Best First Read
Overall
NanoDoc83.66
MinerU73.35
PaddleOCR71.63
GLM-OCR65.74
LiteParse26.98
Quick-Start
Self-Hosted PDF Parser For AI Workflow
Dual access: CLI & API
Fast execution, sustained accuracy.
Install
$ curl -fsSL https://nanodoc.ai/install.sh | sh
NanoDoc CLI requires an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later.
Benchmarks
Messy PDFs, Accurate Output.
We benchmark leading document parsing tools including NanoDoc, PaddleOCR, MinerU, GLM-OCR and LiteParse. With internally annotated documents of various types, we horizontally compare accuracy on text, tables and formulas, and evaluate overall parsing performance.
Reading Order
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NanoDoc0.15
PaddleOCR0.26
MinerU0.31
GLM-OCR0.34
LiteParse0.49
Structure Recovery
Table
NanoDoc83.19
MinerU64.04
PaddleOCR58.67
GLM-OCR47.24
LiteParse30.04
Math Fidelity
Formula
MinerU86.64
GLM-OCR84.17
NanoDoc82.55
PaddleOCR82.48
LiteParse-
BenchmarksParse Fast,
Parse Fast,
Not Burn Hot.
Measure parsing speed and system load across Apple silicon, with throughput, memory peaks, and processor-level power data.
Speed and Power on Apple M5 Chip
PipelineFPS↑Peak Memory↓Avg Total Power↓Avg CPU Power↓Avg GPU Power↓Avg ANE Power↓
NanoDoc
9.25
1.78 GB
9.61 W
7.13 W
0.20 W
2.27 W
LiteParse
5.14
2.70 GB
8.13 W
8.13 W
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MinerU
0.33
14.07 GB
8.90 W
7.95 W
0.95 W
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GLM-OCR
0.12
14.15 GB
6.75 W
1.89 W
4.86 W
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PaddleOCR
0.06
11.31 GB
7.16 W
7.16 W
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Agent
Made For Agent Workflows
Feed the output to your agent, generate code, and keep moving.
Scanned files, tables, sections
Clean Context
Markdown, JSON, structured blocks
Coding Agent
Claude Code, Codex, MCP...
CLI Example
nanodoc ./example.pdf --output ./output
Pricing
Simple Pricing for Powerful Workflow
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