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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Sonnet 4.5

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 95 battles · Updated April 2, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Sonnet 4.5
Matchup60.0%(57W-38L)40.0%(38W-57L)
Overall52.8%(1269W-897L)41.1%(688W-772L)
ELO16031541
Rank#9#12

In head-to-head OCR battles, Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms Sonnet 4.5 with a 60.0% win rate across 95 matchups. Gemini 2.5 Flash currently ranks #9 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1603, while Sonnet 4.5 holds position #12 with an ELO of 1541. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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