A simplified, high-performance deployment of DotsOCR on Modal with direct GPU processing and vLLM batching.

⚡ SIMPLIFIED ARCHITECTURE: Direct GPU processing with 4.6x faster batch performance - no hopping, clean code, all optimizations preserved.

• Direct GPU Processing: No hopping - everything runs on GPU container (2.15s vs 9.96s per page)
• 4.6x Batch Speedup: True vLLM batching processes multiple images simultaneously
• Clean Architecture: Simplified codebase with all GPU optimizations preserved
• H100 GPU Acceleration: 80GB VRAM with GPU snapshots and warm containers
• Multiple Prompt Modes: Layout detection, simple OCR, grounding OCR, and full analysis
• Easy Client Library: Clean Python client with no Modal SDK required
• One-Command Deploy: Simple deployment with uv run modal deploy
• Comprehensive Testing: Performance comparison and batch vs sequential testing

🎯 Result: 4.6x faster batch processing with significantly cleaner, more maintainable code.

OCR-Deployment/
├── src/
│   └── ocr_deployment/
│       ├── modal_gpu.py        # NEW: Simplified GPU-direct deployment
│       ├── client.py           # NEW: Clean OCR client library
│       ├── modal_deploy.py     # Previous complex deployment
│       └── utils/              # Deployment utilities
├── tests/                      # Comprehensive test suite
│   ├── test_ocr_client.py      # NEW: Clean client testing with batch vs sequential
│   ├── test_single_page.py     # Previous complex test with chart processing
│   ├── test_modal_client.py    # Modal client testing
│   ├── test_consolidated_endpoint.py # Basic functionality and performance tests
│   ├── test_concurrent_requests.py  # Concurrent processing validation
│   ├── test_batch_limits.py         # Maximum batch size testing
│   └── [other legacy tests]         # Additional testing files
├── benchmark/                  # Benchmarking and evaluation framework
│   ├── data/                   # Test images and ground truth data (10 examples)
│   ├── results/                # Benchmark results and analysis
│   ├── run_batch_benchmark.py  # Batch processing benchmarks
│   ├── run_chart_benchmark.py  # Chart-specific benchmarks
│   ├── test_single_example.py  # Single example testing
│   ├── analyze_failures.py     # Failure analysis tools
│   ├── compare_prompting_results.py # Prompt comparison analysis
│   └── extraction_utils.py     # Utility functions for extraction
├── results/                    # Test and benchmark results
├── input/                      # Sample input documents (PDFs)
├── dots.ocr/                   # Complete DotsOCR model
│   ├── weights/DotsOCR/        # Model weights and configuration
│   ├── dots_ocr/               # Source code and utilities
│   ├── demo/                   # Demo applications (Gradio, Streamlit, etc.)
│   └── tools/                  # Model download tools
├── pyproject.toml              # Project configuration and dependencies
├── uv.lock                     # Dependency lock file
├── deploy.bat                  # Windows deployment script
└── CLAUDE.md                   # Development instructions

• Modal account with API token configured
• Python 3.11+

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/satish860/OCR-Deployment.git
cd OCR-Deployment

2. Install Modal CLI:

pip install modal

3. Deploy to Modal:

uv run modal deploy src/ocr_deployment/modal_gpu.py

Or use the Windows deployment script:

deploy.bat

4. The deployment will provide you with endpoint URLs like:
   • OCR Process Endpoint: https://your-app--process.modal.run
   • Health Check: https://your-app--health.modal.run

The project includes a comprehensive test suite and benchmarking framework.

# NEW: Clean client test with batch vs sequential comparison
uv run python tests/test_ocr_client.py

# Legacy tests (still functional)
uv run python tests/test_consolidated_endpoint.py
uv run python tests/test_single_page.py

# OCR accuracy validation
python tests/test_accuracy.py

# Multi-page document processing
python tests/test_multi_page.py

# Chart and table processing
python tests/test_chart_processing.py

# Performance and scaling tests
python tests/test_horizontal_scaling.py
python tests/test_batch_performance.py

# Run comprehensive benchmarks
python benchmark/run_batch_benchmark.py

# Chart-specific benchmarks
python benchmark/run_chart_benchmark.py

# Single example testing
python benchmark/test_single_example.py

# Analyze benchmark results
python benchmark/analyze_failures.py
python benchmark/compare_prompting_results.py

from src.ocr_deployment.client import OCRClient

# Initialize client
client = OCRClient(
    process_url="https://your-app--process.modal.run",
    health_url="https://your-app--health.modal.run"
)

