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

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