The downloadable models provided by PaddleOCR include `inference model`, `trained model`, `pre-trained model` and `slim model`. The differences between the models are as follows:
|model type|model format|description|
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|inference model|model、params|Used for reasoning based on Python prediction engine. [detail](./inference_en.md)|
|trained model / pre-trained model|\*.pdmodel、\*.pdopt、\*.pdparams|The checkpoints model saved in the training process, which stores the parameters of the model, mostly used for model evaluation and continuous training.|
|ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_det|General model, which is larger than the lightweight model, but achieved better performance|47.2M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/server/det/ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_det_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/server/det/ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_det_train.tar)|
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### 2. Text Recognition Model
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#### Chinese Recognition Model
|model name|description|model size|download|
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|ch_ppocr_mobile_slim_v1.1_rec|Slim pruned and quantized lightweight model, supporting Chinese, English and number recognition|1.6M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile-slim/rec/ch_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_quant_infer.tar) / [slim model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile-slim/rec/ch_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_quant_opt.nb)|
|ch_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec|Original lightweight model, supporting Chinese, English and number recognition|4.6M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/rec/ch_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/rec/ch_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_train.tar) / [pre-trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/rec/ch_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_pre.tar)|
|ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_rec|General model, supporting Chinese, English and number recognition|105M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/server/rec/ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/server/rec/ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_rec_train.tar) / [pre-trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/server/rec/ch_ppocr_server_v1.1_rec_pre.tar)|
**Note:** The `trained model` is finetuned on the `pre-trained model` with real data and synthsized vertical text data, which achieved better performance in real scene. The `pre-trained model` is directly trained on the full amount of real data and synthsized data, which is more suitable for finetune on your own dataset.
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#### English Recognition Model
|model name|description|model size|download|
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|en_ppocr_mobile_slim_v1.1_rec|Slim pruned and quantized lightweight model, supporting English and number recognition|0.9M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile-slim/en/en_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_quant_infer.tar) / [slim model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile-slim/en/en_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_quant_opt.nb)|
|en_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec|Original lightweight model, supporting English and number recognition|2.0M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/en/en_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/en/en_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_train.tar)|
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#### Multilingual Recognition Model(Updating...)
|model name|description|model size|download|
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| french_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec |Lightweight model for French recognition|2.1M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/fr/french_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/fr/french_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_train.tar)|
| german_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec |German model for French recognition|2.1M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/ge/german_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/ge/german_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_train.tar)|
| korean_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec |Lightweight model for Korean recognition|3.4M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/kr/korean_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/kr/korean_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_train.tar)|
| japan_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec |Lightweight model for Japanese recognition|3.7M|[inference model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/jp/japan_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_infer.tar) / [trained model](https://paddleocr.bj.bcebos.com/20-09-22/mobile/jp/japan_ppocr_mobile_v1.1_rec_train.tar)|