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GPT-5.1 (Medium) vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 148 battles · Updated May 23, 2026

GPT-5.1 (Medium)
GPT-5 (Medium)
Matchup64.2%(95W-53L)35.8%(53W-95L)
Overall52.8%(1216W-832L)40.5%(950W-1131L)
ELO15041483
Rank#12#15

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5.1 (Medium) outperforms GPT-5 (Medium) with a 64.2% win rate across 148 matchups. GPT-5.1 (Medium) currently ranks #12 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1504, while GPT-5 (Medium) holds position #15 with an ELO of 1483. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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