Mistral OCR - Multimodal & Multilingual OCR
AI Summary
OCR Model Overview
- MRA has released a new OCR model, not open-source, available via API.
- Offers both text extraction and returns images/tables in responses.
- Works with images and full PDFs, output formats include Markdown.
API Pricing
- Costs $1 per 1000 pages, batch mode is available but at double the page count.
Features
- Multilingual and multimodal capabilities, supporting languages such as Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.
- Capable of processing up to 2000 pages per minute on a single node.
- Structured outputs such as JSON can be produced, useful for further processing.
Code Examples
- API facilitates easy integration with PDF and image files.
- Supports batch processing for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Use Cases
- Ideal for enterprises seeking on-prem solutions for data privacy.
- Extracting detailed information from documents retaining structure, images, and text.
Conclusion
- Effective and reasonably priced OCR solution worth exploring for various use cases, particularly where data privacy is crucial.