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AI model that extracts text and images from documents with structure preservation

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Mistral OCR 3 is an AI Productivity tool. AI model that extracts text and images from documents with structure preservation. Best for data scientists and analysts, legal professionals and software developers and engineers.

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About Mistral OCR 3

Mistral OCR 3 extracts text and embedded images from documents with high accuracy. It handles handwriting, forms, scanned files, and complex tables while preserving structure through markdown and HTML output for downstream systems.

Key Features

**Handwriting Recognition.** Accurately reads cursive writing, mixed annotations, and handwritten text layered over printed forms, making it useful for digitizing notes and historical documents.
**Complex Table Reconstruction.** Rebuilds table structures with headers, merged cells, and multi-row blocks. Outputs HTML table tags with colspan and rowspan to preserve the original layout.
**Structured Output Formats.** Returns markdown enriched with HTML tables or structured JSON. This lets downstream systems understand both content and structure without complex post-processing.
**Low-Quality Document Processing.** Handles compression artifacts, skew, distortion, low DPI, and background noise better than traditional OCR, making it robust for scanned archives.
**Batch Processing API.** Process thousands of pages at scale with batch API support. Pricing starts at $2 per 1,000 pages, dropping to $1 per 1,000 pages with batch discounts.
**Document AI Playground.** Test documents through a drag-and-drop interface in Mistral AI Studio. Upload PDFs or images, choose output format, and get instant results without coding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mistral OCR 3 works with a wide range of documents including invoices, receipts, forms, contracts, scanned archives, technical reports, and handwritten notes. It handles both clean scans and low-quality documents with compression artifacts or distortion.

Mistral OCR 3 costs $2 per 1,000 pages for standard API usage. If you use the Batch API for high-volume processing, the price drops to $1 per 1,000 pages. There's also a free plan available with usage data collection.

Yes. Mistral OCR 3 outputs markdown with HTML-based table reconstruction by default. You can also define a JSON schema to extract structured data from forms and tables into specific fields, which is helpful for automated pipelines.

In internal benchmarks, Mistral OCR 3 achieved a 74% win rate over its predecessor on forms, scanned documents, complex tables, and handwriting. Third-party tests show it outperforms Azure AI and AWS Textract on handwriting and table extraction tasks.

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