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MinerU, Granite-Docling, PaddleOCR-VL compared for PDF parsing

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A user conducted a comparative analysis of three PDF parsing models: MinerU, Granite-Docling, and PaddleOCR-VL, evaluating their performance across 12 distinct capabilities and 6 different document types. The tests included financial statements, academic papers, scanned invoices, municipal reports, datasheets, and newsletter articles, all processed on an L4 GPU. Granite-Docling was noted for its superior markdown output with proper heading levels and pipe tables, while MinerU demonstrated an ability to extract data from charts and images, though it silently omitted footers and page furniture by default. The user also mentioned that their web application, hexread.com, was used to run these benchmarks and offers direct PDF testing with a free trial. AI

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RANK_REASON User-conducted benchmark comparing multiple open-source models on specific capabilities. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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MinerU, Granite-Docling, PaddleOCR-VL compared for PDF parsing

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/LowerGears ·

    I compared MinerU, Granite-Docling, and PaddleOCR-VL on 12 PDF-parsing capabilities using 6 document types

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