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olmOCR 2 vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 159 battles · Updated August 21, 2026

olmOCR 2
GPT-5 (Low)
Matchup30.2%(48W-111L)69.8%(111W-48L)
Overall26.6%(635W-1556L)38.4%(893W-1195L)
ELO14301380
Rank#15#18

In head-to-head OCR battles, olmOCR 2 trails GPT-5 (Low) with a 30.2% win rate across 159 matchups. olmOCR 2 currently ranks #15 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1430, while GPT-5 (Low) holds position #18 with an ELO of 1380. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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