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Nougat vs olmOCR: catalog facts
Nougat	olmOCR
Free Free; code under MIT, model weights under a separate licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; you supply the GPU.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Handles mathematical formulas Runs locally	Handles tables, equations and handwriting Keeps reading order in complex layouts
Model weights are under a non-commercial style licence Little recent development	Requires a capable GPU Command-line pipeline with no desktop interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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