Common pricing models
| Model | Where it appears | Hidden cost |
|---|---|---|
| Per-page OCR | AWS Textract, Google, Azure, Klippa-style APIs | You still build extraction, validation, review, and audit workflow |
| Per-document extraction | Veryfi, Mindee, modern extraction APIs | Complex document types and custom schemas can change pricing |
| Annual IDP suite | Rossum, ABBYY, Hyperscience, Docsumo | Implementation, seats, minimums, and change requests |
| Workflow platform | Cogneris and similar production platforms | Review volume and validation complexity matter more than OCR alone |
What to include in TCO
Model costs, page volume, retries, review labor, exception handling, monitoring, compliance evidence, integration work, and vendor support all belong in the calculation. A cheap OCR call can become expensive if the engineering team has to build everything around it.
How Cogneris is priced
Cogneris uses transparent pay-per-page pricing with platform features attached: extraction, validation, review routing, webhooks, and audit trail. For high-volume or regulated workflows, compare cost per resolved case instead of cost per OCR call.