Ocr Benchmark

Multi-model OCR benchmark and comparison tool. Run OCR on images using Claude (Opus/Sonnet/Haiku via Bedrock), Gemini (Pro/Flash via Google AI Studio), and PaddleOCR (optional). Compare accuracy against human-verified ground truth with fuzzy line-level scoring, generate ranked terminal reports and PPT exports. Use when user wants to (1) benchmark OCR across models, (2) compare OCR accuracy/cost/speed, (3) test a new model on existing images, (4) generate OCR comparison reports, (5) evaluate OCR quality for Chinese/English product packaging or documents.

OCR Benchmark v2.0.0

Multi-model OCR accuracy comparison with fuzzy line-level scoring, cost tracking, and PPT report generation.

Setup

1. Install dependencies

bash

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ocr-benchmark/ocr-benchmark
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Configure environment variables

Set the variables for the providers you want to use:

bash

# Bedrock (Claude models) — uses your existing AWS credentials
export AWS_REGION=us-west-2          # or your preferred region

# Gemini (Google AI Studio)
export GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_key_here

# PaddleOCR — OPTIONAL, skip if not available
export PADDLEOCR_ENDPOINT=https://your-paddle-endpoint
export PADDLEOCR_TOKEN=your_token    # optional auth token

Note on PaddleOCR: This provider requires an external API endpoint. If PADDLEOCR_ENDPOINT is not set, it is automatically skipped — no error. If you don't have a PaddleOCR endpoint, simply don't set the env var.

3. Prepare images

Place your images locally (.jpg, .png, .webp). There is no automatic image download — provide local file paths on the command line.

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Quick Start

Run benchmark on images

bash

python3 scripts/run_benchmark.py \
  --images img1.jpg img2.jpg img3.jpg \
  --output-dir ./results \
  --ground-truth ground_truth.json

Skip models with missing credentials (no error, just skips)

bash

python3 scripts/run_benchmark.py \
  --images img1.jpg \
  --auto-skip \
  --output-dir ./results

Run only specific models

bash

python3 scripts/run_benchmark.py \
  --images img1.jpg \
  --models opus sonnet gemini3pro \
  --output-dir ./results \
  --ground-truth ground_truth.json

Score-only mode (re-score without re-running OCR)

bash

python3 scripts/run_benchmark.py \
  --score-only \
  --output-dir ./results \
  --ground-truth ground_truth.json

Generate PPT report from scored results

bash

python3 scripts/make_report.py \
  --results-dir ./results \
  --images img1.jpg img2.jpg img3.jpg \
  --scores ./results/scores.json \
  --output report.pptx

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Workflow

1. Prepare images — collect your .jpg / .png files locally
2. Run benchmark — run_benchmark.py calls each model, saves {image}.{model}.json
3. Create ground truth — see references/ground-truth-format.md for format
4. Score — run with --ground-truth to produce scores.json and a terminal table
5. Report — make_report.py generates a shareable .pptx

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Environment Variables

Variable	Provider	Required?	Description
AWS_REGION	Bedrock	Optional	Default: us-west-2
GOOGLE_API_KEY	Gemini	Yes	Google AI Studio API key
PADDLEOCR_ENDPOINT	PaddleOCR	Optional	Endpoint URL; auto-skipped if unset
PADDLEOCR_TOKEN	PaddleOCR	Optional	Auth token for PaddleOCR

Missing variables: If a model's required env var is missing, it is automatically skipped with a warning. Use --auto-skip for completely silent skipping.

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Available Models

See references/models.md for full model IDs, pricing, and provider notes.

Key	Label	Provider
opus	Claude Opus 4.6	Bedrock
sonnet	Claude Sonnet 4.6	Bedrock
haiku	Claude Haiku 4.5	Bedrock
gemini3pro	Gemini 3.1 Pro	Google AI Studio
gemini3flash	Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite	Google AI Studio
paddleocr	PaddleOCR	External endpoint

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Scoring Logic (v2)

Scoring uses fuzzy line-level matching with Levenshtein edit distance (pure Python stdlib, no extra dependencies).

For each ground truth line, the best-matching model output line is found and classified:

Type	Condition	Score
EXACT	Identical after normalization	1.0
CLOSE	Edit distance < 20% of length (punctuation/apostrophe diffs)	0.8
PARTIAL	Edit distance < 50% of length (real errors but mostly correct)	0.5
MISS	No matching line found	0.0

Additionally, EXTRA lines are detected: model output lines that don't correspond to any ground truth line.

Normalization strips: whitespace, apostrophes/quotes (', ', `), common punctuation (*, ✓, ，, 、, ：, （）, 【】 etc.), then lowercases.

Example terminal output

text

========================================================================
  OCR BENCHMARK RESULTS
========================================================================
  #    Model                        Score  Details
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  🥇   Gemini 3.1 Pro               98.7%  Image001: 99% | Image002: 98%
  🥈   Claude Opus 4.6              88.3%  Image001: 90% | Image002: 87%
  🥉   Claude Sonnet 4.6            85.1%  Image001: 86% | Image002: 84%
  4.   Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite        82.0%  ...
========================================================================

  📄 Image001
  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ┌─ Claude Opus 4.6 (90.0%)
  │  ✅ EXACT   │ 小胡鸭
  │  🟡 CLOSE   │ GT: Sam's Coffee
  │             │ Got: Sams Coffee  [dist=2]
  │  🟠 PARTIAL │ GT: 浓郁香气
  │             │ Got: 浓都香气  [dist=1]
  │  ❌ MISS    │ GT: 净含量580克
  │  ⚠️  EXTRA lines (1):
  │     + "Product of China"
  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

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Output Files

Each OCR run produces {image}.{model}.json:

json

{
  "text_extracted": ["line1", "line2", ...],
  "brand": "...",
  "product_name": "...",
  "net_weight": "...",
  "ingredients": ["..."],
  "other_fields": {},
  "model": "Claude Opus 4.6",
  "model_key": "opus",
  "latency_seconds": 23.5,
  "input_tokens": 800,
  "output_tokens": 500
}

Scoring produces scores.json with per-image, per-line, per-model results.

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Key Findings (2026-03, product packaging)

Human-verified ranking:

• Gemini 3.1 Pro (98.7%) — Best accuracy, ~$0.006/image
• Claude Opus 4.6 (92.3%) — High accuracy; occasional missed details
• Gemini 3.1 Flash (89.7%) — Best speed/cost ratio, 9.7s
• Claude Sonnet 4.6 (88.5%) — Stable structured output
• PaddleOCR (67.9%) — Free, character errors on packaging
• Claude Haiku 4.5 (42.3%) — Poor Chinese OCR

Lesson: Never assume any model is ground truth. Human verification is essential.