PaddleOCR Pricing
At a glance
Free and open-source (Apache 2.0)
Self-hosting cost
PaddleOCR is open source under the Apache 2.0 license — the software itself costs nothing to run. Your real cost is the infrastructure you run it on plus the time to operate it.
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FAQ
How much does PaddleOCR cost?
Free and open-source (Apache 2.0)
Does PaddleOCR have a free plan?
Yes — PaddleOCR is open source and free to use.
Can you self-host PaddleOCR for free?
PaddleOCR is open source under the Apache 2.0 license — the software itself is free to run; you only pay for your own infrastructure.
What are free or cheaper PaddleOCR alternatives?
Ray, LLaMA-Factory, GitHub MCP Server are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.
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