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Surya vs olmOCR: catalog facts
Surya	olmOCR
Free The code is free under Apache 2.0; model weights have a separate licence and Datalab sells…	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence; you supply the GPU.
Command line	Linux, Command line
Layout analysis and reading order alongside OCR Table recognition with rows and columns	Handles tables, equations and handwriting Keeps reading order in complex layouts
Model weights are under a separate licence from the code Runs best with a capable GPU	Requires a capable GPU Command-line pipeline with no desktop interface
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 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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