Benchmarked 14 OCR Engines on 93 Real‑World Docs – No Single Winner
A systematic test of 14 OCR tools across 93 varied documents (handwritten notes, tables, invoices, old newspapers) shows that specialist models excel on familiar layouts but stumble on complex cases, while larger models handle messier inputs. The study recommends routing docs by cost, accuracy, and structure rather than paying for premium APIs across the board.