Model reference · open weights
PP-DocLayout-L is an open-weight language model from Baidu.
For self-hosting, compare this build's requirements below with the GPU you plan to rent.
Summary of the PaddlePaddle/PP-DocLayout-L model card, 2026-10-01
What it is
| Released by | Baidu |
|---|---|
| Released | 2025-06-06 |
From the model card
A high-precision layout area localization model trained on a self-built dataset containing Chinese and English papers, magazines, contracts, books, exams, and research reports using RT-DETR-L. The layout detection model includes 23 common categories: document title, paragraph title, text, page number, abstract, table of contents, references, footnotes, header, footer, algorithm, formula, formula number, image, figure caption, table, table caption, seal, figure title, figure, header image, footer image, and aside text. The key metrics are as follow:
| Model | mAP(0.5) (%) |
|---|---|
| PP-DocLayout-L | 90.4 |
Note: the evaluation set of the above accuracy indicators is a self built layout area detection data set, including 500 document type images such as Chinese and English papers, newspapers, research papers and test papers.
Please refer to the following commands to install PaddlePaddle using pip:
# for CUDA11.8
python -m pip install paddlepaddle-gpu==3.0.0 -i https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/packages/stable/cu118/
# for CUDA12.6
python -m pip install paddlepaddle-gpu==3.0.0 -i https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/packages/stable/cu126/
# for CPU
python -m pip install paddlepaddle==3.0.0 -i https://www.paddlepaddle.org.cn/packages/stable/cpu/
For details about PaddlePaddle installation, please refer to the PaddlePaddle official website.
Install the latest version of the PaddleOCR inference package from PyPI:
python -m pip install paddleocr
You can quickly experience the functionality with a single command:
paddleocr layout_detection \
--model_name PP-DocLayout-L \
-i https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/63d7b8ee07cd1aa3c49a2026/N5C68HPVAI-xQAWTxpbA6.jpeg
You can also integrate the model inference of the layout detection module into your project. Before running the following code, please download the sample image to your local machine.
from paddleocr import LayoutDetection
model = LayoutDetection(model_name="PP-DocLayout-L")
output = model.predict("N5C68HPVAI-xQAWTxpbA6.jpeg", batch_size=1)
for res in output:
res.print()
res.save_to_img(save_path="./output/")
res.save_to_json(save_path="./output/res.json")
After running, the obtained result is as follows:
{'res': {'input_path': '/root/.paddlex/predict_input/N5C68HPVAI-xQAWTxpbA6.jpeg', 'page_index': None, 'boxes': [{'cls_id': 8, 'label': 'table', 'score': 0.9866371154785156, 'coordinate': [74.3101, 105.714195, 321.98795, 299.11014]}, {'cls_id': 2, 'label': 'text', 'score': 0.9859796166419983, 'coordinate': [34.659634, 349.9106, 358.33762, 611.34357]}, {'cls_id': 2, 'label': 'text', 'score': 0.9850561618804932, 'coordinate': [34.94621, 647.37744, 358.32578, 849.23584]}, {'cls_id': 8, 'label': 'table', 'score': 0.9850051403045654, 'coordinate': [438.06946, 105.37968, 662.88696, 313.88608]}, {'cls_id': 2, 'label': 'text', 'score': 0.9847787022590637, 'coordinate': [385.971, 497.0397, 710.95557, 697.68115]}, {'cls_id': 2, 'label': 'text', 'score': 0.980556845664978, 'coordinate': [385.79675, 345.93768, 710.07336, 459.1456]}, {'cls_id': 2, 'label': 'text', 'score': 0.9799885749816895, 'coordinate': [386.07678, 735.3819, 710.60815, 850.1992]}, {'cls_id': 9, 'label': 'table_title', 'score': 0.9376334547996521, 'coordinate': [35.275173, 19.85299, 358.9236, 77.812965]}, {'cls_id': 0, 'label': 'paragraph_title', 'score': 0.8755854964256287, 'coordinate': [386.63153, 476.6075, 699.78394, 490.1158]}, {'cls_id': 0, 'label': 'paragraph_title', 'score': 0.8617689609527588, 'coordinate': [387.2742, 715.95734, 524.38525, 729.20825]}, {'cls_id': 0, 'label': 'paragraph_title', 'score': 0.860828161239624, 'coordinate': [35.453644, 627.4963, 185.6373, 640.4026]}, {'cls_id': 0, 'label': 'paragraph_title', 'score': 0.857572615146637, 'coordinate': [35.33445, 330.80554, 141.46928, 344.407]}, {'cls_id': 9, 'label': 'table_title', 'score': 0.7964489459991455, 'coordinate': [385.9402, 19.755222, 711.51154, 75.00652]}, {'cls_id': 2, 'label': 'text', 'score': 0.5557674765586853, 'coordinate': [385.9402, 19.755222, 711.51154, 75.00652]}]}}
The visualized image is as follows:
For details about usage command and descriptions of parameters, please refer to the Document.
The ability of a single model is limited. But the pipeline consists of several models can provide more capacity to resolve difficult problems in real-world scenarios.
Layout analysis is a technique used to extract structured information from document images. PP-StructureV3 includes the following six modules:
You can quickly experience the PP-StructureV3 pipeline with a single command.
paddleocr pp_structurev3 --layout_detection_model_name PP-DocLayout-L -i https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/63d7b8ee07cd1aa3c49a2026/KP10tiSZfAjMuwZUSLtRp.png
You can experience the inference of the pipeline with just a few lines of code. Taking the PP-StructureV3 pipeline as an example:
from paddleocr import PPStructureV3
pipeline = PPStructureV3(layout_detection_model_name="PP-DocLayout-L")
# ocr = PPStructureV3(use_doc_orientation_classify=True) # Use use_doc_orientation_classify to enable/disable document orientation classification model
# ocr = PPStructureV3(use_doc_unwarping=True) # Use use_doc_unwarping to enable/disable document unwarping module
# ocr = PPStructureV3(use_textline_orientation=True) # Use use_Quoted from the model card on Hugging Face. The full card is behind the Hugging Face link above.
How it works