CC-OCR
Models read text in 7,058 images across four tracks: scene text, multilingual text, document parsing, and key information extraction. Each track has its own metric.
- Made by
- Alibaba Tongyi Lab (OCR team)
- Released
- December 2024
- Kind
- Documents, charts and text in images
- Level
- Everyday
- Scored
- Checked automatically
- Answers
- Short answer
- Tasks
- All public
- Strongest model tested
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Qwen 3.6 Plus #74 on the capability index
- Last in a launch post
- April 2026, dropped for a newer version
- Last model added
- April 2026
- Scores refreshed
- November 12th, 2026
In the authors’ words
Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) have demonstrated impressive performance in recognizing document images with natural language instructions. However, it remains unclear to what extent capabilities in literacy with rich structure and fine-grained visual challenges. The current landscape lacks a comprehensive benchmark to effectively measure the literate capabilities of LMMs. Existing benchmarks are often limited by narrow scenarios and specified tasks. To this end, we introduce CC-OCR, a comprehensive benchmark that possesses a diverse range of scenarios, tasks, and challenges. CC-OCR comprises four OCR-centric tracks: multi-scene text reading, multilingual text reading, document parsing, and key information extraction. It includes 39 subsets with 7,058 full annotated images, of which 41% are sourced from real applications, and released for the first time. We evaluate nine prominent LMMs and reveal both the strengths and weaknesses of these models, particularly in text grounding, multi-orientation, and hallucination of repetition. CC-OCR aims to comprehensively evaluate the capabilities of LMMs on OCR-centered tasks, facilitating continued progress in this crucial area.
2 models share the top score of 83.4% among models released by April 2026
Best score per model as labs report them in their own cards. Labs pick their own settings, so these compare less cleanly than independent runs.
Gemini 1.5 Pro leads with 73% across all independent runs
Best score per model across the official leaderboard, Epoch AI’s own runs and any board Epoch AI copied. Each bar and row names its source.
Qwen3.5-Omni-Plus leads with 83.4%, claims included
Best score per model from every source, including labs’ own numbers and claims Epoch AI collected from reports and papers. Labs pick their own settings, so a claim can beat an independent run of the same model.
The newest model with a score here came out in April 2026, and nobody has reported a newer one. Among the 20 highest-ranked models on the capability index, these have no score yet:
- Claude Fable 5.2
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Gemini 4 Carbon
- GPT-6 Astra
- Claude Opus 5.5
- and 16 more
- 1
Qwen3.5-Omni-Plus 83.4%
- 2
Qwen 3.6 Plus 83.4%
- 3
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B 82%
- 4
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B 81.9%
- 5
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 81.8%
- 6
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B 81.5%
- 7
Qwen3.6 27B 81.2%
- 8
Qwen3.5-27B 81%
- 9
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 80.7%
- 10
Qwen2.5-VL-72B 79.8%
- 11
Qwen3.5-9B 79.3%
- 12
Qwen3.5-4B 76.7%
- 13
Qwen3.5-2B 72.9%
- 14
Qwen3.5-0.8B 63.2%
Source: Labs’ model cards
- 1
Gemini 1.5 Pro Sep 2024 73%
- 2 GPT-4o Aug 2024 66.7%
- 3 Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024) 62.7%
Source: Official CC-OCR leaderboard
- 83.4
Qwen3.5-Omni-Plus
- 83.4
Qwen 3.6 Plus
- 82.0
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B
- 81.9
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B
- 81.8
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
- 81.5
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B
- 81.2
Qwen3.6 27B
- 81.0
Qwen3.5-27B
- 80.7
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
- 79.8
Qwen2.5-VL-72B
- 79.3
Qwen3.5-9B
- 76.7
Qwen3.5-4B
- 73.0
Gemini 1.5 Pro
- 72.9
Qwen3.5-2B
- 66.7 GPT-4o
- 63.2
Qwen3.5-0.8B
- 62.7 Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024)
- 1
Qwen3.5-Omni-Plus 83.4%
- 2
Qwen 3.6 Plus 83.4%
- 3
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B 82%
- 4
Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B 81.9%
- 5
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 81.8%
- 6
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B 81.5%
- 7
Qwen3.6 27B 81.2%
- 8
Qwen3.5-27B 81%
- 9
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B 80.7%
- 10
Qwen2.5-VL-72B 79.8%
- 11
Qwen3.5-9B 79.3%
- 12
Qwen3.5-4B 76.7%
- 13
Gemini 1.5 Pro Sep 2024 73%
- 14
Qwen3.5-2B 72.9%
- 15 GPT-4o Aug 2024 66.7%
- 16
Qwen3.5-0.8B 63.2%
- 17 Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024) 62.7%
Sources: Labs’ model cards and official CC-OCR leaderboard
