Summary
The release reports 54% smaller English data, 73% smaller Chinese data and a web-benchmark memory reduction from 311 MB to 164 MB. It also moves language and engine initialisation into createWorker, requiring migration from the older loadLanguage and initialize calls.
Why it matters
Lower download and memory costs make browser-side OCR more practical, but the API changes require application developers to update existing integrations.
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