Free guide · Oct 17, 2026
olmOCR 2: turn scanned PDFs into text your AI can read
How to pick a small scan to try, check numbers and equations, and see whether your GPU fits before you download it.
The short version
I use this guide to choose a checkable scanned page, audit small numbers and equations, and plan the GPU and output checks. AllenAI documents a 7B document conversion model for PDFs/images with natural reading order, math, tables and handwriting; the 2-7B-1025-FP8 card lists Apache 2.0. The pipeline filters repeated headers/footers and uses page-image/anchor inputs.
The source documentation was inspected; I have not independently run the proposed test in this guide. These steps help you choose and check a small first experiment before committing a larger workflow. Any successful output needs its own saved result and configuration.
What's in the full guide
- 01What you need
- 02Start cheaply
- 03My small test plan
- 04A starter request
- 05How I would judge the result
- 06Access and terms
- 07Primary sources