README.md

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title: Granite Docling 258M Demo
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🔬 Granite Docling 258M - Online Demo

Experience IBM's cutting-edge Vision-Language Model for document processing and conversion directly in your browser on Hugging Face Spaces!

🤖 This Space uses the IBM Granite Docling 258M Vision-Language Model hosted on Hugging Face Hub

🌟 What is Granite Docling 258M?

The IBM Granite Docling 258M is a state-of-the-art Vision-Language Model (VLM) designed for advanced document understanding and conversion. This model excels at:

• 📄 Multi-Format Processing: PDF, DOCX, images
• 🔍 Intelligent Analysis: Document structure detection
• 📝 Smart Conversion: Semantic Markdown generation
• ⚡ Fast Processing: 19x faster document insights
• 🖼️ Vision Understanding: OCR and image analysis

🚀 Features Available in This Demo

🔍 Document Analysis (Fast) - Recommended

• 19x faster than full conversion
• Quick structural insights and metadata
• Perfect for understanding document layout
• Ideal for the free tier with processing time limits

📝 Full Markdown Conversion

• Complete document-to-Markdown transformation
• Preserves formatting and structure
• Comprehensive text extraction

📊 Table Extraction

• Detects and extracts tabular data
• Maintains table structure in Markdown format

👀 Quick Preview

• Fast content sampling
• Great for quick document verification

💡 How to Use

1. 📤 Upload your document (PDF, DOCX, or image)
2. ⚙️ Select processing mode (try "Document Analysis" first!)
3. 🚀 Click "Process Document"
4. 📊 View results in the tabs below

⚡ Performance & Tips

• Document Analysis mode is optimized for speed and works great on the free tier
• CPU processing optimized for reliable performance
• Processing time varies based on document size and complexity
• Free CPU tier provides reliable processing with timeout limitations for very large documents
• Upgrade to GPU tier for faster processing speeds

🛠️ Technical Details

• Model: IBM Granite Docling 258M Vision-Language Model
• Model Hub: Automatically loaded from ibm-granite/granite-docling-258M on Hugging Face
• Backend: Docling framework with PyMuPDF optimization
• Processing: CPU optimized (GPU available with paid tier upgrade)
• Hosting: 🤗 Hugging Face Spaces (Free CPU Tier)

🔗 Links & Resources

• 📂 GitHub Repository: granite-docling-implementation
• 🤗 Model Hub: IBM Granite Docling 258M
• 📚 Documentation: Docling Framework
• 🏆 Production Ready: Full security audit with zero vulnerabilities

🎯 Perfect For

• 📋 Document Analysis: Quick insights into document structure
• 🔄 Format Conversion: PDF/DOCX to clean Markdown
• 📊 Data Extraction: Tables and structured content
• 🧪 Research: Testing document processing capabilities
• 🚀 Prototyping: Exploring Vision-Language Model capabilities

🏗️ Built With

• IBM Granite Docling 258M - State-of-the-art VLM
• Gradio - Interactive web interface
• PyMuPDF - Fast PDF processing optimization
• Hugging Face Transformers - Model inference
• PyTorch - Deep learning framework

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🎉 Try it now! Upload a document above and experience the power of IBM's Granite Docling model with free GPU acceleration!

This demo showcases a production-ready implementation with comprehensive security auditing and performance optimizations.