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LightOn

2 models
CategoriesVision-Language

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LightOn/Vision-LanguageRuns on a laptop

LightOn ships a 4B OCR model with visual grounding

LightOnOCR-3-4B pairs document transcription with the ability to point back to where text sits on the page.

Oct 6, 2026
Vision-Language
LightOnOCR-3-4B
LightOn/Vision-LanguageRuns anywhere

LightOn Releases OCR-2, a 1B Document AI Model

The new vision model from the Paris-based AI lab uses Mistral architecture to extract text and structure from complex documents like PDFs and forms.

Jan 16, 2026
Vision-Language
LightOnOCR-2 1B