The top alternatives to olmOCR are DeepSeek OCR, Docling and PaddleOCR, ranked by Staquest on relevance, shared use cases, and pricing. DeepSeek OCR is the strongest free option.
Staquest ranks DeepSeek OCR as the top alternative to olmOCR — High-performance open-source OCR for complex layouts.. The full ranked list above compares 10 options.
DeepSeek OCR offers a free tier and is the highest-ranked free alternative to olmOCR in Staquest's analysis.
Staquest identifies 10 tools similar to olmOCR using graph relationships, embedding similarity, and shared categories. The closest are DeepSeek OCR, Docling, PaddleOCR.
DeepSeek OCR is an open-source alternative to olmOCR listed in this ranking.
Alternatives are ranked by verified relationships, semantic similarity, and category overlap.
