🏆 PaddleOCR Global Derivative Model Challenge — Start Here

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🏆 Welcome to the PaddleOCR Global Derivative Model Challenge — Start Here

Welcome to the official discussion space for the PaddleOCR Global Derivative Model Challenge (Hackathon 10th)!

This is your go-to place for technical questions, work-in-progress sharing, and community exchange throughout the competition.

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Quick Links

Resource	Link
📋 Sign Up & Competition Issue	PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR#17858
📖 Full Rules (中文)	【Hackathon_10th】PaddleOCR全球衍生模型挑战赛.md
📖 Full Rules (English)	PaddleOCR_Global_Derivative_Model_Challenge.md
📊 Detailed Scoring Rubric (中文)	详细评分表.md
📊 Detailed Scoring Rubric (English)	Detailed_Scoring_Rubric.md
🛠️ Fine-Tuning Guide (PaddleOCR-VL)	Best Practices
🛠️ Fine-Tuning Guide (PaddleOCR-VL-1.5)	Best Practices
🌐 PaddleOCR Official Website	paddleocr.com

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Competition at a Glance

Build a derivative model by fine-tuning PaddleOCR-VL series models, focusing on a real-world long-tail OCR scenario of your choice. Open-source your work and win up to RMB 20,000!

Total prize pool: RMB 75,000 (RMB 70,000 cash + ~RMB 5,000 in merchandise)

Timeline

Phase	Date
Preliminary Round	Apr 1 – May 15
⚠️ Evaluation Set Deadline	Apr 24
Preliminary Results	May 25
Finals Defense	Jun 10–12
Awards	~Jun 20

Scoring (100 pts total)

Dimension	Score
Evaluation Set Quality	20
Scenario Scarcity	15
Task Complexity	15
Training Dataset Construction Rigor	20
Fine-Tuning Strategy & Innovation	10
Technical Documentation & Open-Source	20

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How to Sign Up

Leave a comment on the GitHub Issue in the following format.

⚠️ The keywords in brackets must remain in Chinese — they are tracked automatically by a bot.

【报名】：1
【选题方向】：e.g. 小语种OCR / Minority Language OCR
【团队人数】：e.g. 1 / 3

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How to Use This Discussion Space

• Ask questions — post in this category if you run into technical issues or need clarification on the rules.
• Share your progress — feel free to post your topic direction and early findings; the community loves to see what you're building.
• Give feedback — spotted something unclear in the rules or rubric? Let us know here.

We look forward to seeing what you build. Good luck! 🚀

— The PaddleOCR Team | @liu-jiaxuan @cuicheng01