Mistral OCR: Ushering in a New Era of Document Understanding
From ancient scripts to digitized archives, our progress has always relied on how well we can extract, understand, and act on information. Mistral OCR redefines what’s possible in document intelligence, offering unprecedented accuracy in interpreting multimodal documents. Here's why it matters—and how it changes everything.
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Throughout history, advancements in information abstraction and retrieval have driven human progress. From hieroglyphs on stone to ink on papyrus, from the invention of the printing press to the explosion of digital libraries—each leap made human knowledge more accessible and actionable.
Today, we stand on the edge of a new leap forward: unlocking the collective intelligence of all digitized information.
Did you know that around 90% of the world’s organizational data is trapped in documents? PDFs, scanned contracts, reports, research papers, technical manuals—the list goes on. To truly harness this untapped potential, we are proud to introduce Mistral OCR.
Introducing Mistral OCR
Mistral OCR is an Optical Character Recognition API that raises the bar for how machines understand documents. It doesn’t just “read” documents—it comprehends them.
Unlike traditional OCR systems, Mistral OCR understands:
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Text, tables, and complex layouts
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Images and diagrams
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Mathematical equations and LaTeX
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Multilingual and multimodal inputs
It processes images and PDFs to produce structured output, where text and media are preserved in context—perfect for downstream AI applications.
Perfect for Multimodal RAG Systems
Mistral OCR shines in combination with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. Feed in slide decks, scientific PDFs, and dense reports—and retrieve exactly the information you need with high fidelity. It’s OCR built for the generative AI era.
Now Available
We’ve made Mistral OCR the default model for document understanding across millions of users on Le Chat.
The API, mistral-ocr-latest, is available now on our developer suite, La Plateforme, with:
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Pricing at 1000 pages / $
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Batch inference for 2x savings
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Coming soon to cloud/inference partners & on-prem deployment
Why Mistral OCR?
Here’s what makes it truly next-gen:
✅ State-of-the-art accuracy for rich documents
✅ Natively multilingual & multimodal
✅ Fastest in class OCR engine
✅ Structured outputs & “doc-as-prompt” ready
✅ Selective on-prem availability for classified use-cases
Let’s Dive Deeper: Understanding Complex Documents
Mistral OCR is engineered for complexity. It thrives in real-world scenarios like:
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Academic papers with interleaved text and figures
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Legal and compliance documents with structured clauses
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Technical PDFs with tables, graphs, and equations
It’s not just OCR—it’s comprehension.