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olmOCR 2 vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 149 battles · Updated February 16, 2026

GPT-5 (Low)
olmOCR 2
Matchup70.5%(105W-44L)29.5%(44W-105L)
Overall39.9%(828W-1061L)26.8%(569W-1382L)
ELO14571369
Rank#17#21

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Low) outperforms olmOCR 2 with a 70.5% win rate across 149 matchups. GPT-5 (Low) currently ranks #17 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1457, while olmOCR 2 holds position #21 with an ELO of 1369. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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