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GPT-5.2 (Medium) vs GPT-5.1 (Low)

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

GPT-5.1 (Low)
GPT-5.2 (Medium)
Matchup65.0%(13W-7L)35.0%(7W-13L)
Overall48.9%(1169W-969L)45.0%(184W-160L)
ELO14991446
Rank#13#18

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5.1 (Low) outperforms GPT-5.2 (Medium) with a 65.0% win rate across 20 matchups. GPT-5.1 (Low) currently ranks #13 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1499, while GPT-5.2 (Medium) holds position #18 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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