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olmOCR 2 vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 146 battles · Updated July 7, 2026

GPT-5 (Medium)
olmOCR 2
Matchup74.0%(108W-38L)26.0%(38W-108L)
Overall40.2%(950W-1141L)26.5%(625W-1535L)
ELO13921381
Rank#20#21

In head-to-head OCR battles, GPT-5 (Medium) outperforms olmOCR 2 with a 74.0% win rate across 146 matchups. GPT-5 (Medium) currently ranks #20 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1392, while olmOCR 2 holds position #21 with an ELO of 1381. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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