Observed arrival · 2026-08-21

PennyOCR puts OCR on a very small invoice

pennyocr.com Observed source

Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A low-cost OCR API that turns PDFs and images into text, with a browser demo and a single endpoint for developers.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-21 issue.

Why it surfaced

PennyOCR charges $0.75 per 1,000 pages, offers the first 100 pages free each month, and lets visitors try three pages a day without signing up. Its pitch is unusually concrete: send a document, get JSON back, with examples for cURL, Python, and Node.js.

A low-cost OCR API that turns PDFs and images into text, with a browser demo and a single endpoint for developers.

Observed signals

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible

$PaidCommerce or pricing visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

ƒJavaScriptBrowser-side code central

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