Reducto releases r-1 document parsing model with 20% fewer errors at 1 cent per page

Reducto releases r-1, a document parsing model built on a single-pass architecture that replaces multi-stage agentic OCR. The model collapses text, tables, and layout detection into one pass, reducing error rates by 20% compared to Reducto's legacy pipelines. Priced at a flat 1 cent per page, r-1 is up to six times cheaper than legacy models. It is available in preview via the V3 Parse API, with Reducto offering up to $5,000 in migration credits for new customers.

r-1 single-pass architecture

• ▪Reducto released r-1, a document parsing model built on a rewritten architecture that replaces multi-stage agentic OCR with a single full-page pass.
• ▪The Reducto r-1 model collapses text, tables, figures, layout, reading order, formatting, and grounding into a single full-page pass, returning page-relative bounding boxes for every block.
• ▪The Reducto r-1 model natively handles digital text, scans, handwriting, table structures, columns, headers, footers, sidebars, figure detection, and formatting like bold or strikethroughs.

Error rate reduction claims

• ▪Reducto reports a 20% reduction in error rate for the early r-1 preview compared to its own legacy agentic pipelines.
• ▪In internal evaluations, Reducto's r-1 model outperformed commonly used hyperscaler products, specifically naming Amazon Textract and Azure Document Intelligence, as well as large language models.

Per-page pricing model

• ▪The 1 cent per page pricing of the r-1 model represents a cost reduction from Reducto's legacy agentic models, which cost between 3 and 6 cents per page.
• ▪Reducto priced the r-1 model at a flat rate of 1 cent per page, all in, with no feature multipliers or credit costs.

API deployment options

• ▪Reducto's platform supports multi-tenant cloud, customer virtual private cloud (VPC), on-premises, and air-gapped installations, offering SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance on higher tiers.
• ▪The Reducto r-1 model is available in preview through Reducto's hosted Parse API on V3, with no open weights or local checkpoints available for self-hosting.

Migration path for customers

• ▪To run the r-1 model, customers must use the Reducto V3 API and specify the model in their settings, while requests omitting the model parameter will continue to run on legacy Parse.
• ▪Reducto is offering up to $5,000 in credits for organizations migrating from other document parsers to perform side-by-side comparisons.