Plates and vehiclesDocuments and OCR

Hezar License Plate Recognition

Character reading for Iranian license plates; the model is small and runs without a GPU. It was trained on another country plates, so the Russian format needs fine-tuning. Filming vehicles and people is personal data processing: agree the procedure with a lawyer.

Developer
Hezar AI, Iran
First release
Oct 2023
Latest release
Jun 2025
Sizes
a compact CRNN model
License
Commercial use with conditionsthe model card states no license - check with the developer before commercial use
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Security, Manufacturing and logistics, Public sector, Retail and marketplaces
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Reading a plate from a cropped image
  • Using the architecture as an example for your own plate format
  • Fine-tuning reading on your own footage
  • Running on modest hardware

Where it is used

Site security and checkpointsParking lots and barriersWarehousing and logisticsTransport companies

Hardware requirements

LaptopLaptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions
fits
1 GPUOne GPU with 16–80 GB — mid-size versions
no versions
ClusterServer with several GPUs — flagship versions
no versions

Versions

  1. Обновление карточки и весов
  2. Версия v2
  3. Первая версия чтения номеров

How to run it

On your own serverWeights are downloaded from Hugging Face and served with vLLM (load and API) or llama.cpp (modest hardware). The model then runs in a closed network with no per-request fees.Hugging Face
How much hardware you needCalculate the VRAM for the model size, context length and number of concurrent requests.Open the hardware calculator

I can set this up end to end: pick the model size, deploy it on your server and connect it to your systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can Hezar License Plate Recognition be used in a commercial project?

With conditions. License: the model card states no license - check with the developer before commercial use. Restrictions vary — region, company revenue, attribution requirements. Have a lawyer check the terms before a commercial launch.

What hardware does Hezar License Plate Recognition need?

At minimum: Laptop or regular PC, up to 8 GB of VRAM — smaller versions. Some versions also run on an ordinary CPU, without a GPU. You can calculate the exact VRAM for your model size and context in the hardware calculator.

Does Hezar License Plate Recognition support Russian?

No. The developer documentation lists the supported languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download Hezar License Plate Recognition and what does it cost?

The Hezar License Plate Recognition weights are open and free to download. You only pay for the hardware it runs on and for the setup. Source links are at the bottom of this page.

How I deploy it for clients

  1. SelectionI pick the model size for your task and hardware and test it on your examples.
  2. DeploymentI deploy it on your server or in a closed network and provide an API.
  3. Fine-tuningI fine-tune it on your data (LoRA) or connect a knowledge base — whichever is cheaper for the task.
  4. IntegrationI connect it to your CRM, ERP, bot, website or team chat and set up monitoring.

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Details

Source: huggingface.co/hezarai/crnn-fa-license-plate-recognition-v2. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.