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dots.ocr vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 141 battles · Updated May 20, 2026

GPT-5 (Medium)
dots.ocr
Matchup61.7%(87W-54L)38.3%(54W-87L)
Overall40.5%(950W-1131L)33.3%(638W-1117L)
ELO14831446
Rank#14#17

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Medium) outperforms dots.ocr with a 61.7% win rate across 141 matchups. GPT-5 (Medium) currently ranks #14 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1483, while dots.ocr holds position #17 with an ELO of 1446. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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