Kimage vs OCR Text Extraction API

In-depth architectural comparison of the Kimage and OCR Text Extraction API MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Kimage when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose OCR Text Extraction API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: media_extract_text_from_image, image_url, image_base64.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	K Kimage Finance & Fintech	OCR Text Extraction API Finance & Fintech
Summary	Generate original images from text; prompts and results are content-checked. Paid per image, x402.	Extract text from images using OCR. Tesseract-powered. x402 micropayment.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kimage": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kimage"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocr-text-extraction-api": {
      "url": "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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