# Tesseract OCR: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/tesseract-ocr/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent document processing | 0% | 27 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you have developers in-house, combining Tesseract with a simple workflow tool can cost almost nothing." (Kimi K2, Document processing)
- "Tesseract (free OCR engine) are viable long-term choices" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Document processing)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.