# Check health
health = client.check_health()
print(f"Service healthy: {health['healthy']}")

# Process single PDF page
result = client.process_pdf_page("document.pdf", page_num=0)
if result["success"]:
    print(f"OCR result: {result['result'][:200]}...")
    client.save_result(result, "output.md")

# Process multiple images in batch (4.6x faster!)
images_b64 = [client.pdf_page_to_base64("doc.pdf", i)[0] for i in range(10)]
batch_result = client.process_batch(images_b64)
print(f"Batch processed {batch_result['total_pages']} pages in {batch_result['processing_time']:.2f}s")

import requests

# Single image OCR request
response = requests.post("https://your-app--process.modal.run", json={
    "image": "base64_image_data",
    "prompt_mode": "prompt_layout_all_en",
    "temperature": 0.0,
    "top_p": 0.9
})

# Batch OCR request (much faster for multiple images)
response = requests.post("https://your-app--process.modal.run", json={
    "images": ["base64_image_1", "base64_image_2", "..."],
    "prompt_mode": "prompt_layout_all_en"
})

• prompt_layout_all_en: Full layout detection + text extraction (JSON format)
• prompt_layout_only_en: Layout detection only, no text content
• prompt_ocr: Simple text extraction without layout information
• prompt_grounding_ocr: Extract text from specific bounding box (requires bbox parameter)

The OCR system extracts structured text with bounding boxes and categories:

{
  "success": true,
  "result": "[{\"bbox\": [628, 172, 1077, 194], \"category\": \"Page-header\", \"text\": \"EXPOSURE TO MEAT AND RISK OF LYMPHOMA\"}, ...]"
}

• Single Container: Both /process and /health endpoints run on same GPU container
• No Hopping: Direct GPU processing eliminates CPU→GPU round trips
• Shared Model: Single vLLM instance serves both endpoints efficiently
• Clean Code: Removed ~500 lines of unnecessary complexity

• Base Image: NVIDIA CUDA 12.8.1 with Python 3.12
• Model: DotsOCR (1.7B parameters) with vLLM integration
• GPU: H100-80GB with 95% memory utilization (all optimizations preserved)
• Batch Processing: True vLLM tensor parallelism (4.6x faster than sequential)

• GPU Snapshots: experimental_options={"enable_gpu_snapshot": True}
• Warm Containers: min_containers=1 and 30-minute scaledown
• Memory Efficiency: 95% H100 utilization without OOM errors
• Fast Processor: TRANSFORMERS_USE_FAST_PROCESSOR=1

• True Parallelism: All images processed simultaneously, not sequentially
• Memory Efficiency: Optimal GPU memory utilization across batches
• Tensor Optimization: Single forward pass for multiple images

• Fast Image Processor: TRANSFORMERS_USE_FAST_PROCESSOR=1
• GPU Memory: 95% utilization on H100-80GB (2x capacity vs A100)
• Tensor Serialization: Fixed vLLM concurrency issues with max_inputs=1
• Memory Optimization: 1000+ images processed without OOM errors

• Auto-scaling: Modal automatically spawns additional H100 containers under load
• Concurrent Processing: 15+ simultaneous requests across multiple containers
• Container Management: 30-minute scaledown window with min_containers=1
• Instant Startup: Lightweight web layer eliminates 2-4 second delays
• Memory Management: Handles 1000+ images per batch efficiently

• Legal Documents: Process entire case files (1000+ pages) in minutes
• Financial Reports: Batch process annual reports, statements, invoices
• Medical Records: Extract structured data from patient files at scale
• Research Papers: Academic document analysis and data extraction

• Document Digitization: Convert physical archives to searchable digital formats
• Content Migration: Migrate legacy document systems with OCR
• Compliance Processing: Automated document review and content extraction
• Publishing Workflows: Convert manuscripts and books to structured data

• 440 pages/minute throughput vs industry standard 10-30 pages/minute
• 0.14s per page at scale vs multi-second per page from cloud APIs
• 1000+ page batches vs typical 1-20 page limits
• 15+ concurrent requests vs single-threaded processing

• Batch processing reduces API costs by ~90% vs per-page pricing
• H100 GPU optimization maximizes 80GB memory utilization
• Serverless auto-scaling means you only pay for active containers
• Concurrent request handling reduces infrastructure costs per user

• True tensor parallelism with H100 performance vs sequential processing
• Multi-layer architecture with instant web response and powerful GPU processing
• Enterprise-grade reliability with comprehensive error handling and testing
• Simple deployment vs months of custom infrastructure setup

This project uses the DotsOCR model which has its own licensing terms. Please check the dots.ocr/dots.ocr LICENSE AGREEMENT file for details.

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

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