LightOnOCR-3 0.8B

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lightonai/lightonocr-3-0.8bOpen Weights

LightOnOCR-3-0.8B is the lightest model of LightOn's LightOnOCR-3 family, with the same layout and visual understanding features as its larger siblings.

Benchmark Pricing$2.46 / 1M in$0.00 / 1M out
Context: 262,144 tokens•Max Output: 16,384 tokens•Released: 2026-10-08

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Context Window262,144262.1K tokens
Max Output16,38416.4K tokens
Licenseapache-2.0Self-hostable
Input Modalities
TextVision
Function / Tool CallingNot Supported
Structured OutputsPrompt Based

MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS

⚠ LightOnOCR-3 0.8B does not natively advertise tool-calling capabilities. When connecting to MCP servers, function calling must be handled via structured prompt injection.

MCP Context Window Recommendations

With a context capacity of 262,144 tokens, this model can handle moderately large MCP tool definitions and multi-turn conversation logs comfortably.

STANDARDIZED BENCHMARKS & EVALS

olmOCR-benchscore
85.5
ParseBenchmean
74.6

API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE

// Example: Calling LightOnOCR-3 0.8B via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.LIGHTONAI_API_KEY,
});

const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "lightonai/lightonocr-3-0.8b",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});

console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);

PRICING BY PROVIDER

1 providers
Scalewaylightonocr-3-0.8b
$2.46 / $0.00

Rates in USD per 1M tokens. Rates synchronized from models.dev public catalog.

MODEL RESOURCES

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