DeepSeek OCR vs PaddleOCR VL
PaddleOCR VL is 1.5× cheaper for input tokens: DeepSeek OCR costs $0.03 per M and PaddleOCR VL costs $0.02 per M. PaddleOCR VL is 1.5× cheaper for output tokens: DeepSeek OCR costs $0.03 per M and PaddleOCR VL costs $0.02 per M. PaddleOCR VL reads more: DeepSeek OCR takes up to 8,192 tokens of context and PaddleOCR VL up to 16,384.
| DeepSeek OCR | PaddleOCR VL | |
|---|---|---|
| Model id | deepseek/deepseek-ocr | paddlepaddle/paddleocr-vl |
| Input | $0.03 per M | $0.02 per M |
| Output | $0.03 per M | $0.02 per M |
| Context length | 8,192 tokens | 16,384 tokens |
| Accepts | image, text | image, text |
| Produces | text | text |
| Served by | novita | novita |
Prices are the providers' list prices per million tokens, as of . Both run on your own provider key through one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with no fee on the tokens.