Mistral OCR 3: new document extraction model with handwriting and table support
Mistral released OCR 3 (mistral-ocr-2512), a significantly upgraded document extraction model that outperforms OCR 2 by 74% on forms, handwriting, scanned documents, and complex tables. It outputs markdown with HTML table reconstruction, costs $2 per 1,000 pages ($1 with Batch API), and is available via API or the new Document AI Playground in Mistral AI Studio. Self-hosting is available for compliance-sensitive deployments.
PUBLISHED2025-12-17
OBSERVED2026-08-11
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- 74% overall win rate over Mistral OCR 2 on forms, scanned docs, tables, and handwriting
- Outperforms both enterprise and AI-native OCR solutions per Mistral's benchmarks
- Supports markdown output with HTML table reconstruction (colspan/rowspan preserved)
- Improved handling of cursive handwriting, forms, low-quality scans, and complex tables
- Priced at $2 per 1,000 pages; Batch API reduces to $1 per 1,000 pages
- Available via API and Document AI Playground UI in Mistral AI Studio
- Fully backward compatible with Mistral OCR 2
- Self-hosting option for organisations with data privacy requirements
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