DeepSeek OCR is an innovative vision-language model designed to solve the long-context problem faced by large language models (LLMs) by encoding text as images, which are then compressed into a smaller number of visual tokens. This approach allows for the efficient processing of long documents, reducing the computational cost significantly while maintaining high accuracy levels, typically above 90%. The model is open-source and features a two-stage architecture consisting of the DeepEncoder for compressing images and a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) decoder for reconstructing text. This compression technique not only addresses the challenges of handling millions of tokens but also improves scalability and efficiency across various applications, such as digitizing medical records, legal and financial document processing, and training data generation for LLMs. By integrating DeepSeek OCR with tools like Clarifai's compute infrastructure, developers can streamline deployment, manage large-scale workloads, and maintain compliance with data privacy regulations. The model’s ability to handle complex layouts and preserve detailed information makes it a significant advancement in the field of optical character recognition and multimodal AI, potentially transforming how AI systems process and remember information.