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 83.4% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 2 | | 83.4% | Apr 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 3 | | 82% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 4 | | 81.9% | Apr 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 5 | | 81.8% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 6 | | 81.5% | Sep 2025 | Lab model card | |
| 7 | | 81.2% | Apr 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 8 | | 81% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 9 | | 80.7% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 10 | | 79.8% | Jan 2025 | Lab model card | |
| 11 | | 79.3% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 12 | | 76.7% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 13 | | 72.9% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 14 | | 63.2% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card |
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 73% | Sep 2024 | Official leaderboard | |
| 2 | GPT-4o Aug 2024 | 66.7% | Aug 2024 | Official leaderboard | |
| 3 | Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024) | 62.7% | Oct 2024 | Official leaderboard |
| # | Model | Score | Setting | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 83.4% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 2 | | 83.4% | Apr 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 3 | | 82% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 4 | | 81.9% | Apr 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 5 | | 81.8% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 6 | | 81.5% | Sep 2025 | Lab model card | |
| 7 | | 81.2% | Apr 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 8 | | 81% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 9 | | 80.7% | Feb 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 10 | | 79.8% | Jan 2025 | Lab model card | |
| 11 | | 79.3% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 12 | | 76.7% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 13 | | 73% | Sep 2024 | Official leaderboard | |
| 14 | | 72.9% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 15 | GPT-4o Aug 2024 | 66.7% | Aug 2024 | Official leaderboard | |
| 16 | | 63.2% | Mar 2026 | Lab model card | |
| 17 | Claude 3.5 Sonnet (October 2024) | 62.7% | Oct 2024 | Official leaderboard |
The benchmark's own leaderboard has 9 entries, 3 of them models we track. Switch the scores above to rank them together.
4 models have held number one in labs’ own numbers since its release in December 2024 Number one over time 5 models have held number one with claims included since its release in December 2024
Lab claims count from the day the card came out, independent runs from the model’s release. We draw one row each for the benchmark’s own leaderboard and what labs claim in their cards.
Sources: Official CC-OCR leaderboard and labs’ model cards
Scores over time
All the scores we have, one dot each, so a model tested at several settings appears more than once.
Sources: Official CC-OCR leaderboard and labs’ model cards
Labs headline it less often now, last in April 2026
Launch posts from every lab that has listed it, one tick per post. Tall colored ticks include it, and short gray ones leave it out.
| Date | Launch post | Score | As the post writes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | 81.2 | CC-OCR | |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 81.9 | CC-OCR | |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 83.4 | CC-OCR | |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 83.4 | CC-OCR | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 63.2 | CC-OCR 63.2/66.7 (with CI / without CI) | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 72.9 | CC-OCR 72.9/75.8 (with CI / without CI) | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 76.7 | CC-OCR | |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 79.3 | CC-OCR | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 80.7 | CC-OCR | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 81 | CC-OCR | |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 81.8 | CC-OCR | |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 82 | CC-OCR | |
| Sep 23, 2025 | 81.5 | CC_OCR | |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 79.8 | CC-OCR |
4 system cards report it, from 2 labs
Besides launch posts, we read the system cards, model cards and technical reports labs publish with a release. They report far more, including safety and frontier-risk tests.
| Date | Document | Score | As the document writes it | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | | 83.4 | CC-OCR (Table 6) | Capabilities |
| Jan 14, 2026 | | CC-OCR Multi-Lang-OCR track only, SeRe 76.59, PaCoRe 77.51, no overall CC-OCR score (Tables 1 and 3) | Capabilities | |
| Nov 26, 2025 | | 81.5 | CC-OCR (Table 2) | Capabilities |
| Feb 19, 2025 | | 79.8 | CC-OCR (Table 5) | Capabilities |
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