Hybrid Mode

What Is Hybrid Mode?

Hybrid mode is the switch that enables EdgeParse’s OCR recovery path for raster-backed tables. In the current runtime, the local rule-based pipeline remains the main extractor and the OCR recovery path only activates when a hybrid backend is configured.

Usage

# CLI
edgeparse document.pdf -f json --hybrid docling-fast

import edgeparse

result = edgeparse.convert("document.pdf",
    format="json",
    hybrid="docling-fast"
)

When to Use Hybrid Mode

Scenario	Recommendation
Speed-critical production	Standard mode (0.064s/doc)
Maximum table accuracy	Hybrid mode with docling-fast
No GPU available	Standard mode
Complex academic papers	Hybrid mode

Supported Backends

Backend	Description
docling-fast	Enables hybrid mode and OCR recovery for raster-backed tables

Trade-offs

• Speed: Hybrid mode is slower because OCR recovery is enabled on qualifying pages
• Accuracy: Better recovery on image-backed tables and scanned table regions
• Dependencies: Requires the backend to be installed