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GPT-5 (Medium) vs Gemini 2.5 Flash

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 177 battles · Updated April 2, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash
GPT-5 (Medium)
Matchup65.0%(115W-62L)35.0%(62W-115L)
Overall52.8%(1268W-895L)40.9%(938W-1112L)
ELO16121446
Rank#7#17

In head-to-head OCR battles, Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms GPT-5 (Medium) with a 65.0% win rate across 177 matchups. Gemini 2.5 Flash currently ranks #7 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1612, while GPT-5 (Medium) 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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