What is DeepSeek OCR?

DeepSeek OCR automates extraction of text from images for document processing and digitization. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.

Who should use DeepSeek OCR?

DeepSeek OCR is an open-source project built for data scientists.

Is DeepSeek OCR free?

Yes — DeepSeek OCR is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does DeepSeek OCR run on?

DeepSeek OCR runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is DeepSeek OCR still active?

Unverified. DeepSeek OCR has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to DeepSeek OCR?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DeepSeek OCR 2, DeepSeek OCR, and DeepSeek.

Who develops DeepSeek OCR?

DeepSeek OCR is developed by deepseek-ai.

When did DeepSeek OCR launch?

DeepSeek OCR first shipped in 2025.

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DeepSeek OCR

Name: DeepSeek OCR
Author: deepseek-ai

huggingface.coInfrastructure

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR is an open-source model for optical character recognition, enabling extraction of text from images. It supports integration with PyTorch and Docker, making it suitable for document digitization and data extraction workflows. Designed for data scientists and developers working with scanned documents and images.

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Overview

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DeepSeek OCR is a Foundation models & chat project. It automates extraction of text from images for document processing and digitization. DeepSeek OCR is an open-source project aimed at data scientists. The project is open source (Open Source). It ships for the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind DeepSeek OCR is deepseek-ai, and it first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include optical character recognition, image-to-text conversion, and pyTorch support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Optical character recognition
Image-to-text conversion
PyTorch support
Docker support
Pretrained weights

Built with & integrations

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local_oss

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local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed19 Jul · 19:19 UTC
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR verified via Hugging Face Enumerator
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Frequently asked questions about DeepSeek OCR

What is DeepSeek OCR?: DeepSeek OCR automates extraction of text from images for document processing and digitization. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use DeepSeek OCR?: DeepSeek OCR is an open-source project built for data scientists.
Is DeepSeek OCR free?: Yes — DeepSeek OCR is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does DeepSeek OCR run on?: DeepSeek OCR runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is DeepSeek OCR still active?: Unverified. DeepSeek OCR has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to DeepSeek OCR?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include DeepSeek OCR 2, DeepSeek OCR, and DeepSeek.DeepSeek OCR 2 DeepSeek OCR DeepSeek
Who develops DeepSeek OCR?: DeepSeek OCR is developed by deepseek-ai.
When did DeepSeek OCR launch?: DeepSeek OCR first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
Open source: Yes (GitHub)
License: Open Source
Built for: data scientists
Model: Open source
Solves: Automates extraction of text from images for document processing and digitization.

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GitHub: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR
Hugging Face: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR

Developer

deepseek-ai

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Index record

Indexed: 19 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 19 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: deepseek-ai-deepseek-ocr-huggingface-co
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Derived from the model's own Hugging Face metadata.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR

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