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DeepSeek OCR vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 152 battles · Updated October 9, 2026

DeepSeek OCR
GPT-5 (Low)
Matchup28.3%(43W-109L)71.7%(109W-43L)
Overall19.0%(422W-1642L)38.3%(894W-1200L)
ELO13771370
Rank#18#20

In head-to-head OCR battles, DeepSeek OCR trails GPT-5 (Low) with a 28.3% win rate across 152 matchups. DeepSeek OCR currently ranks #18 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1377, while GPT-5 (Low) holds position #20 with an ELO of 1370. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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