend on document quality and the delivery timeline
Only languages we can verify
Fifteen languages are read natively in house, and a page is only signed off by someone who reads it. Where a script is outside that list we say so before you commit rather than returning machine output.
Frequently asked
Why is there a range instead of one price?
Because image quality, script, structure and the level of human verification each change the work. Ten sample pages turn the range into one number.
Is the sample really free?
Yes. Ten pages, done to the same standard as the job, before any commitment.
Why is handwriting so much more expensive than printed OCR?
Printed OCR is largely machine work with a human check. Handwriting on an unknown hand is largely human work. The price follows the labour.
Do you charge extra for Indian scripts?
Printed Indian language OCR is priced slightly above clean printed English because verification takes longer. Handwriting rates differ by script for the same reason.
Is translation included?
No. OCR delivers the text in its original language. Translation is a separate service and is quoted separately.
What is the minimum order?
There is no fixed page minimum, but a minimum project charge may apply on very small jobs. Ask when you send the sample.
OCR, image to text and PDF to text, language by language
Pick the language and the job. Each link either opens that language’s service page or starts a WhatsApp message already filled in — send ten sample pages and you get a fixed price back within one working day.
These are the fifteen languages read natively in house. Other scripts are taken on only when a native reader is available for them, and we say so before you commit.
Tell us what you need made
Send the brief and we reply with a scope, a fixed price and a date — usually within one working day. Whole programmes are quoted the same way as single titles.
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