Documents and OCR

TeleOCR

A new lightweight document parsing model that led the OmniDocBench v1.6 benchmark at release. Handles pages photographed on a phone and crumpled pages well. Languages on the card: Chinese, English, Japanese.

Developer
TeleAI (China Telecom), China
First release
Aug 2026
Latest release
Aug 2026
Sizes
about 1.2B
License
Commercial use allowedApache 2.0
Russian
Not supported
Running
On your own serverAlso runs without a GPU
Industries
Documents and accounting
Deploy on your server Hugging Face GitHub

What it does

  • Recognising invoices and delivery notes photographed on a phone
  • Recognising tables and formulas
  • Converting documents to Markdown for RAG

Where it is used

Document workflowLogisticsAccounting

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. TeleOCR

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 TeleOCR be used in a commercial project?

Yes. License: Apache 2.0. It allows commercial use, but it is still worth having a lawyer review the license before launch.

What hardware does TeleOCR 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 TeleOCR support Russian?

No. The model card lists its languages and Russian is not among them.

Where can I download TeleOCR and what does it cost?

The TeleOCR 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/StarDoc-AI/TeleOCR. Data checked against the model card on 22 Sep 2026. Have a lawyer review the license before commercial launch.