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Iris vs DeepSeek OCR

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 21 battles · Updated February 2, 2026

Iris
DeepSeek OCR
Matchup71.4%(15W-6L)28.6%(6W-15L)
Overall35.2%(158W-240L)18.8%(371W-1473L)
ELO14771319
Rank#13#19

In head-to-head OCR battles, Iris outperforms DeepSeek OCR with a 71.4% win rate across 21 matchups. Iris currently ranks #13 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1477, while DeepSeek OCR holds position #19 with an ELO of 1319. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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