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GPT-5 (Medium) vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 136 battles · Updated April 2, 2026

GPT-5 (Medium)
GPT-5 (Low)
Matchup48.5%(66W-70L)51.5%(70W-66L)
Overall40.9%(938W-1112L)38.9%(876W-1157L)
ELO14431421
Rank#18#20

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Medium) trails GPT-5 (Low) with a 48.5% win rate across 136 matchups. GPT-5 (Medium) currently ranks #18 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1443, while GPT-5 (Low) holds position #20 with an ELO of 1421. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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