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DeepSeek OCR vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 151 battles · Updated May 9, 2026

GPT-5 (Low)
DeepSeek OCR
Matchup72.2%(109W-42L)27.8%(42W-109L)
Overall38.8%(893W-1179L)19.0%(417W-1624L)
ELO14821390
Rank#15#23

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Low) outperforms DeepSeek OCR with a 72.2% win rate across 151 matchups. GPT-5 (Low) currently ranks #15 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1482, while DeepSeek OCR holds position #23 with an ELO of 1390. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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