Mathpix

Maths OCR that turns images into editable equations

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The Four Mismatches · Mathpix

Fits on everything we could check

For a student in the United States, the country it was built for.

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CurriculumNo exam claimed
It names no school exam, so this counts neither for nor against it.
- The maker names no exam
LanguageNot verified
We haven't found which languages it teaches in.
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PriceFits
It has a free plan.
- Free plan available
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DeviceFits
Works on a laptop or tablet, what most students in the United States use.
- The maker says it works on: a phone, a laptop or tablet
- 96.1% of homes in the United States have a computer (ITU, 2023)

Worked out from the maker’s own published facts, checked 4 and 5 October 2026. Nobody hand-scores these. How it’s worked outlearnerfirst.com · The Four Mismatches Test

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What it does

What the AI actually does — Computer-vision OCR trained on maths notation, converting images and PDFs into LaTeX, Markdown, Word or CSV.

Why it was built — Maths and science documents are trapped in images and PDFs and aren't searchable or editable.

Who built it

Company: Mathpix, Inc.
Founders: Nico Jimenez
HQ / origin: United States (San Francisco or Brooklyn — sources conflict)
Founded: 2015–2017 (sources conflict)
Model: B2B
Languages: N/A (notation OCR)
Pricing: API usage-based + 'Snip' subscription + enterprise licence

We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.

Where it sits

Mathpix is on the Learning Tools Index, in study & homework help, built in United States.

Related & alternatives

Sources

Mathpix — About