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DeepSeek OCR vs Iris

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 24 battles · Updated August 25, 2026

DeepSeek OCR
Iris
Matchup25.0%(6W-18L)75.0%(18W-6L)
Overall19.0%(422W-1641L)32.0%(240W-414L)
ELO13801337
Rank#18#24

In head-to-head OCR battles, DeepSeek OCR trails Iris with a 25.0% win rate across 24 matchups. DeepSeek OCR currently ranks #18 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1380, while Iris holds position #24 with an ELO of 1337. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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