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olmOCR 2 vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 146 battles · Updated August 21, 2026

olmOCR 2
GPT-5 (Medium)
Matchup26.0%(38W-108L)74.0%(108W-38L)
Overall26.6%(635W-1556L)40.0%(951W-1152L)
ELO14301364
Rank#15#21

In head-to-head OCR battles, olmOCR 2 trails GPT-5 (Medium) with a 26.0% win rate across 146 matchups. olmOCR 2 currently ranks #15 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1430, while GPT-5 (Medium) holds position #21 with an ELO of 1364. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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