Qianfan OCR
Mar 2026
Qianfan OCRCompare inonOmniDocBench full v1.6
—per task?
self-host onlyprice
—output speed?
33Kcontext
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
XBetterTeleOCROpen+3%——ABetterOvisOCR2Open+3%—$0.30 / $1.20PBetterPaddleOCR VL 1.6Open+3%——POpenPaddleOCR VL 1.5+1%——OpenUnlimited OCRsame——ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
Nothing here yet.
ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
XTeleOCROpen+3%——AOvisOCR2Open+3%—$0.30 / $1.20PPaddleOCR VL 1.6Open+3%——ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
XTeleOCROpen+3%——AOvisOCR2Open+3%—$0.30 / $1.20PPaddleOCR VL 1.6Open+3%——PPaddleOCR VL 1.5Open+1%——Unlimited OCROpensame——ModelScoreCostPer taskWhat changes
PaddleOCR VLsame—$0.02 / $0.02Unlimited OCROpensame——ERNIE 5.0 Thinking Previewn/a——No strict JSONQianfan VL 3BOpenn/a——Qianfan VL 70BOpenn/a——Memory (4-bit): 2.8 GB → 42 GBQianfan VL 8BOpenn/a——Memory (4-bit): 2.8 GB → 5.2 GBERNIE 5.0n/a——Context: not verifiedAll Baidu models →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 · full93.9#8
FAQ
How much does Qianfan OCR cost?›
There is no per-unit API price: self-host only.
Is Qianfan OCR free to use?›
There is no free API. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qianfan OCR, and what is it best at?›
#8 of 22 in Vision & Documents.
Is Qianfan OCR better than Unlimited OCR?›
On OmniDocBench · v1.6 · full, Qianfan OCR scores 93.9 vs 94 — about the same.
What is the context window of Qianfan OCR?›
33K tokens.
When was Qianfan OCR released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-18. It is the current version in its line.
Is Qianfan OCR open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qianfan OCR locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qianfan OCR read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is Qianfan OCR?›
Qianfan OCR is an open-weights language model from Baidu, released Mar 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Qianfan OCR?›
TeleOCR (better).