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olmOCR 2 vs GPT-5.2 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 26 battles · Updated August 21, 2026

olmOCR 2
GPT-5.2 (Medium)
Matchup30.8%(8W-18L)69.2%(18W-8L)
Overall26.6%(635W-1556L)42.5%(186W-179L)
ELO14301363
Rank#15#22

In head-to-head OCR battles, olmOCR 2 trails GPT-5.2 (Medium) with a 30.8% win rate across 26 matchups. olmOCR 2 currently ranks #15 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1430, while GPT-5.2 (Medium) holds position #22 with an ELO of 1363. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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