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dots.ocr vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 135 battles · Updated February 16, 2026

GPT-5 (Medium)
dots.ocr
Matchup62.2%(84W-51L)37.8%(51W-84L)
Overall41.7%(882W-1027L)33.7%(590W-1017L)
ELO15361423
Rank#13#20

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Medium) outperforms dots.ocr with a 62.2% win rate across 135 matchups. GPT-5 (Medium) currently ranks #13 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1536, while dots.ocr holds position #20 with an ELO of 1423. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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