Vision-language OCR that compresses document context optically
Document-to-Markdown, layout detection and figure parsing
Multiple resolution modes up to 1280x1280
MIT license; DeepSeek-OCR2 released Jan 2026
DeepSeek-OCR — straight answers
What is DeepSeek-OCR?
DeepSeek-OCR is listed under AI OCR & Document Extraction, in the Research & Learning category on Flocci AI Tools. Vision-language OCR that compresses document context optically. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.
Is DeepSeek-OCR free?
DeepSeek-OCR is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 399 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.
What can DeepSeek-OCR do?
DeepSeek-OCR does 4 things the catalog singles out: Vision-language ocr that compresses document context optically; document-to-markdown, layout detection and figure parsing; multiple resolution modes up to 1280x1280; mit license; deepseek-ocr2 released jan 2026.
What is the best free alternative to DeepSeek-OCR?
Docling is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same AI OCR & Document Extraction sub-category and is free. Dolphin (ByteDance), dots.ocr (dots.mocr) and LangExtract (Google) also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.