LexaOCR vs Transkribus
Transkribus is a research platform for handwritten and historical documents, with trainable models and a credit system. LexaOCR focuses on printed Urdu and Arabic, ready to use without training.
| Transkribus | LexaOCR | |
|---|---|---|
| Best at | Handwritten and historical documents, custom models | Printed Urdu and Arabic books, newspapers, forms and IDs |
| Setup | Choose or train a model | Upload and read; the language is detected |
| Urdu Nastaliq | Depends on available models | Dedicated Nastaliq reader and Urdu dictionary |
| Uncertain words | Manual proofreading in the editor | Only disputed words are shown, with each reader's version |
| Output | Text, PAGE XML, Word, PDF | Formatted Word, review edition, PDF, text, JSON, audio |
| Price | Free 50 credits a month; Scholar €99 a year; Team €449 a year | Free plan; paid plans from AED 119 ($32) a month billed yearly; volume pricing for institutions |
Transkribus details are taken from its public pages (Transkribus plans), checked on 14 October 2026. Prices and features change; please check the current page. Tell us at hello@arabianailab.com if something here is out of date.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Transkribus if you work with handwriting or need to train your own model for an archive.
Choose LexaOCR if you need printed Urdu or Arabic turned into clean Word files quickly.
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