POINTS Reader
Aug 2025
POINTS ReaderCompare inonOmniDocBench full v1.6
—per task?
self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
33Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
XBetterTeleOCROpen+16%——ABetterOvisOCR2Open+16%—$0.30 / $1.20PBetterPaddleOCR VL 1.6Open+16%——
BetterGLM-OCROpen+14%—$0.20 / $0.20Context: not verified+1PBetterPaddleOCR VL 1.5Open+14%——ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
XTeleOCROpen+16%——AOvisOCR2Open+16%—$0.30 / $1.20PPaddleOCR VL 1.6Open+16%——GLM-OCROpen+14%—$0.20 / $0.20Context: not verified+1PPaddleOCR VL 1.5Open+14%——ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
XTeleOCROpen+16%——AOvisOCR2Open+16%—$0.30 / $1.20PPaddleOCR VL 1.6Open+16%——PPaddleOCR VL 1.5Open+14%——
Unlimited OCROpen+13%——Run it yourself
estimateFits on✓ 8 GB (phone, laptop) · 8-bit✓ 16 GB · full quality✓ 24 GB GPU · full quality✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Vision & DocumentsOmniDocBench · v1.6 · full83.4#21
FAQ
How much does POINTS Reader cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is POINTS Reader free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is POINTS Reader, and what is it best at?›
#21 of 22 in Vision & Documents.
Is POINTS Reader better than Nanonets OCR S?›
On OmniDocBench · v1.6 · full, POINTS Reader scores 83.4 vs 83.6 — about the same.
What is the context window of POINTS Reader?›
33K tokens.
When was POINTS Reader released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-15. It is the current version in its line.
Is POINTS Reader open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run POINTS Reader locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can POINTS Reader read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is POINTS Reader?›
POINTS Reader is an open-weights language model from Tencent, released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to POINTS Reader?›
TeleOCR (better).