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Nougat vs PaddleOCR: catalog facts
Nougat	PaddleOCR
Free Free; code under MIT, model weights under a separate licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Handles mathematical formulas Runs locally	Parses layout, tables and formulas, not just lines of text Outputs JSON and Markdown ready for downstream processing
Model weights are under a non-commercial style licence Little recent development	Built on the PaddlePaddle framework, which is a large dependency Much of the documentation and community is in Chinese
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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