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Marker vs Nougat: catalog facts
MarkerNougat
Free

The code is free under Apache 2.0; model weights have a separate licence, and Datalab…

Free

Free; code under MIT, model weights under a separate licence.

Self-hosted, Command line Linux, Command line
  • Handles tables, equations and code blocks
  • Accepts many input formats besides PDF
  • Handles mathematical formulas
  • Runs locally
  • Model weights are under a separate licence from the code
  • Needs a Python environment and benefits from a GPU
  • Model weights are under a non-commercial style licence
  • Little recent development
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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