Show HN: Hosted PaddleOCR-VL-1.6 API

Category: ai-ml

Tags: ocr, document-extraction, api, paddleocr, provenance

Score: 5.7/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

OpenParser provides a hosted API around PaddleOCR-VL-1.6 for document extraction, returning structured output with bounding boxes, reading order, and source citations. It adds provenance and a consistent element-level schema on top of an existing OCR model, making it useful for developers who need traceable extraction without self-hosting.

Target audience: backend developers and data engineers building document processing pipelines

Repository: https://www.openparser.dev/

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