OlmOCR bench is saturated: gains come from postprocessing, not better models
VikParuchuri · x · 2026-10-11
Vik Paruchuri argues the OlmOCR benchmark, though the best-designed, is now saturated — most leaderboard gains reflect postprocessing tuned to match test conventions rather than real improvements in model quality.
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