hosted · pay per scan · no subscription
ParseRelay, hosted.
Don't want to run the worker yourself? We host it. Call POST /v1/scan,
pay per scan in prepaid credits — or bring your own keys and pay only plumbing. No
subscription, no lock-in. Self-hosting is always free.
// already running your own worker? this page doesn't apply — you pay your providers directly.
Buy credits. Spend them honestly.
You buy credits. A scan is 1 credit (plumbing); model and OCR usage on our keys spends extra credits via the map below — or $0 to us when you bring your own keys (highly recommended). Pay once, no subscription; a failed scan never burns a credit. Bigger packs are cheaper per credit.
| pack | price | credits (scans · BYOK) | per credit | scans · our keys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $5 | 1,500 | $0.0033 | ~600 |
| Builder | $20 | 8,750 | $0.0023 | ~3,500 |
| Scale | $100 | 50,000 | $0.0020 | ~20,000 |
// BYO: 1 plumbing credit — OCR (Mistral / z.ai) and the model both run on your keys. Our keys: a typical scan ≈ 2.5 credits (plumbing + OCR + a model call) — your mix varies; try the estimator.
// what model usage costs in credits — for any model you pin
| model price | credits / M tokens |
|---|---|
| $1 / M | 575 |
| $5 / M | 2,875 |
| $10 / M | 5,750 |
| $30 / M | 17,250 |
// estimate cost — moves with engine, document, model, BYO, and scan count
// estimate, not a quote — credits at the Scale-pack rate ($0.002); your exact charge
ships in meta on every scan (credits, or your provider cost on BYO).
Bring your own keys — highly recommended. ParseRelay takes your own OCR key (Mistral / z.ai) and your own model key, so a scan is just 1 credit (plumbing) and both the OCR and the model bill your providers, at their price. On our keys we mark that usage up into credits to cover processing; BYO skips it. We sell the plumbing, not the models.
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