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PP-OCRv5
2M params| Dataset / Task | PP-OCRv5 | Google Vision | AWS Textract |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICDAR 2015 · Printed English | 82.5% F1 | 84.2% | 83.1% |
| MSRA-TD500 · Multilingual Scene | 87.3% F1 | 85.1% | — |
| Chinese Document · Dense CJK | 95.2% | 93.8% | 89.5% |
| English Document · Standard | 97.1% | 97.5% | 96.8% |
| Handwritten · English | 78.4% | 82.1% | 76.3% |
| Handwritten · Chinese | 81.2% | 79.5% | — |
| Receipts & Invoices · Structured | 92.8% | 94.1% | 95.2% |
Key advantage: CJK recognition outperforms Google Vision. 2M parameter model enables fast local inference.
PaddleOCR-VL
| Task | PaddleOCR-VL | Google Doc AI | AWS Textract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Tables | 91.5% | 93.2% | 94.1% |
| Complex Tables | 84.3% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Mixed Layouts | 89.1% | 91.4% | 88.5% |
| Handwritten + Printed Mixed | 83.7% | 85.2% | 80.1% |
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