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dots.ocr vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 140 battles · Updated April 4, 2026

GPT-5 (Medium)
dots.ocr
Matchup62.1%(87W-53L)37.9%(53W-87L)
Overall40.9%(941W-1116L)33.3%(625W-1093L)
ELO14381432
Rank#18#19

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Medium) outperforms dots.ocr with a 62.1% win rate across 140 matchups. GPT-5 (Medium) currently ranks #18 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1438, while dots.ocr holds position #19 with an ELO of 1432. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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