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MonkeyOCR v1.5 Technical Report: Unlocking Robust Document Parsing for Complex Patterns

arXiv 2511.10390 ↗First posted 13 Nov 2025cs.CV cs.AIcited by 13

On the map: Retrieval-augmented generation → Multimodal RAG

Abstract (arXiv)

Document parsing is a core task in document intelligence, supporting applications such as information extraction, retrieval-augmented generation, and automated document analysis. However, real-world documents often feature complex layouts with multi-level tables, embedded images or formulas, and cross-page structures, which remain challenging for existing OCR systems. We introduce MonkeyOCR v1.5, a unified vision-language framework that enhances both layout understanding and content recognition through a two-stage pipeline. The first stage employs a large multimodal model to jointly predict layout and reading order, leveraging visual information to ensure sequential consistency. The second stage performs localized recognition of text, formulas, and tables within detected regions, maintaining high visual fidelity while reducing error propagation. To address complex table structures, we propose a visual consistency-based reinforcement learning scheme that evaluates recognition quality via render-and-compare alignment, improving structural accuracy without manual annotations. Additionally, two specialized modules, Image-Decoupled Table Parsing and Type-Guided Table Merging, are introduced to enable reliable parsing of tables containing embedded images and reconstruction of tables crossing pages or columns. Comprehensive experiments on OmniDocBench v1.5 demonstrate that MonkeyOCR v1.5 achieves state-of-the-art performance, outperforming PPOCR-VL and MinerU 2.5 while showing exceptional robustness in visually complex document scenarios. A trial link can be found at https://github.com/Yuliang-Liu/MonkeyOCR .

Key facts. Cited by 13 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in Multimodal RAG, one of 15 directions in Retrieval-augmented generation. Builds on 26 of its 34 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 13 Nov 2025.

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  1. 2024OmniDocBench: Benchmarking Diverse PDF Document Parsing with Comprehensive Annotations10 Dec

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