Head-to-Head Comparisonhybrid vs. ai vision

EndCaptcha vs. 2Captcha

Objective architectural, pricing, and protocol comparison. Metrics reflect verified vendor specifications and third-party aggregator observations.

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Objective Telemetry Comparison: All figures shown below are source-attributed to vendor documentation and independent aggregator testing at captchathecat.com (October 2026). Laboratory stress runs are scheduled; neither service is arbitrarily declared a "winner" or assigned synthetic scores.
Provider 1

EndCaptcha

Est. 2017 β€’ hybrid
Unrated

EndCaptcha positions itself as an enterprise-grade high-reliability provider with contractual guarantees. Uniquely offering Slowness Insuran...

Base Rate / 1k$3.99
Min Deposit$11.99
Stated Speed7s
Stated Success99%
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Provider 2

2Captcha

Est. 2014 β€’ ai vision
Unrated

2Captcha (and its CIS sister service RuCaptcha) is one of the oldest and largest human-powered CAPTCHA solving networks globally. Establishe...

Base Rate / 1k$0.50
Min Deposit$3.00
Stated Speed12s
Stated Success99%
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Challenge Compatibility

Supported Anti-Bot & CAPTCHA Types

Side-by-side support status across 14 major puzzle formats based on official API documentation.

Challenge MechanismEndCaptcha2Captcha
Cloudflare Turnstileβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Google reCAPTCHA v2βœ“ Supportedβœ“ Supported
Google reCAPTCHA v3βœ“ Supportedβœ“ Supported
reCAPTCHA Enterpriseβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Arkose Labs (FunCaptcha)β€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
GeeTest (v3 / v4)β€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
hCaptchaβœ“ Supportedβœ“ Supported
Amazon AWS WAF Captchaβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
DataDome Interstitialβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Image / Text OCRβœ“ Supportedβœ“ Supported
Audio Recognitionβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Kasada Anti-Botβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Akamai BMP / Shieldβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Lemin Captchaβ€” Not Listedβœ“ Supported
Cost Comparison

Documented Rates by Challenge Type (per 1,000 Solves)

Direct cost comparison per 1,000 successful solves. Attributed to captchathecat.com telemetry (October 2026).

Challenge TypeEndCaptcha Rate / 1k2Captcha Rate / 1k
Image / Text OCR$3.99$0.50
reCAPTCHA v2 (Checkbox / Invisible)$3.99$1.50
reCAPTCHA v3 (Score-based)$3.99$1.50
reCAPTCHA EnterpriseCustom / Inquire$5.00
Cloudflare TurnstileCustom / Inquire$1.45
Arkose Labs (FunCaptcha)Custom / Inquire$1.45
GeeTest (v3 / v4)Custom / Inquire$1.50
hCaptcha$3.99$1.50
Amazon AWS WAF CaptchaCustom / Inquire$1.45
DataDome InterstitialCustom / Inquire$1.45
Documented pricing attribution: EndCaptcha (2026-10-13) β€’ 2Captcha (2026-10-13) via captchathecat.com
Developer Ergonomics

Technical Specifications & Protocol Integrations

SDK libraries, API protocols, funding minimums, and architectural characteristics.

SpecificationEndCaptcha2Captcha
Architecture Paradigmhybridai vision
Commercial Modelpay as you gopay as you go
Starting Price / 1k$3.99$0.50
Minimum Account Deposit$11.99$3.00
Supported ProtocolsEndCaptcha REST APIDeathByCaptcha Protocol Emulation2Captcha Protocol Emulation2Captcha Protocol (in.php / res.php Form-Data Polling)
Available Client SDKsPythonPHPJavaC#GoC++PHPPythonRubyJavaC#
Accepted Payment MethodsCredit CardsPayPalCryptocurrencyVisaMastercardAmerican ExpressPayPalUSDTBitcoinEthereumLitecoinDashPixBoletoSofortAlipayiDEALWebMoneyPayPro
Year Founded20172014
Telemetry & Claims

Reported Performance & Telemetry Observations

Strict segregation between vendor-stated claims and third-party aggregator measurements.

Performance MetricEndCaptcha2Captcha
Vendor Stated Latency7s Vendor Claim12s Vendor Claim
Vendor Stated Accuracy99% Vendor Claim99% Vendor Claim
Aggregator Observed LatencyPending Laboratory Run4.91s Aggregator Telemetry
Aggregator Observed AccuracyPending Laboratory Run100% Aggregator Telemetry
Laboratory RatingUnrated (Laboratory Run Queued)Unrated (Laboratory Run Queued)
Source Documentation Referencehttps://captchathecat.com/service/endcaptcha β†—https://captchathecat.com/service/2captcha β†—

Architectural Trade-offs & Selection Factors

Choosing between EndCaptcha and 2Captcha depends on the structural bottlenecks in your scraping or automation infrastructure.

When to Consider EndCaptcha

Diverse multi-step visual challenges or legacy scraper integration where human verification fallback is essential.

Key Architecture: hybrid
When to Consider 2Captcha

High-speed automated scraping workflows where sub-3-second latency and minimal token cost are required.

Key Architecture: ai vision