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olmOCR vs Marker: catalog facts
olmOCRMarker
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; you supply the GPU.

Free

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

Linux, Command line Self-hosted, Command line
  • Handles tables, equations and handwriting
  • Keeps reading order in complex layouts
  • Handles tables, equations and code blocks
  • Accepts many input formats besides PDF
  • Requires a capable GPU
  • Command-line pipeline with no desktop interface
  • Model weights are under a separate licence from the code
  • Needs a Python environment and benefits from a GPU
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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