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olmOCR vs Surya: catalog facts
olmOCR	Surya
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 sells…
Linux, Command line	Command line
Handles tables, equations and handwriting Keeps reading order in complex layouts	Layout analysis and reading order alongside OCR Table recognition with rows and columns
Requires a capable GPU Command-line pipeline with no desktop interface	Model weights are under a separate licence from the code Runs best with a capable GPU
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
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 September 26, 2026

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